Carrier profile · USDOT 4152052 · MC-1594108 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Vanguard Transport Inc

6 power unitsavg 10.9 yrLocal · 1 statesHOUSTON, TX93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1594108 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.9Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(832) 305-1083 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 average25.0% vs the 22.26% 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)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 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

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.9 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2023 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

17 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 25.00% on 16 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
1 hours-of-service violation on record, most recent May 28, 2026.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 16 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.2% · 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 15.3 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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 6-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 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 ’25 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Sutton Specialty’23–’25

beyond this history

2023202420252026now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Nov 2023 → Nov 2025	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 16 inspections

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

7003 BRYTON PARK DR

Most inspections: TX

16 inspections

TX 16

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 5, 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 2317693 USDOT 312894Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3455873 USDOT 3782379 USDOT 327574 USDOT 3537190 USDOT 241411 USDOT 4191787 USDOT 312894 USDOT 3853516

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 5, 2026

Location

Physical address: 7003 BRYTON PARK DR, HOUSTON, TX, 77083
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (832) 305-1083
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: vanguardtransportinc.com

Registration

Officer: Jun Tong
USDOT / docket: 4152052 · MC-1594108
First registered: Nov 1, 2023
Last MCS-150: Nov 11, 2025 · 120,067 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 7.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

120,067

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 5, 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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25%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

4 of 16 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

54violation records

8OOS-tagged records

4 of 16inspections 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

2417%4 / 24

Lights

1020%2 / 10

Unsafe driving

100%0 / 10

Brakes

911%1 / 9

Hours of service

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

50%Nov 24 to May 251 / 2

20%May 25 to Nov 251 / 5

50%Nov 25 to May 261 / 2

14%May 26 to Nov 261 / 7

Top 3 codes (16 of 54 records)

393.75G-LOAD Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)6
392.2W State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection5

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392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.45B2PC Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.9 Inoperative required lamps3
393.95B Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)3
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.78 Windshield wipers2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
390.21(g)(2) USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2WC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11UR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.45B2UV Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45DLPC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.55C2 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D2 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-ATIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.8A-ELD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

Before you tender

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Unsafe driving

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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 VANGUARD TRANSPORT INC.

VANGUARD TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 4152052) 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 5, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CONCERT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 22, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 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 6, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 11, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VANGUARD TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

VANGUARD TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 4152052, and its motor carrier number is MC-1594108.

Is VANGUARD TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026. VANGUARD TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is VANGUARD TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

VANGUARD TRANSPORT INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 20 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).