Carrier profile · USDOT 235783 · MC-168174 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

EQUALIZER INC

13 power unitsavg 21.5 yrLocal · 2 statesWACO, TX86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-168174 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

21.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2017 · vPIC

Call dispatch(254) 799-4979 Email dispatchtdudley@EQUALIZERINC.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 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 average50.0% 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 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1983.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

50.0

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

50.0

▲ 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

Asset-based

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

21.5 yr

Model years 1999–2017 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

43 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%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 — 8 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 49.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

9 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Oct '24 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 13-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.67 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)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: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Nationwide Agribusiness’93–’99

Illinois National’01–’06

Nationwide Agribusiness’10–’14

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

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

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY LINES INS. · since Oct 2002

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2010 → Oct 2014	$750K	6
UNION INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2009 → Oct 2010	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2008 → Oct 2009	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2007 → Aug 2008	$750K	2
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	Oct 2006 → Feb 2007	$750K	2
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2001 → Oct 2006	$750K	3
MUTUAL SERVICE CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1999 → Mar 1999	$750K	2
MILWAUKEE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1999 → Oct 2001	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1993 → Mar 1999	$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): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

21.5 yr

Average age

2017

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 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

WACO, TX

2746 OLD DALLAS RD

Top corridor

TX 6 · NM 3

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)

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: 2746 OLD DALLAS RD, WACO, TX, 76715
Mailing address: PO BOX 154579, WACO, TX, 76715
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (254) 799-4979
Email: tdudley@equalizerinc.com
Web domain: equalizerinc.com

Registration

Officers: Vicky O'Brien · Richard Douglas Stevens
USDOT / docket: 235783 · MC-168174
First registered: Aug 2, 1983
Last MCS-150: Mar 9, 2026 · 345,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 12, 2004
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

345,000

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 EQUALIZER INC.

EQUALIZER INC (USDOT 235783) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SPECIALTY LINES INS. effective Oct 15, 2002 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 9, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 12, 2004 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EQUALIZER INC's USDOT number?

EQUALIZER INC's USDOT number is 235783, and its motor carrier number is MC-168174.

Is EQUALIZER INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, EQUALIZER INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EQUALIZER INC's safety record?

EQUALIZER INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 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).