Carrier profile · USDOT 874707 · MC-382760 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION FLORIDA LTD

1 power unitHOUSTON, TX40/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-382760 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(281) 442-8184 Email dispatchdsargent@specialdistribution.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Insurance on fileEstablished 26 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

Watch · 4

USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 13.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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 peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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 / liability$2,000,000 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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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 ’09 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United States’04–’09

beyond this history

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE · since Feb 2009

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2004 → Mar 2009	$750K	2
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2003 → Feb 2004	$750K	2
UNIVERSAL INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Jan 2002 → Apr 2002	$750K	1
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Jan 2000 → Jan 2002	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

2211 LAUDER ROAD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@specialdistribution.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 849403

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gregory p. back — 2 carriers: USDOT 849403

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2211 LAUDER ROAD, HOUSTON, TX, 77039
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (281) 442-8184
Cell: (281) 658-5939
Fax: (281) 442-7997
Email: dsargent@specialdistribution.com
Web domain: specialdistribution.com

Registration

Officers: Gregory P. Back · Albert J. La Rose, Jr.
USDOT / docket: 874707 · MC-382760
First registered: Apr 21, 2000
Last MCS-150: Mar 1, 2013 · 1 mi (2013)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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 SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION FLORIDA LTD.

SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION FLORIDA LTD (USDOT 874707) has a Vektor safety score of 40/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE effective Feb 18, 2009 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 1, 2013.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.