Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 977426 · MC-412464
DAVID MITCHELL
DBA MITCHELL'S AUTO TRANSPORT CO
5 power unitsMISSOURI CITY, TX
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-412464 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
5Power 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 25 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 5 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 17.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2424 yr active
since 2001Insurance (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
24 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is DAVID MITCHELL safe to work with?
Is DAVID MITCHELL safe to load? DAVID MITCHELL (USDOT 977426, MC-412464) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in MISSOURI CITY, TX, operating 5 power units and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 24 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
DMDAVID MITCHELL 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
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+2 earlier
Northland · 01–10
20012011
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.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 4 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2010 → Feb 2011 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2001 → Oct 2010 | $750k | 2 |
| PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL | Aug 2001 → Aug 2001 | $750k | 1 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 5
- 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
MISSOURI CITY, TX
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
david mitchell — 44 carriers: USDOT 105842USDOT 465521USDOT 717701USDOT 1127362USDOT 1207655USDOT 1218847USDOT 1373125USDOT 1390363
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 8407 S MEADOWBIRD CIRCLE, MISSOURI CITY, TX, 77489
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (832) 230-3432
- Cell
- (832) 816-8276
- Fax
- (281) 416-3127
Registration
- Officer
- David Mitchell
- USDOT / docket
- 977426 · MC-412464
- First registered
- 09/12/2001
- Last MCS-150
- 02/04/2009 · 205,000 mi (2008)
- 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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is DAVID MITCHELL's USDOT number?
DAVID MITCHELL's USDOT number is 977426, and its motor carrier number is MC-412464.
Is DAVID MITCHELL authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, DAVID MITCHELL is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is DAVID MITCHELL's fleet?
DAVID MITCHELL operates 5 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is DAVID MITCHELL based?
DAVID MITCHELL is based in MISSOURI CITY, TX.