Carrier profile · USDOT 951560 · MC-407377 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

FIRST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC

35 power unitsavg 4.4 yrMulti-region · 10 statesFORT WORTH, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-407377 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

35Power units

44 observed · MCS-150

84Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.4Avg age (yr)

1999–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(817) 244-2925 Email dispatchandrew@firstchoicetransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 197 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

35 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.4 yr

Model years 1999–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

123 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 8.1%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 — 62 vehicle and 123 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

6.3% · 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 7.6 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

118 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 9

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

≈1.8 / 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: 35
Inspections · 24 mo: 123
Annualized: ≈62 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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 Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’20 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Canal’01–’04

Great West’11–’15

Great West’16–now

2001200820152022now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Sep 2020

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2016 → Sep 2020	$750K	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2011 → Feb 2015	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2010 → May 2011	$750K	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	May 2009 → May 2010	$750K	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2008 → May 2009	$750K	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	May 2007 → May 2008	$750K	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2005 → May 2007	$750K	2
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	May 2004 → May 2005	$750K	1
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2001 → May 2004	$750K	5

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 35
Observed power (24 mo): 44
Trailers (towed): 84

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.4 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

28.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

123

CO busiest

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

Home base

FORT WORTH, TX

1400 N LAS VEGAS TRL

Top corridor

CO ⇄ TX

CO 54 · TX 33 · NM 21

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: 4 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3059016 USDOT 3241957 USDOT 1700233 USDOT 4270879 USDOT 478080Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (53 trucks · 74 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 76507 USDOT 327574 USDOT 3282758 USDOT 3372403 USDOT 3764230 USDOT 125563 USDOT 2341993 USDOT 2841969

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@firstchoicetransport.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2051745

Shares a company officer with other carriers

carla luig — 2 carriers: USDOT 3691978

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1400 N LAS VEGAS TRL, FORT WORTH, TX, 76108-1207
Mailing address: 1346 MARKUM RANCH RD, FORT WORTH, TX, 76126
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (817) 244-2925
Email: andrew@firstchoicetransport.com
Web domain: firstchoicetransport.com

Registration

Officers: Andrew Luig · Carla Luig
USDOT / docket: 951560 · MC-407377
First registered: May 2, 2001
Last MCS-150: Apr 8, 2026 · 4,093,103 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 20, 2017
D-U-N-S: 29421737

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,093,103

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 FIRST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC.

FIRST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 951560) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Sep 30, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 123 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 62 vehicle-level and 123 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 35 power units and 35 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 8, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 20, 2017 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FIRST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

FIRST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 951560, and its motor carrier number is MC-407377.

Is FIRST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, FIRST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FIRST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

FIRST CHOICE TRANSPORT LLC has a 8.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 197 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).