Carrier profile · USDOT 3988129 · MC-1495288 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Guardian Transport LLC

1 power unitavg 6.3 yrRegional · 7 statesBEARDEN, AR74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1495288 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.3Avg age (yr)

2011–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(501) 815-4269 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.3 yr

Model years 2011–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

2 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 38.46% on 13 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
8 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Aug 26, 2025.

Safety

14 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 38.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · 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 24.8 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 2

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈7.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈7.0 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

United Financial’23–’25

Progressive Northwestern’25–now

2023202420252026now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO. · since Oct 2025

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO.	Jul 2025 → Oct 2025	$1M	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2023 → Jul 2025	$1M	2

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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): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2011

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 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

TN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Tennessee: 5 inspections
Arkansas: 4 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
Illinois: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections

Home base

BEARDEN, AR

365 OUACHITA ROAD 93

Most inspections: TN

5 inspections

TN 5 · AR 4 · MS 1

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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 (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3495753 USDOT 3966046

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@gmail.co — 643 carriers: USDOT 180037 USDOT 446532 USDOT 491357 USDOT 510903 USDOT 535910 USDOT 705027 USDOT 737126 USDOT 869436

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 365 OUACHITA ROAD 93, BEARDEN, AR, 71720
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (501) 815-4269
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: gmail.co

Registration

Officer: Jimmy Plyler
USDOT / docket: 3988129 · MC-1495288
First registered: Nov 20, 2022
Last MCS-150: Apr 30, 2026 · 92,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 7.69
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

92,000

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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38%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

5 of 13 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

46violation records

7OOS-tagged records

5 of 13inspections 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

2425%6 / 24

Brakes

80%0 / 8

Lights

60%0 / 6

Hours of service

520%1 / 5

Unsafe driving

30%0 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

43%Nov 24 to May 253 / 7

100%May 25 to Nov 251 / 1

25%Nov 25 to May 261 / 4

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (14 of 46 records)

393.48A-BIHE Brakes inoperative8
393.60C Windshield / glazing3
393.60D Windshield / glazing3

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396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection3
393.205C-WRAWFLMIB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps2
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
396.9D2-FTF Inspection of motor vehicles in operation2
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2FC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.43D-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75B-TFV Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
395.24C2III-ELDSDN ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F04 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8K2 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1DSCB Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5-HL Oil and/or grease leak1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Lights

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for GUARDIAN TRANSPORT LLC.

GUARDIAN TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3988129) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO. effective Oct 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.5% 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 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 30, 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 GUARDIAN TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

GUARDIAN TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 3988129, and its motor carrier number is MC-1495288.

Is GUARDIAN TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. GUARDIAN TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GUARDIAN TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

GUARDIAN TRANSPORT LLC has a 38.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).