Carrier profile · USDOT 3453943 · MC-1125306 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Essential Trucking L L C

1 power unitavg 6.8 yrRegional · 4 statesWENTZVILLE, MO70/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1125306 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.8Avg age (yr)

2012–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(314) 240-0059 Email dispatchELLIOTTSMITH879@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Driver out-of-service rate well above average25.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 2

Established 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.8 yr

Model years 2012–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

6 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle 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: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

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

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Berkshire Hathaway’21–’24

Progressive’24–’25

Geico Marine’25–’26

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

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 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2025 → May 2026	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	3
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Mar 2021 → Mar 2024	$750K	7

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.8 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

75.0%

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

IN busiest

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

Home base

WENTZVILLE, MO

295 COUNTRY POINTE CT

Top corridor

IN ⇄ MO

IN 1 · MO 1 · NC 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 80806Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 80806 USDOT 3722986

Shares a company officer with other carriers

elliott smith — 2 carriers: USDOT 3969857

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 295 COUNTRY POINTE CT, WENTZVILLE, MO, 63385
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (314) 240-0059
Email: elliottsmith879@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Elliott Smith
USDOT / docket: 3453943 · MC-1125306
First registered: Jul 15, 2020
Last MCS-150: Sep 18, 2025 · 50,000 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

50,000

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 ESSENTIAL TRUCKING L L C.

ESSENTIAL TRUCKING L L C (USDOT 3453943) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed 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.

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 13, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 18, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is ESSENTIAL TRUCKING L L C's USDOT number?

ESSENTIAL TRUCKING L L C's USDOT number is 3453943, and its motor carrier number is MC-1125306.

Is ESSENTIAL TRUCKING L L C authorized to operate?

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

What is ESSENTIAL TRUCKING L L C's safety record?

ESSENTIAL TRUCKING L L C has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).

How big is ESSENTIAL TRUCKING L L C's fleet?

ESSENTIAL TRUCKING L L C operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ESSENTIAL TRUCKING L L C based?

ESSENTIAL TRUCKING L L C is based in WENTZVILLE, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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