Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA DAVID YATES
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
21.3 yr
Model years 1999–2015 · peer benchmark computing.
14 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is MARCUS DAVID YATES safe to load? MARCUS DAVID YATES (USDOT 2304034, MC-786573) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in LOUISVILLE, MS, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 14 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 6 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 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. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
MARCUS DAVID YATES's USDOT number is 2304034, and its motor carrier number is MC-786573.
As of 2026-06-13, MARCUS DAVID YATES is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
MARCUS DAVID YATES has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 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.
MARCUS DAVID YATES operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
MARCUS DAVID YATES is based in LOUISVILLE, MS, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.
6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2022 → Apr 2024 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2021 → Apr 2022 | $750k | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Apr 2019 → Apr 2021 | $750k | 1 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2017 → Apr 2019 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Apr 2016 → Apr 2017 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2015 → Apr 2016 | $750k | 1 |
| HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2013 → Apr 2015 | $750k | 2 |
| ACCEPTANCE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO | May 2012 → Apr 2013 | $750k | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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