Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
418 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 918635 · MC-397277
LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION INC
418 power unitsHOUSTON, TX
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-397277 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
418Power 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 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 418 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 11.5 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.
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Is LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION INC safe to work with?
Is LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION INC safe to load? LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 918635, MC-397277) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in HOUSTON, TX, operating 418 power units and 418 drivers. 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: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
LTLOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION INC 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.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- Inactive
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+5 earlier
National Union · 00–03
National Union · 03–05
Cherokee · 05–15
20002015
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.
8 insurer eras · collapsed from 13 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2005 → Jul 2015 | $1M | 6 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Feb 2003 → Jan 2003 | $1M | 1 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF LOUISIANA | Jan 2003 → Jan 2003 | $1M | 1 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Jan 2003 → Jan 2005 | $1M | 1 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF LOUISIANA | Jan 2003 → Mar 2004 | $1M | 1 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Oct 2000 → Feb 2003 | $1M | 1 |
| AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO. | Oct 2000 → Oct 2000 | $1M | 1 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Oct 2000 → Oct 2000 | $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)
- 418
- 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
HOUSTON, TX
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@goutsi.com — 10 carriers: USDOT 642503USDOT 643847USDOT 948743USDOT 1043122USDOT 1137915USDOT 1538767USDOT 1539127USDOT 2398409
Shares a company officer with other carriers
michael whitaker — 8 carriers: USDOT 1597011USDOT 1841911USDOT 2487619USDOT 2787154USDOT 2932967USDOT 3807348USDOT 4002766
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 7800 LITTLE YORK SUITE B, HOUSTON, TX, 77016
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (800) 448-3525
- Cell
- (586) 306-7492
- Fax
- (713) 431-0991
- dkepple@goutsi.com
- Web domain
- goutsi.com
Registration
- Officers
- Michael Whitaker · Doug Moat
- USDOT / docket
- 918635 · MC-397277
- First registered
- 11/30/2000
- Last MCS-150
- 01/27/2015 · 22,100,000 mi (2013)
- 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 LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?
LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 918635, and its motor carrier number is MC-397277.
Is LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?
LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION INC operates 418 power units and 418 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION INC based?
LOUISIANA TRANSPORTATION INC is based in HOUSTON, TX.