Carrier profile · USDOT 2953117 · MC-273 · Updated Jul 12, 2026

Just for Show Entertainment Logistics Inc

13 power unitsavg 11.5 yrRegional · 4 statesAXTELL, TX100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-273 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.5Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(916) 606-4987 Email dispatchmario@jfsentertainment.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 12, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 30 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.5 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

20 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 13.3%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 — 15 vehicle and 20 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

12.5% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 3

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 13-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 20
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle 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: 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 ’24 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

At Lloyds’17–’20

Canal’20–’21

Navigators’22–’23

United States’23–’24

beyond this history

201720202023now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2024

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2023 → Sep 2024	$750K	1
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Oct 2023	$750K	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2021 → Sep 2021	$750K	5
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Sep 2021	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2020 → Jan 2021	$750K	1
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Jan 2017 → Jan 2020	$750K	9

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

40.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

AXTELL, TX

2048 HERITAGE PKWY

Top corridor

CA ⇄ TX

CA 17 · TX 1 · NV 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 518433 USDOT 1981101 USDOT 642490 USDOT 3119356

Shares a company officer with other carriers

kathy prado — 2 carriers: USDOT 3569154

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: 2048 HERITAGE PKWY, AXTELL, TX, 76624
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (916) 606-4987
Email: mario@jfsentertainment.com
Web domain: jfsentertainment.com

Registration

Officers: Kathy Prado · Mario Antonio Prado Sr.
USDOT / docket: 2953117 · MC-273
First registered: Dec 8, 2016
Last MCS-150: Jul 8, 2026 · 298,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 105628211

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

298,000

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 JUST FOR SHOW ENTERTAINMENT LOGISTICS INC.

JUST FOR SHOW ENTERTAINMENT LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 2953117) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 12, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 12, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 15, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 12, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 12, 2026.

The carrier received 20 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 20 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 12, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 12, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 8, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 12, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JUST FOR SHOW ENTERTAINMENT LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

JUST FOR SHOW ENTERTAINMENT LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 2953117, and its motor carrier number is MC-273.

Is JUST FOR SHOW ENTERTAINMENT LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 12, 2026, JUST FOR SHOW ENTERTAINMENT LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JUST FOR SHOW ENTERTAINMENT LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

JUST FOR SHOW ENTERTAINMENT LOGISTICS INC has a 13.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 30 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is JUST FOR SHOW ENTERTAINMENT LOGISTICS INC's fleet?

JUST FOR SHOW ENTERTAINMENT LOGISTICS INC operates 13 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JUST FOR SHOW ENTERTAINMENT LOGISTICS INC based?

JUST FOR SHOW ENTERTAINMENT LOGISTICS INC is based in AXTELL, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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