Carrier profile · USDOT 1227801 · MC-485363 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

CIRCLE S TRANSPORTATION LLC

8 power unitsavg 13.7 yrRegional · 5 statesDALHART, TX100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-485363 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(806) 333-2799 Email dispatchrandysmithpete@yahoo.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 file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

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.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 22 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 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

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.7 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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 — 13 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 8-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$2,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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

$5M BIPD last filed ’26 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Empire Fire’05–’09

Zurich American’09–’14

Westchester Surplus’13–’18

Great West’14–’23

Crum Forster’18–’23

2004201020162022now

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 · EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2025 → Jan 2026	$5M	1
CRUM & FORSTER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Nov 2025	$5M	1
CRUM & FORSTER INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jan 2024	$5M	2
CRUM & FORSTER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Jun 2023	$5M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2014 → Aug 2023	$5M	1
WESTCHESTER SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2013 → Nov 2018	$5M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2009 → Nov 2014	$5M	6
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2005 → Nov 2009	$5M	5
CONSUMERS COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Nov 2004 → Nov 2005	$5M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2004 → Dec 2004	$5M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2004 → Nov 2004	$5M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 11

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.7 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

42.1%

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

TX busiest

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

Home base

DALHART, TX

1801 TEXLINE ST

Top corridor

TX 10 · NM 3 · OK 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 2068163 USDOT 4089205 USDOT 2945333 USDOT 4444018 USDOT 476893

Shares a company officer with other carriers

randy smith — 81 carriers: USDOT 66066 USDOT 75556 USDOT 390638 USDOT 390759 USDOT 461916 USDOT 488032 USDOT 495955 USDOT 546334

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: 1801 TEXLINE ST, DALHART, TX, 79022
Mailing address: 1055 CUMMINS LN, TEXLINE, TX, 79087
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (806) 333-2799
Fax: (806) 377-6101
Email: randysmithpete@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Randy Smith
USDOT / docket: 1227801 · MC-485363
First registered: Mar 25, 2004
Last MCS-150: Mar 26, 2026 · 412,343 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 7, 2006
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

412,343

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 CIRCLE S TRANSPORTATION LLC.

CIRCLE S TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1227801) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 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 $2,000,000 limit in force from EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 18, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 16 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 8 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 26, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 7, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CIRCLE S TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

CIRCLE S TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1227801, and its motor carrier number is MC-485363.

Is CIRCLE S TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, CIRCLE S TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CIRCLE S TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

CIRCLE S TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 22 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).