Carrier profile · USDOT 30176 · MC-26396 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

THE WAGGONERS TRUCKING

30 power unitsavg 12.9 yrNational · 18 statesBILLINGS, MT88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-26396 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

30Power units

36 observed · MCS-150

35Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 999-9097 Email dispatchtmeredith@waggonerstrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record30 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 132 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

49 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%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 — 24 vehicle and 49 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 18.2 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

48 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 7

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 30-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 30
Inspections · 24 mo: 49
Annualized: ≈25 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving34 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 12 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$3,000,000 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

$3M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $3M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Vanliner’91–’95

Travelers’95–’99

Protective’99–’12

Lexington’06–’10

Protective’10–’14

Protective’14–’19

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 21 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $3,000,000 · GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 21 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2025 → Sep 2025	$5M	2
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2024 → Sep 2025	$5M	2
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2024 → Jul 2025	$5M	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2024 → Sep 2025	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2024	$5M	4
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2021 → Sep 2024	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2022	$5M	3
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2019 → Sep 2021	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Sep 2020	$5M	2
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2016 → Feb 2018	$5M	5
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2014 → Sep 2019	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2014 → Jan 2016	$5M	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2010 → Feb 2014	$5M	5
LEXINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2006 → Sep 2010	$5M	4
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2005 → Aug 2005	$5M	1
AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2005 → Aug 2005	$5M	2
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1999 → Apr 2012	$5M	3
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1998 → Aug 1999	$5M	2
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1995 → Feb 1998	$5M	1
TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY	Feb 1995 → Aug 1999	$5M	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1991 → Apr 1995	$5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 30
Observed power (24 mo): 36
Trailers (towed): 35

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

18.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 18 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SC busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

BILLINGS, MT

5220 MIDLAND ROAD

Top corridor

SC ⇄ MT

SC 5 · AL 5 · AZ 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2455230

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@waggonerstrucking.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1919279 USDOT 1930637

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david waggoner — 2 carriers: USDOT 1919279

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5220 MIDLAND ROAD, BILLINGS, MT, 59101
Mailing address: P O BOX 31357, BILLINGS, MT, 59107-1357
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (800) 999-9097
Cell: (713) 545-2998
Fax: (281) 955-8694
Email: tmeredith@waggonerstrucking.com
Web domain: waggonerstrucking.com

Registration

Officers: David Waggoner · Mary Waggoner
USDOT / docket: 30176 · MC-26396
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jun 30, 2025 · 8,960,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 23, 2007
D-U-N-S: 50255108

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

8,960,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for THE WAGGONERS TRUCKING.

THE WAGGONERS TRUCKING (USDOT 30176) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $3,000,000 limit in force from GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 49 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 49 driver-level — across 18 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 30 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 30 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 30, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 23, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is THE WAGGONERS TRUCKING's USDOT number?

THE WAGGONERS TRUCKING's USDOT number is 30176, and its motor carrier number is MC-26396.

Is THE WAGGONERS TRUCKING authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, THE WAGGONERS TRUCKING is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is THE WAGGONERS TRUCKING's safety record?

THE WAGGONERS TRUCKING has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 132 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).