Carrier profile · USDOT 1563614 · MC-579701 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

RUSSELL BROS CONTRACTING LTD

13 power unitsavg 19.9 yrLocal · 1 statesABBOTT, TX69/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-579701 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

19.9Avg age (yr)

1998–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(254) 379-0330 Email dispatchrussellbros@txun.net

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

Established 20 yearsNo active operating authority

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No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average8.3% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 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

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

19.9 yr

Model years 1998–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

12 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 12 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 11.3 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

12 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 2

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 13-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 12
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Maintenance21 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Arch’10–’18

Atlantic Specialty’18–’23

beyond this history

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2010 → May 2018	$750K	2
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2009 → May 2010	$750K	1
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2008 → Jul 2008	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

19.9 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

26.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 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

ABBOTT, TX

813 FM 1242

Top corridor

TX 12

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@txun.net — 12 carriers: USDOT 725403 USDOT 813701 USDOT 1940367 USDOT 1949986 USDOT 2275582 USDOT 2347952 USDOT 2383716 USDOT 3020005

Shares a company officer with other carriers

timothy russell — 10 carriers: USDOT 358571 USDOT 1506436 USDOT 1583283 USDOT 2036442 USDOT 2875952 USDOT 3203409 USDOT 3515418 USDOT 3969215

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 813 FM 1242, ABBOTT, TX, 76621
Mailing address: 407 FM 1242, ABBOTT, TX, 76621
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (254) 379-0330
Fax: (254) 582-5718
Email: russellbros@txun.net
Web domain: txun.net

Registration

Officer: Timothy Russell
USDOT / docket: 1563614 · MC-579701
First registered: Oct 9, 2006
Last MCS-150: Sep 29, 2025 · 600,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 795721245

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

600,000

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 RUSSELL BROS CONTRACTING LTD.

RUSSELL BROS CONTRACTING LTD (USDOT 1563614) has a Vektor safety score of 69/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 12 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 12 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 13 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 29, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is RUSSELL BROS CONTRACTING LTD's USDOT number?

RUSSELL BROS CONTRACTING LTD's USDOT number is 1563614, and its motor carrier number is MC-579701.

Is RUSSELL BROS CONTRACTING LTD authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, RUSSELL BROS CONTRACTING LTD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RUSSELL BROS CONTRACTING LTD's safety record?

RUSSELL BROS CONTRACTING LTD has a 27.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 69/100 (tier: review).