Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 896759 · MC-389888
MANUEL AYALA
DBA MANUEL AYALA TRUCKING
1 power unitsKERRVILLE, TX
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-389888 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 26 yearsNo active operating authority
Watch · 3
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 22.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2525 yr active
since 2000Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
25 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is MANUEL AYALA safe to work with?
Is MANUEL AYALA safe to load? MANUEL AYALA (USDOT 896759, MC-389888) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in KERRVILLE, TX, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 25 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: no active operating authority. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
MAMANUEL AYALA 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 4 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse
+4 earlier
Northland · 01–03
Northland · 06–11
20002011
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
6 insurer eras · collapsed from 18 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2006 → Aug 2011 | $750k | 10 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Oct 2005 → Mar 2006 | $750k | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jul 2003 → Jul 2003 | $750k | 2 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2001 → Jul 2003 | $750k | 2 |
| HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO. | Oct 2000 → Oct 2000 | $750k | 2 |
| GAINSCO COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2000 → Oct 2000 | $750k | 1 |
03
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.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
KERRVILLE, TX
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 314 JEFFERSON ST, KERRVILLE, TX, 78028
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (830) 257-4263
- Fax
- (830) 792-5333
- henry@ktc.com
- Web domain
- ktc.com
Registration
- USDOT / docket
- 896759 · MC-389888
- First registered
- 08/02/2000
- Last MCS-150
- 09/26/2003 · 80,000 mi (2003)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Frequently asked
What is MANUEL AYALA's USDOT number?
MANUEL AYALA's USDOT number is 896759, and its motor carrier number is MC-389888.
Is MANUEL AYALA authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, MANUEL AYALA is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is MANUEL AYALA's fleet?
MANUEL AYALA operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is MANUEL AYALA based?
MANUEL AYALA is based in KERRVILLE, TX.