Carrier profile · USDOT 2880826 · MC-966705 · Updated Aug 4, 2026

ELLEN TRUCKING LLC

5 power unitsavg 14 yrRegional · 4 statesDALLAS, TX75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-966705 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.0Avg age (yr)

2000–2017 · vPIC

Call dispatch(240) 413-1196 Email dispatchtrucking1.ellen@gmail.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average16.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes4 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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 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

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14 yr

Model years 2000–2017 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

12 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 16.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 12 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 9.4 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

12 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 5-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 12
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Maintenance14 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United Specialty’16–’17

Wesco’17–’18

United Specialty’19–’20

National’20–’21

Trisura Specialty’21–’22

Sentry Select’22–’23

Protective’23–’24

Progressive County’24–’25

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	5
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jun 2024	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2021 → Jun 2022	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jun 2021	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jun 2020	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2018 → Jun 2018	$750K	2
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Jun 2018	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2016 → Jun 2017	$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): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 6
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

14.0 yr

Average age

2017

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 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

DALLAS, TX

8849 FAIR OAKS CROSSING # 2032

Top corridor

TX 8 · PA 2 · MD 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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1615824 USDOT 2293123

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: 8849 FAIR OAKS CROSSING # 2032, DALLAS, TX, 75243
Mailing address: PO BOX 743173, DALLAS, TX, 75374
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (240) 413-1196
Fax: (214) 242-9054
Email: trucking1.ellen@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Solomon Araya
USDOT / docket: 2880826 · MC-966705
First registered: Apr 20, 2016
Last MCS-150: Sep 9, 2025 · 211,455 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

211,455

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 ELLEN TRUCKING LLC.

ELLEN TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2880826) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 4, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 4, 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 Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier received 12 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 12 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 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 Aug 4, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 9, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ELLEN TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

ELLEN TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 2880826, and its motor carrier number is MC-966705.

Is ELLEN TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 4, 2026, ELLEN TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ELLEN TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

ELLEN TRUCKING LLC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 18 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).