Carrier profile · USDOT 283481 · MC-259649 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Pate Trucking Company LLC

212 power unitsavg 12.4 yrLocal · 2 statesLUBBOCK, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-259649 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

212Power units

104 observed · MCS-150

85Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(806) 368-7723 Email dispatcheric.ellison@patetrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record6 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

212 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.4 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

138 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 134 vehicle and 138 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

31.7% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 6.1 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

136 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 13

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 212-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 212
Inspections · 24 mo: 138
Annualized: ≈69 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Maintenance97 · 10 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance44 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance42 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance40 · 27 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance39 · 21 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance36 · 8 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance36 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving35 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance20 · 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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Federal’95–’04

St Paul’04–’10

Star’10–’14

Starr Liability’16–’20

Ace American’20–’25

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since May 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2025	$750K	1
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2020	$750K	4
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2014 → May 2016	$750K	3
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2010 → May 2014	$750K	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2004 → Aug 2010	$750K	1
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1995 → Jan 2004	$750K	1
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1993 → Jul 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 212
Observed power (24 mo): 104
Trailers (towed): 85

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

10.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

138

TX busiest

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

Home base

LUBBOCK, TX

4025 112TH STREET

Top corridor

TX 136 · NM 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: 4 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3800628 USDOT 2432943 USDOT 4381620Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (20 trucks · 20 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2171377 USDOT 3800628 USDOT 2432943 USDOT 4186573 USDOT 2042783 USDOT 4281553 USDOT 1731651 USDOT 4381620

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@patetrucking.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3894097

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

212

Observed (24 mo)

104

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4025 112TH STREET, LUBBOCK, TX, 79423
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (806) 368-7723
Fax: (806) 368-9357
Email: eric.ellison@patetrucking.com
Web domain: patetrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Eric Ellison · Zane Mead
USDOT / docket: 283481 · MC-259649
First registered: Dec 10, 1986
Last MCS-150: Jan 7, 2026 · 5,291,344 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 25, 2017
D-U-N-S: 53832655

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

212

Power units

214

Drivers

214

CDL drivers

5,291,344

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 PATE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC.

PATE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC (USDOT 283481) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective May 8, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 138 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 134 vehicle-level and 138 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 6 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 212 power units and 214 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 25, 2017 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PATE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC's USDOT number?

PATE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC's USDOT number is 283481, and its motor carrier number is MC-259649.

Is PATE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, PATE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PATE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC's safety record?

PATE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC has a 31.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 196 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is PATE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC's fleet?

PATE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC operates 212 power units and 214 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PATE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC based?

PATE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC is based in LUBBOCK, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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