Carrier profile · USDOT 748262 · MC-339167 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Latigo Transportation Services Inc

31 power unitsavg 18.7 yrRegional · 3 statesHOUSTON, TX80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-339167 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

31Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

18.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 635-7300 Email dispatchJOE@LATIGOTRANS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average43.6% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes24 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo43.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo43.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

31 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

18.7 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

42 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 43.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 39 vehicle and 41 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 37.5 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

37 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 4

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 31-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 31
Inspections · 24 mo: 42
Annualized: ≈21 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Maintenance20 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 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$1,000,000 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

$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 ’23 · 15 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

New Hampshire’13–’17

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 19 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since May 2023

All 19 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2023	$750K	1
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2021	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	May 2019 → May 2020	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → May 2019	$750K	3
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2018	$750K	2
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2013 → Oct 2017	$750K	4
VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2012 → Nov 2012	$750K	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Oct 2012 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2011 → Oct 2012	$750K	3
MSA INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2010 → Oct 2011	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2008 → Oct 2010	$750K	1
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Oct 2007 → Oct 2008	$750K	1
ACCEPTANCE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO	Oct 2006 → Oct 2007	$750K	1
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Oct 2005 → Oct 2006	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2004 → Oct 2005	$750K	1
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Aug 2003 → Aug 2004	$750K	3
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2001 → Aug 2003	$750K	2
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Aug 1999 → Jul 2001	$750K	7
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 1999 → Aug 1999	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 31
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 20

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

18.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

40.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

8425 LEY ROAD

Top corridor

TX 40 · OK 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 3328014 USDOT 780011 USDOT 2571090 USDOT 795952

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@latigotrans.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2903101

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: 8425 LEY ROAD, HOUSTON, TX, 77028
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (713) 635-7300
Cell: (281) 226-0911
Email: joe@latigotrans.com
Web domain: latigotrans.com

Registration

Officers: Joe Latigo · Jose Latigo
USDOT / docket: 748262 · MC-339167
First registered: May 14, 1998
Last MCS-150: May 14, 2025 · 1,005,513 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 27, 2013
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,005,513

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 LATIGO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.

LATIGO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 748262) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective May 11, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 43.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 42 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 39 vehicle-level and 41 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 31 power units and 22 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 14, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 27, 2013 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LATIGO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

LATIGO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 748262, and its motor carrier number is MC-339167.

Is LATIGO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, LATIGO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LATIGO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's safety record?

LATIGO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC has a 43.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 62 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is LATIGO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's fleet?

LATIGO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC operates 31 power units and 22 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LATIGO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC based?

LATIGO TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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