Carrier profile · USDOT 1210515 · MC-619141 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

CENTERGAS FUELS INC

2 power unitsavg 21.2 yrRegional · 3 statesAMARILLO, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-619141 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

21.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2009 · vPIC

Call dispatch(806) 372-4400 Email dispatchljones@centergasfuels.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 fileDriver out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average7.7% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.4%

▼ 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

Asset-based

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

21.2 yr

Model years 1997–2009 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 13.5 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 6

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.3 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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
172.516 Other violationOther3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$2,000,000 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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Federated’07–’19

At Lloyds’19–’25

United States’20–’22

Federated’22–’24

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · QBE SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION · since Jul 2024

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Jul 2025 → Mar 2026	$1M	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Jul 2025	$1M	1
QBE SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jul 2024 → Jul 2024	$1M	1
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Jul 2024 → Jul 2024	$1M	1
ENDURANCE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Jul 2024	$1M	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Jul 2024	$1M	1
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2022 → Aug 2024	$1M	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2020 → Jul 2022	$1M	2
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Jul 2019 → Mar 2025	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2019 → Jul 2020	$1M	1
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2007 → Jul 2019	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

21.2 yr

Average age

2009

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

10.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

AMARILLO, TX

5901 N WESTERN

Top corridor

TX 9 · OK 3 · MO 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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5901 N WESTERN, AMARILLO, TX, 79124
Mailing address: P O BOX 15000, AMARILLO, TX, 79105
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (806) 372-4400
Fax: (806) 376-5062
Email: ljones@centergasfuels.com
Web domain: centergasfuels.com

Registration

Officers: Larry Jack Taylor · Larry A. Jones
USDOT / docket: 1210515 · MC-619141
First registered: Feb 12, 2004
Last MCS-150: Jul 7, 2025 · 410,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 2, 2010
D-U-N-S: 143338825

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

410,000

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 CENTERGAS FUELS INC.

CENTERGAS FUELS INC (USDOT 1210515) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from QBE SPECIALTY INSURANCE CORPORATION effective Jul 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 7, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 2, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CENTERGAS FUELS INC's USDOT number?

CENTERGAS FUELS INC's USDOT number is 1210515, and its motor carrier number is MC-619141.

Is CENTERGAS FUELS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is CENTERGAS FUELS INC's safety record?

CENTERGAS FUELS INC has a 15.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).