Carrier profile · USDOT 1948447 · MC-703398 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Linn Owen Trucking Inc

23 power unitsavg 11.2 yrMulti-region · 15 statesSAN SABA, TX89/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-703398 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

23Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.2Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(325) 372-4741 Email dispatchWILL.OWEN79@YAHOO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.3% vs the 22.26% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.3%

▲ 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

23 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.2 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

33 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.3%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 — 19 vehicle and 33 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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

31 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '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 23-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 23
Inspections · 24 mo: 33
Annualized: ≈17 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 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 ’24 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’10–’20

Berkley’21–’24

beyond this history

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2021 → Jan 2024	$750K	2
REDPOINT COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2021	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2010 → Dec 2020	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 23
Observed power (24 mo): 16
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

11.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

44.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

SAN SABA, TX

2495 E HWY 190

Top corridor

TX 10 · IL 4 · IA 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: 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 3969824Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3142209 USDOT 3256792 USDOT 4283398 USDOT 1002002 USDOT 3969824 USDOT 126597

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: 2495 E HWY 190, SAN SABA, TX, 76877
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (325) 372-4741
Cell: (325) 372-1272
Email: will.owen79@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: William Linn Owen Iv
USDOT / docket: 1948447 · MC-703398
First registered: Oct 1, 2009
Last MCS-150: Jun 20, 2024 · 1,728,087 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

1,728,087

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 LINN OWEN TRUCKING INC.

LINN OWEN TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1948447) has a Vektor safety score of 89/100 and a Clear to load 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 Dec 4, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 33 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 33 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 23 power units and 21 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 20, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LINN OWEN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

LINN OWEN TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 1948447, and its motor carrier number is MC-703398.

Is LINN OWEN TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is LINN OWEN TRUCKING INC's safety record?

LINN OWEN TRUCKING INC has a 26.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 58 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 89/100 (tier: clear).

How big is LINN OWEN TRUCKING INC's fleet?

LINN OWEN TRUCKING INC operates 23 power units and 21 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LINN OWEN TRUCKING INC based?

LINN OWEN TRUCKING INC is based in SAN SABA, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 15 states.

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