Carrier profile · USDOT 3705689 · MC-1298467 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Essential Transportation LLC

0 power unitsMEMPHIS, TN50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1298467 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(901) 734-8550 Email dispatchPTOWNES@LIVE.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 4.9 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 0

Nothing flagged.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Unclassified

Fleet signal still resolving

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$0 BIPD last filed ’24 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Transport Financial’21–’24

beyond this history

202120232025now

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRANSPORT FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC	Nov 2021 → Jan 2024	$0	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

MEMPHIS, TN

2442 BOYLE AVE

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.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2442 BOYLE AVE, MEMPHIS, TN, 38114
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (901) 734-8550
Email: ptownes@live.com

Registration

Officer: Patrice Townes
USDOT / docket: 3705689 · MC-1298467
First registered: Aug 20, 2021
Last MCS-150: Aug 20, 2021
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

—Drivers

—CDL drivers

—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 ESSENTIAL TRANSPORTATION LLC.

ESSENTIAL TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3705689) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 0 power units in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 20, 2021.

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

Frequently asked

What is ESSENTIAL TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

ESSENTIAL TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 3705689, and its motor carrier number is MC-1298467.

Is ESSENTIAL TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

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

How big is ESSENTIAL TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

ESSENTIAL TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 0 power units per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ESSENTIAL TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

ESSENTIAL TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in MEMPHIS, TN.

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