Carrier profile · USDOT 357779 · MC-226461 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

US Autologistics, L.l.c.

DBA USAL

382 power unitsavg 3.1 yrMulti-region · 8 statesHOUSTON, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-226461 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

382Power units

199 observed · MCS-150

196Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 580-3623 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record12 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 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 410 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

26 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

382 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

270 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

CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
23 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jun 5, 2026.
CheckRequest a current COI
Insurance cancellation effective Oct 7, 2026.

Safety

276 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 8.4%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 — 202 vehicle and 274 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

10.8% · 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 8.3 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

271 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 19

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 382-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 382
Inspections · 24 mo: 276
Annualized: ≈138 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving69 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance25 · 23 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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 ’12 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

North America’93–’00

Pacific Employers’00–’03

Ace American’03–now

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2012

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2003 → Nov 2012	$750K	4
PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2000 → Feb 2003	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	Mar 1993 → Jan 2000	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 382
Observed power (24 mo): 199
Trailers (towed): 196

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

43.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

276

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 195 inspections
Louisiana: 31 inspections
Mississippi: 30 inspections
Georgia: 8 inspections
Arkansas: 6 inspections
Alabama: 3 inspections
Oklahoma: 2 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

21021 ESSMAN LANE

Most inspections: TX

195 inspections

TX 195 · LA 31 · MS 30

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2136888 USDOT 1184128Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (22 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2167832 USDOT 4389301 USDOT 2136888 USDOT 1184128 USDOT 244002 USDOT 1058200 USDOT 2328160 USDOT 3117227

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gary cole — 9 carriers: USDOT 334515 USDOT 703389 USDOT 1424923 USDOT 1454549 USDOT 1902967 USDOT 2203633 USDOT 3387838 USDOT 3645824

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

382

Observed (24 mo)

199

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 21021 ESSMAN LANE, HOUSTON, TX, 77073
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (713) 580-3623
Cell: (346) 432-9310
Fax: (713) 580-5880
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: usal.com

Registration

Officers: Gary Cole · Aimee Wilson
USDOT / docket: 357779 · MC-226461
First registered: Jun 16, 1989
Last MCS-150: Sep 14, 2026 · 28,347,659 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 28, 1990
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

382

Power units

353

Drivers

297

CDL drivers

28,347,659

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 1, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

Oct 12, 2026Authority history changeMotor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Oct 12, 2026Carrier record changeActive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Oct 11, 2026Authority history changeMotor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Oct 11, 2026Carrier record changeActive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Oct 10, 2026Insurance filing1 · ISAH10753363 · 7500000
Oct 10, 2026Authority history changeMotor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Oct 10, 2026Authority history changeBroker of Property (Except Household Goods)
Oct 10, 2026BOC-3 process agent change

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Oct 10, 2026Carrier record changeActive · Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)
Oct 10, 2026Carrier record changeActive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Oct 10, 2026Insurance filing3 · 022247449 · 75000
Oct 9, 2026Authority history changeMotor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Oct 9, 2026BOC-3 process agent change
Oct 9, 2026Authority history changeBroker of Property (Except Household Goods)
Oct 9, 2026Insurance history changeSURETY · Oct 7, 2026 · 75000
Oct 9, 2026Insurance history changeSURETY · Oct 7, 2026 · 75000
Oct 9, 2026Insurance history changeBIPD · Oct 7, 2026 · 5000000
Oct 9, 2026Carrier record changeInactive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Oct 9, 2026Carrier record changeInactive · Broker of Property (Except Household Goods)
Oct 9, 2026Insurance history changeBIPD · Oct 7, 2026 · 5000000

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Safety and violations

17 of 202 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

103violation records

20OOS-tagged records

17 of 202inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

504%2 / 50

Other vehicle maintenance

3155%17 / 31

Lights

911%1 / 9

Hours of service

80%0 / 8

Brakes

50%0 / 5

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

13%Nov 24 to Apr 254 / 32

12%May 25 to Oct 256 / 49

0%Nov 25 to Apr 260 / 56

11%May 26 to Oct 267 / 65

Top 3 codes (27 of 103 records)

392.2W State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)16
393.75G-LOAD Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)7
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4

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392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing3
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.78 Windshield wipers3
393.9 Inoperative required lamps3
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt2
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles2
392.2WG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.207F Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.45DLUV Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.75G-TFWETL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.87A Warning flags on projecting loads2
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data2
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer2
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLILC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2C State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2FC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2SLFYEMV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.82A1 Using a hand-held mobile phone1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
392.9BA-INACTIVE Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.104B Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.104F3 Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.45B2UV Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.95B Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
395.15I9 Automatic on-board recording device1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.3A2-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for US AUTOLOGISTICS, L.L.C..

US AUTOLOGISTICS, L.L.C. (USDOT 357779) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 16, 2012 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 276 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 202 vehicle-level and 274 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 26 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 12 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 382 power units and 353 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 14, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 28, 1990 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is US AUTOLOGISTICS, L.L.C.'s USDOT number?

US AUTOLOGISTICS, L.L.C.'s USDOT number is 357779, and its motor carrier number is MC-226461.

Is US AUTOLOGISTICS, L.L.C. authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. US AUTOLOGISTICS, L.L.C. is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is US AUTOLOGISTICS, L.L.C.'s safety record?

US AUTOLOGISTICS, L.L.C. has a 8.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 410 roadside inspections, with 26 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).