Carrier profile · USDOT 1338110 · MC-715858 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

Joseph Carter Trucking LLC

DBA JOSEPH CARTER TRUCKING

1 power unitavg 14 yrLocal · 1 statesMESQUITE, TX50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-715858 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.0Avg age (yr)

2006–2018 · vPIC

Call dispatch(318) 759-4357 Email dispatchjosephcarter273@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

2 in 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 peersOlder

14 yr

Model years 2006–2018 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 1-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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.

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: Active
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$0 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

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Hallmark Specialty’10–’13

Ooida Risk’15–’20

Progressive County’20–’23

beyond this history

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $0 · OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. · since Jun 2023

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jun 2020 → Jun 2023	$750K	2
OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Jun 2015 → Jul 2020	$750K	2
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2014 → Jun 2015	$750K	1
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2010 → Sep 2013	$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): 1
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

14.0 yr

Average age

2018

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

LA busiest

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

Home base

MESQUITE, TX

4839 N GALLOWAY AVE APT 8205

Top corridor

LA ⇄ TX

LA 2

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: 1 truck 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 41208Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4839 N GALLOWAY AVE APT 8205, MESQUITE, TX, 75150
Mailing address: 1809 MAGNOLIA, SHREVEPORT, LA, 71101
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (318) 759-4357
Fax: (318) 754-3027
Email: josephcarter273@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Joseph S Carter
USDOT / docket: 1338110 · MC-715858
First registered: Feb 25, 2005
Last MCS-150: Dec 5, 2025 · 92,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

92,000

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 JOSEPH CARTER TRUCKING LLC.

JOSEPH CARTER TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1338110) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $0 limit in force from OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. effective Jun 14, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 5, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JOSEPH CARTER TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

JOSEPH CARTER TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 1338110, and its motor carrier number is MC-715858.

Is JOSEPH CARTER TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, JOSEPH CARTER TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JOSEPH CARTER TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

JOSEPH CARTER TRUCKING LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is JOSEPH CARTER TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

JOSEPH CARTER TRUCKING LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JOSEPH CARTER TRUCKING LLC based?

JOSEPH CARTER TRUCKING LLC is based in MESQUITE, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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