Carrier profile · USDOT 492544 · MC-255732 · Updated Jul 1, 2026

TEXAS NATIONAL TRANSPORT INC

12 power unitsavg 13 yrLocal · 1 statesHOUSTON, TX86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-255732 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.0Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 800-5800 Email dispatchmvanston@tmc1.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 1, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average36.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service 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 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.4%

▲ 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

Asset-based

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

33 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 36.4%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 — 33 vehicle and 33 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

36.4% · 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 11.0 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

31 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '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

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 12-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 33
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance25 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’22 · 12 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Southern’95–’98

Home State’01–’06

New York’12–’15

Great West’15–’21

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Nov 2022

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Nov 2022	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2015 → Dec 2021	$1M	3
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Oct 2012 → Oct 2015	$1M	3
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2011 → Oct 2011	$1M	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Oct 2011	$1M	2
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2008 → Oct 2009	$1M	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2006 → Oct 2008	$1M	2
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Oct 2001 → Oct 2006	$1M	5
THE CONNECTICUT INDEMNITY CO.	Oct 2000 → Oct 2001	$1M	2
COLONIAL COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1998 → Oct 2000	$1M	2
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1995 → Oct 1998	$1M	4
ACCEPTANCE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO	Oct 1994 → Oct 1995	$1M	1
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1994 → Oct 1995	$1M	1
ACCEPTANCE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO	Oct 1994 → Oct 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 20

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.0 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

40.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

1905 TURNING BASIN DRIVER #434

Top corridor

TX 33

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.

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

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1886048 USDOT 314795 USDOT 180743 USDOT 2867469 USDOT 2399905 USDOT 3360774

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: 1905 TURNING BASIN DRIVER #434, HOUSTON, TX, 77029
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (713) 800-5800
Fax: (713) 800-5850
Email: mvanston@tmc1.com
Web domain: tmc1.com

Registration

Officers: Randy Kliesing · Mark Vanston
USDOT / docket: 492544 · MC-255732
First registered: Jul 29, 1992
Last MCS-150: Apr 23, 2026 · 2,120,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 7, 2002
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,120,000

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 TEXAS NATIONAL TRANSPORT INC.

TEXAS NATIONAL TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 492544) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 1, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Nov 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 1, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 36.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 1, 2026.

The carrier received 33 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 33 vehicle-level and 33 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 1, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 1, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 23, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 7, 2002 in the federal record refreshed Jul 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TEXAS NATIONAL TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

TEXAS NATIONAL TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 492544, and its motor carrier number is MC-255732.

Is TEXAS NATIONAL TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 1, 2026, TEXAS NATIONAL TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TEXAS NATIONAL TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

TEXAS NATIONAL TRANSPORT INC has a 36.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 48 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).