Carrier profile · USDOT 3139107 · MC-97959 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ROUTE 281 LOGISTICS LLC

10 power unitsavg 12.3 yrMulti-region · 15 statesEDINBURG, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-97959 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

19Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.3Avg age (yr)

2000–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 731-2663 Email dispatchROUTE281LOGISTICS@GMAIL.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 well above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.8% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.9%

▲ 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

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.3 yr

Model years 2000–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

54 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 14.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 39 vehicle and 54 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · 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 25.8 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

52 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 54
Annualized: ≈27 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.7 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 Driving89 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance47 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance29 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance17 · 7 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 4 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’26 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

United Wisconsin’18–’22

Accredited’22–’25

County Hall’25–now

2018202020222024now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP · since May 2026

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	Jun 2025 → May 2026	$750K	2
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Jun 2022 → Jun 2025	$750K	9
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Jun 2022	$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): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 19

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.3 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

80.0%

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

EDINBURG, TX

1535 CANDY LANE

Top corridor

TX 34 · IL 4 · IN 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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 757378 USDOT 3050333Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (26 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 437028 USDOT 3155006 USDOT 4197660 USDOT 757378 USDOT 3314833 USDOT 1203174 USDOT 2106429 USDOT 832498

Shares a company officer with other carriers

wesley berryhill — 2 carriers: USDOT 3471728

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: 1535 CANDY LANE, EDINBURG, TX, 78539
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 731-2663
Email: route281logistics@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Wesley Berryhill
USDOT / docket: 3139107 · MC-97959
First registered: May 21, 2018
Last MCS-150: Jul 3, 2025 · 1,142,533 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 7.69
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,142,533

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 ROUTE 281 LOGISTICS LLC.

ROUTE 281 LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 3139107) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 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 $750,000 limit in force from COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP effective May 13, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 54 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 39 vehicle-level and 54 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 10 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 3, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is ROUTE 281 LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number?

ROUTE 281 LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number is 3139107, and its motor carrier number is MC-97959.

Is ROUTE 281 LOGISTICS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, ROUTE 281 LOGISTICS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ROUTE 281 LOGISTICS LLC's safety record?

ROUTE 281 LOGISTICS LLC has a 35.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 100 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).