Carrier profile · USDOT 3338849 · MC-1065311 · Updated Jul 19, 2026

PORTSERV TRANSPORTATION LLC

24 power unitsavg 10.9 yrRegional · 3 statesHOUSTON, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1065311 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

24Power units

42 observed · MCS-150

57Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.9Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(346) 327-7600 Email dispatchcbarber@port-serv.com

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 7 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

24 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.9 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

6 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

73 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.0%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 — 71 vehicle and 72 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

39.1% · 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 12.2 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

72 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 7

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 24-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 24
Inspections · 24 mo: 73
Annualized: ≈37 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Maintenance34 · 15 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 1 OOS
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)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 ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Clear Blue’19–’23

Great West’23–’24

National Union’24–’25

2019202120232025now

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 Oct 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Oct 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	2
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2023	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 24
Observed power (24 mo): 42
Trailers (towed): 57

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

16.2%

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

4513 OATES ROAD

Top corridor

TX 70 · LA 1

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 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 690147 USDOT 2836072 USDOT 3557632 USDOT 879305Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (33 trucks · 29 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 690147 USDOT 3958170 USDOT 3557632 USDOT 1747093 USDOT 3239723 USDOT 225540 USDOT 2581622 USDOT 4505034

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4513 OATES ROAD, HOUSTON, TX, 77013
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (346) 327-7600
Email: cbarber@port-serv.com
Web domain: port-serv.com

Registration

Officer: Cari Barber
USDOT / docket: 3338849 · MC-1065311
First registered: Sep 25, 2019
Last MCS-150: Jul 1, 2026 · 1,372,829 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 10.00
D-U-N-S: 117244318

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,372,829

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 PORTSERV TRANSPORTATION LLC.

PORTSERV TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3338849) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 19, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 19, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Oct 7, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 19, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 19, 2026.

The carrier received 73 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 71 vehicle-level and 72 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 19, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 19, 2026.

It reports 24 power units and 32 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 1, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 19, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PORTSERV TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

PORTSERV TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 3338849, and its motor carrier number is MC-1065311.

Is PORTSERV TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 19, 2026, PORTSERV TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PORTSERV TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

PORTSERV TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 31.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 103 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).