Carrier profile · USDOT 1416721 · MC-597692 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC

12 power unitsavg 15.6 yrLocal · 1 statesHOUSTON, TX86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-597692 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.6Avg age (yr)

2001–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 675-4442 Email dispatchCATHY.WILSON@EMS-LLC.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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 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

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.6 yr

Model years 2001–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11 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 — 10 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · 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 34.7 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

11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 3

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 12-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.209 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: None
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’22 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive County’08–’12

Amco’12–’14

Depositors’14–’22

beyond this history

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2022

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
DEPOSITORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2014 → Jun 2022	$750K	2
AMCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2012 → Nov 2014	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Nov 2008 → Nov 2012	$750K	1
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2007 → Nov 2008	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.6 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

63.6%

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

HOUSTON, TX

6910 S LAKE HOUSTON PKWY

Top corridor

TX 11

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 2007316

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ems-llc.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2516848

Shares a company officer with other carriers

kevin j smith — 3 carriers: USDOT 2516848 USDOT 3383871

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 6910 S LAKE HOUSTON PKWY, HOUSTON, TX, 77049
Mailing address: PO BOX 96008, HOUSTON, TX, 77213
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (713) 675-4442
Cell: (832) 435-5055
Fax: (713) 675-4122
Email: cathy.wilson@ems-llc.com
Web domain: ems-llc.com

Registration

Officer: Kevin J Smith
USDOT / docket: 1416721 · MC-597692
First registered: Sep 16, 2005
Last MCS-150: Jan 23, 2026 · 330,038 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

330,038

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 EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC.

EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC (USDOT 1416721) 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 contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 1, 2022 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 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 13, 2026.

It reports 12 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 23, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 1416721, and its motor carrier number is MC-597692.

Is EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC's safety record?

EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LLC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 15 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).