Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 28314
HELTON OIL INC
0 power unitsFARWELL, TX
CARRIER ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
0Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 52 yearsMCS-150 census data outdated
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is HELTON OIL INC safe to work with?
Is HELTON OIL INC safe to load? HELTON OIL INC (USDOT 28314) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in FARWELL, TX, operating 0 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 52 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
HOHELTON OIL INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
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
FARWELL, TX
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@plateautel.net — 98 carriers: USDOT 27319USDOT 135283USDOT 378245USDOT 379710USDOT 381430USDOT 419689USDOT 420564USDOT 474283
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 710 N STATELINE ROAD, FARWELL, TX, 79325
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 337, FARWELL, TX, 79325
- Operation
- Intrastate (Hazmat)· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (806) 481-3222
- Fax
- (806) 481-4427
- Web domain
- plateautel.net
Registration
- Officer
- Hal Helton
- USDOT / docket
- 28314
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 07/03/2008 · 44,000 mi (2004)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—Power units
07
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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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score
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Frequently asked
What is HELTON OIL INC's USDOT number?
HELTON OIL INC's USDOT number is 28314.
Is HELTON OIL INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, HELTON OIL INC is active in the FMCSA register.
How big is HELTON OIL INC's fleet?
HELTON OIL INC operates 0 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is HELTON OIL INC based?
HELTON OIL INC is based in FARWELL, TX.