Carrier profile · USDOT 485439 · MC-253673 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

CENTURY TRANSPORTATION INC

32 power unitsavg 15.2 yrLocal · 1 statesLA PORTE, TX86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-253673 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

32Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

29Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 224-2121 Email dispatchdispatch@centurytransportation.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 2, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average39.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service 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 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo39.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo39.0%

▲ 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

32 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.2 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

41 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 39.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 41 vehicle and 41 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

44.4% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 28.2 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

39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 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.

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 32-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 32
Inspections · 24 mo: 41
Annualized: ≈21 / 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance50 · 9 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 18 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

State County’98–’01

Clarendon America’04–’08

Hallmark County’17–’20

Sentry Select’21–’24

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 18 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2025

All 18 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Apr 2025	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2021 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2020 → Apr 2021	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Apr 2020	$750K	3
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2015 → Apr 2017	$750K	2
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2014 → Apr 2015	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2013 → Apr 2014	$750K	1
TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC	Apr 2012 → Apr 2013	$750K	1
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Apr 2011 → Apr 2012	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2010 → Apr 2011	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Apr 2009 → Apr 2010	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2008 → Apr 2008	$750K	2
CLARENDON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2004 → Apr 2008	$750K	4
GREAT MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2001 → Apr 2001	$750K	3
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Apr 1998 → Apr 2001	$750K	3
INDUSTRIAL COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1997 → Apr 1998	$750K	1
CALVERT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1995 → Apr 1997	$750K	2
SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Apr 1994 → Apr 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 32
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 29

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.2 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

23.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

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

LA PORTE, TX

10016 PORTER RD

Top corridor

TX 41

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 526103 USDOT 540864Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (20 trucks · 19 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 314795 USDOT 1750497 USDOT 1747093 USDOT 3210860 USDOT 690147 USDOT 3673023 USDOT 338378 USDOT 3622337

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 10016 PORTER RD, LA PORTE, TX, 77571-7592
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (713) 224-2121
Fax: (713) 224-1177
Email: dispatch@centurytransportation.net
Web domain: centurytransportation.net

Registration

Officers: Jesus Martinez · Marty Ispahany
USDOT / docket: 485439 · MC-253673
First registered: May 28, 1992
Last MCS-150: Jun 15, 2026 · 225,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 13, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

225,000

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 CENTURY TRANSPORTATION INC.

CENTURY TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 485439) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 16, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 39.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 41 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 41 vehicle-level and 41 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 2, 2026.

It reports 32 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 15, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 13, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CENTURY TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

CENTURY TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 485439, and its motor carrier number is MC-253673.

Is CENTURY TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, CENTURY TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CENTURY TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

CENTURY TRANSPORTATION INC has a 39.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 55 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).