Carrier profile · USDOT 1928754 · MC-689332 · Updated Jul 21, 2026

FIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLC

26 power unitsavg 9.2 yrNational · 26 statesALVARADO, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-689332 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

26Power units

41 observed · MCS-150

36Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.2Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(877) 828-8101 Email dispatchdispatch@fwth-us.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 21, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 116 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

26 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.2 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

74 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 37 vehicle and 74 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.1% · 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 7.4 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

71 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 6

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

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 26-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 26
Inspections · 24 mo: 74
Annualized: ≈37 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving37 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 12 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 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 / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’12–’17

Hallmark County’17–’19

Sentry Select’19–’25

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2025	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2019	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2012 → Dec 2017	$750K	3
MSA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2011 → Nov 2012	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Sep 2011	$750K	3
AMERICAN SAFETY INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 2009 → Nov 2010	$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): 26
Observed power (24 mo): 41
Trailers (towed): 36

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

62.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 26 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

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

ALVARADO, TX

5300 HIGHWAY 67

Top corridor

TX 10 · MS 7 · LA 6

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: 16 trucks also ran under 13 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2506089 USDOT 1708041 USDOT 2034757 USDOT 4437264 USDOT 3419457 USDOT 3560256 USDOT 239699 USDOT 949958Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (55 trucks · 70 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 565162 USDOT 1585279 USDOT 3261816 USDOT 1569201 USDOT 4071146 USDOT 4351858 USDOT 3355646 USDOT 3492166

Shares a company officer with other carriers

bob adams — 8 carriers: USDOT 320055 USDOT 851107 USDOT 1031526 USDOT 1723380 USDOT 1926823 USDOT 2879093 USDOT 4309234

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5300 HIGHWAY 67, ALVARADO, TX, 76009
Mailing address: 661 EAST MAIN 200-234, MIDLOTHIAN, TX, 76065
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (877) 828-8101
Email: dispatch@fwth-us.com
Web domain: fwth-us.com

Registration

Officers: Kerri Adams · Bob Adams
USDOT / docket: 1928754 · MC-689332
First registered: Aug 21, 2009
Last MCS-150: Apr 22, 2026 · 2,838,677 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 25, 2016
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,838,677

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 FIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLC.

FIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1928754) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 21, 2026.

The carrier received 74 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 37 vehicle-level and 74 driver-level — across 26 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 21, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 21, 2026.

It reports 26 power units and 26 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 22, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 25, 2016 in the federal record refreshed Jul 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

FIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1928754, and its motor carrier number is MC-689332.

Is FIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 21, 2026, FIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

FIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 16.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 116 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).