Carrier profile · USDOT 2947842 · MC-997948 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Ball and Sons Trucking LLC

14 power unitsavg 15.9 yrRegional · 3 statesNORMAN, OK93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-997948 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(405) 778-1614 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.6% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.9 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

30 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 28.57% on 21 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
4 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 9, 2025.

Safety

24 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 28.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 21 vehicle and 24 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 9.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

24 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 14-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 24
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Hallmark National’17–’18

Hallmark Specialty’18–’19

Northland’19–’21

Great West’21–’24

United States’24–now

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · since Feb 2024

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2024 → Feb 2024	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2021 → Jan 2024	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2021	$750K	1
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Jan 2019	$750K	1
HALLMARK NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Jan 2018	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 16

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

69.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 18 inspections
Oklahoma: 4 inspections
Kansas: 2 inspections

Home base

NORMAN, OK

2200 E POST OAK RD

Most inspections: TX

18 inspections

TX 18 · OK 4 · KS 2

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (14 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4288241 USDOT 8169278 USDOT 459263 USDOT 998305 USDOT 1702810 USDOT 3586587 USDOT 2266753 USDOT 3896314

Shares a company officer with other carriers

daniel ball — 7 carriers: USDOT 1493205 USDOT 1572681 USDOT 1577465 USDOT 3159480 USDOT 3787663 USDOT 3788799

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2200 E POST OAK RD, NORMAN, OK, 73072
Mailing address: PO BOX 870, NOBLE, OK, 73068
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (405) 778-1614
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Daniel Ball
USDOT / docket: 2947842 · MC-997948
First registered: Nov 17, 2016
Last MCS-150: Apr 8, 2026 · 1,000,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,000,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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29%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

6 of 21 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

71violation records

8OOS-tagged records

6 of 21inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

3517%6 / 35

Lights

1613%2 / 16

Brakes

140%0 / 14

Hours of service

40%0 / 4

Unsafe driving

20%0 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

25%Nov 24 to May 251 / 4

25%May 25 to Nov 252 / 8

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 2

43%May 26 to Nov 263 / 7

Top 3 codes (13 of 71 records)

393.60D Windshield / glazing5
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components4
393.78 Windshield wipers4

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393.9 Inoperative required lamps4
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators3
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps3
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection3
393.203C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.45B2PC Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.48A Brakes inoperative2
393.70B Coupling devices / fifth wheel2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak2
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.2T State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.104B Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LBL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209E-SPSLA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45DLPC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCFSBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A1 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.81-H Horn1
393.86A2 Rear impact guard / bumper1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9T Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data1
395.30B1 ELD — use / data transfer1
395.3A2-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BARS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-TC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1B Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BALL AND SONS TRUCKING LLC.

BALL AND SONS TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2947842) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. effective Feb 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 24 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 24 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 8, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BALL AND SONS TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

BALL AND SONS TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 2947842, and its motor carrier number is MC-997948.

Is BALL AND SONS TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. BALL AND SONS TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BALL AND SONS TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

BALL AND SONS TRUCKING LLC has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 42 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).