Carrier profile · USDOT 1838380 · MC-666354 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Gulf States Trucking Inc

180 power unitsavg 5.9 yrMulti-region · 11 statesCHANNELVIEW, TX76/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-666354 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

180Power units

81 observed · MCS-150

71Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.9Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 946-2900 Email dispatchSAFETY@GSTRUCKS.COM

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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.Multiple injury crashes19 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 2

Established 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 308 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

180 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.9 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

118 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 111 vehicle and 118 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

17.8% · 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 10.9 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

113 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 15

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 180-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 180
Inspections · 24 mo: 118
Annualized: ≈59 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving72 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance53 · 16 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance28 · 8 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance24 · 14 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance17 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance9 · 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Msa’10–’13

Great West’13–’18

Rli’19–’24

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 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 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2025 → Nov 2025	$1M	1
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2025 → Aug 2024	$1M	1
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2024	$1M	13
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Aug 2019	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2013 → Aug 2018	$1M	1
MSA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2010 → Aug 2013	$1M	6
ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS	Jul 2009 → Jul 2010	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Dec 2008 → Jul 2009	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 180
Observed power (24 mo): 81
Trailers (towed): 71

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

44.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

114

TX busiest

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

Home base

CHANNELVIEW, TX

17131 EAST FWY

Top corridor

TX 97 · LA 5 · NM 3

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: 10 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1742611 USDOT 3717382 USDOT 1986815 USDOT 4328432 USDOT 1082105 USDOT 690147Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 92 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 213372 USDOT 326205 USDOT 461015 USDOT 1194138 USDOT 2427807 USDOT 3796736 USDOT 4257004 USDOT 564572

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@gstrucks.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2144671 USDOT 2906940

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

180

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 17131 EAST FWY, CHANNELVIEW, TX, 77530
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (713) 946-2900
Cell: (713) 205-1479
Fax: (713) 946-2903
Email: safety@gstrucks.com
Web domain: gstrucks.com

Registration

Officers: Troy Manchaca · Michael Speer
USDOT / docket: 1838380 · MC-666354
First registered: Dec 16, 2008
Last MCS-150: Mar 28, 2025 · 7,998,369 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 25, 2016
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

180

Power units

153

Drivers

133

CDL drivers

7,998,369

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 GULF STATES TRUCKING INC.

GULF STATES TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1838380) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 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 20.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 118 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 111 vehicle-level and 118 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 8 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 180 power units and 153 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 28, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 25, 2016 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GULF STATES TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

GULF STATES TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 1838380, and its motor carrier number is MC-666354.

Is GULF STATES TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, GULF STATES TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GULF STATES TRUCKING INC's safety record?

GULF STATES TRUCKING INC has a 20.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 308 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).

How big is GULF STATES TRUCKING INC's fleet?

GULF STATES TRUCKING INC operates 180 power units and 153 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GULF STATES TRUCKING INC based?

GULF STATES TRUCKING INC is based in CHANNELVIEW, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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