Carrier profile · USDOT 1022027 · MC-451554 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

CATO TRANSPORT INC

DBA O F S INC

6 power unitsavg 10.4 yrRegional · 5 statesNEWALLA, OK93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-451554 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.4Avg age (yr)

2006–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(405) 391-8468 Email dispatchbcato@catotransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.4 yr

Model years 2006–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%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 — 3 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 2

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 6-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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.

395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
107.620 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
177.801 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 11 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Empire Fire’03–’08

Great West’08–’12

American Empire’09–’12

Great West’13–’18

Axis Surplus’13–’16

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jan 2026

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2025 → Jan 2026	$1M	2
STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2024 → Sep 2025	$1M	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2023 → Sep 2024	$1M	2
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2023	$1M	1
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Sep 2022	$1M	1
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2020	$1M	2
HALLMARK NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → Jun 2018	$1M	1
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2013 → May 2016	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2013 → May 2018	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2012 → May 2013	$1M	1
AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2009 → May 2012	$1M	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2008 → May 2012	$1M	1
UNION INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2008 → Apr 2009	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2008 → Jun 2012	$1M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2003 → Apr 2008	$1M	10

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.4 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

44.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AR busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

NEWALLA, OK

15906 VERNON CIR

Top corridor

AR ⇄ OK

AR 2 · OK 2 · NM 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2393870 USDOT 2831569 USDOT 3444221 USDOT 2024312 USDOT 552438

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 15906 VERNON CIR, NEWALLA, OK, 74857
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (405) 391-8468
Email: bcato@catotransport.com
Web domain: catotransport.com

Registration

Officer: Brittany L Cato
USDOT / docket: 1022027 · MC-451554
First registered: Apr 23, 2002
Last MCS-150: Mar 24, 2026 · 281,499 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

281,499

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CATO TRANSPORT INC.

CATO TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1022027) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jan 8, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 24, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CATO TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

CATO TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 1022027, and its motor carrier number is MC-451554.

Is CATO TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, CATO TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CATO TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

CATO TRANSPORT INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 12 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).