Carrier profile · USDOT 778657 · MC-348365 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Ca Transportation LLC

14 power unitsavg 6.1 yrLocal · 2 statesCAMDEN, AR68/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-348365 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.1Avg age (yr)

2015–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(214) 563-8588 Email dispatchcharlesa@catransportationservices.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

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No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average44.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.1 yr

Model years 2015–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 44.4%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 — 9 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · 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 54.7 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 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.

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 14-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 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: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Acuity A’21–’24

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Nov 2024	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO.	Oct 2024 → Nov 2024	$750K	2
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Nov 2024	$750K	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2001 → Aug 2001	$750K	2
RELIANT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2000 → Mar 2001	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Oct 2000 → Mar 2001	$750K	1
RELIANT AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1999 → Oct 2000	$750K	5
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1998 → Apr 1999	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

52.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 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

CAMDEN, AR

110 GOODGAME

Top corridor

TX ⇄ AR

TX 8 · AR 2

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 192068 USDOT 2532507 USDOT 4348027 USDOT 2329662 USDOT 2418540 USDOT 729981 USDOT 4223402 USDOT 2792167

Shares a company officer with other carriers

charles arnold — 6 carriers: USDOT 2170740 USDOT 3336920 USDOT 3591917 USDOT 3712891 USDOT 3815796

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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

Location

Physical address: 110 GOODGAME, CAMDEN, AR, 71701
Mailing address: PO BOX 112628, CARROLLTON, TX, 75011
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (214) 563-8588
Fax: (469) 453-3199
Email: charlesa@catransportationservices.com
Web domain: catransportationservices.com

Registration

Officers: Charles Arnold · Mike Willeford
USDOT / docket: 778657 · MC-348365
First registered: Oct 28, 1998
Last MCS-150: Oct 2, 2024 · 1,409,085 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 68968178

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,409,085

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 CA TRANSPORTATION LLC.

CA TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 778657) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 44.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 2, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CA TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

CA TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 778657, and its motor carrier number is MC-348365.

Is CA TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, CA TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CA TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

CA TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 44.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 35 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is CA TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

CA TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 14 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CA TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

CA TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in CAMDEN, AR, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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