Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 989982 · MC-420190
SPECIAL LOGISTICS LLC
1 power unitsHOUSTON, TX
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-420190 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 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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 7.2 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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
24 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is SPECIAL LOGISTICS LLC safe to work with?
Is SPECIAL LOGISTICS LLC safe to load? SPECIAL LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 989982, MC-420190) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in HOUSTON, TX, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. 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
SLSPECIAL LOGISTICS LLC 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
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 8 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse
+5 earlier
United States · 04–09
Truck Exchange · 09–11
Travelers Property · 13–17
20012017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA | Oct 2013 → Sep 2017 | $1M | 2 |
| DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2013 → Oct 2013 | $1M | 1 |
| PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2011 → Feb 2012 | $1M | 4 |
| TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE | Feb 2009 → Feb 2011 | $1M | 1 |
| UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2004 → Feb 2009 | $1M | 1 |
| RLI INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2003 → Jan 2004 | $1M | 2 |
| UNIVERSAL INSURANCE EXCHANGE | Jan 2002 → Apr 2002 | $1M | 1 |
| STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO | Jan 2001 → Jan 2002 | $1M | 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
HOUSTON, TX
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
john roberts — 68 carriers: USDOT 520798USDOT 545672USDOT 576242USDOT 656850USDOT 659010USDOT 754848USDOT 940022USDOT 951322
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2211 LAUDER RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77039
- Mailing address
- JB HUNT CORP DRIVE, LOWELL, AR, 72745
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (479) 820-0000
- Fax
- (479) 820-4566
- —
Registration
- Officers
- John Roberts · Chawna Buck
- USDOT / docket
- 989982 · MC-420190
- First registered
- 11/19/2001
- Last MCS-150
- 05/08/2019 · 1 mi (2013)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
07
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 SPECIAL LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number?
SPECIAL LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number is 989982, and its motor carrier number is MC-420190.
Is SPECIAL LOGISTICS LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, SPECIAL LOGISTICS LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is SPECIAL LOGISTICS LLC's fleet?
SPECIAL LOGISTICS LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is SPECIAL LOGISTICS LLC based?
SPECIAL LOGISTICS LLC is based in HOUSTON, TX.