Carrier profile · USDOT 907306 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Ward Timber Ltd

29 power unitsavg 7.7 yrRegional · 3 statesLINDEN, TX90/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

29Power units

19 observed · MCS-150

26Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.7Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(903) 756-7700 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 · 2

MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.Multiple injury crashes18 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 2

Established 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 122 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

29 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.7 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

86 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.

Safety

59 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 13.6%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 — 22 vehicle and 33 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 20.8 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

53 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 7

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 29-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 29
Inspections · 24 mo: 59
Annualized: ≈30 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving29 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 7 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.87 Warning flags on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 29
Observed power (24 mo): 19
Trailers (towed): 26

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

89.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 44 inspections
Arkansas: 14 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections

Home base

LINDEN, TX

1101 HWY 59 S

Most inspections: TX

44 inspections

TX 44 · AR 14 · LA 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 16 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4511599Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (36 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4511599 USDOT 4232688 USDOT 1970869 USDOT 185040 USDOT 886829 USDOT 977786

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@wardtimber.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4511599

Shares a company officer with other carriers

william r ward — 2 carriers: USDOT 1520134

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 4, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1101 HWY 59 S, LINDEN, TX, 75563
Mailing address: PO BOX 360, LINDEN, TX, 75563
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (903) 756-7700
Fax: (903) 756-8313
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: wardtimber.com

Registration

Officer: William R Ward
USDOT / docket: 907306
First registered: Sep 25, 2000
Last MCS-150: Jul 10, 2024 · 138,881,540 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

138,881,540

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 4, 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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14%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

3 of 22 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

42violation records

8OOS-tagged records

3 of 22inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

140%0 / 14

Brakes

119%1 / 11

Other vehicle maintenance

1050%5 / 10

Lights

729%2 / 7

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

40%Nov 24 to May 252 / 5

11%May 25 to Nov 251 / 9

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 8

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (12 of 42 records)

392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2W State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4

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393.9 Inoperative required lamps4
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.45DLPC Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)2
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFY State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.116 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.201A-FRCLS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C2 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.87A Warning flags on projecting loads1
393.95B Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9T Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Other vehicle maintenance

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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 WARD TIMBER LTD.

WARD TIMBER LTD (USDOT 907306) has a Vektor safety score of 90/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 59 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 22 vehicle-level and 33 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 29 power units and 27 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 10, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WARD TIMBER LTD's USDOT number?

WARD TIMBER LTD's USDOT number is 907306.

Is WARD TIMBER LTD authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. WARD TIMBER LTD is active in the FMCSA register.

What is WARD TIMBER LTD's safety record?

WARD TIMBER LTD has a 13.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 122 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 90/100 (tier: clear).

How big is WARD TIMBER LTD's fleet?

WARD TIMBER LTD operates 29 power units and 27 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WARD TIMBER LTD based?

WARD TIMBER LTD is based in LINDEN, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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