Carrier profile · USDOT 58950 · MC-135018 · Updated Aug 9, 2026

Seahorse Transportation Inc

64 power unitsavg 12.2 yrNational · 20 statesBROWNSVILLE, TX70/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-135018 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

64Power units

77 observed · MCS-150

147Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.2Avg age (yr)

1998–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 831-0600 Email dispatchroberta@seahorsetransport.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 9, 2026

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

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 481 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

64 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.2 yr

Model years 1998–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

325 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 253 vehicle and 325 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 8.6 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

315 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 25

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

≈2.5 / 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: 64
Inspections · 24 mo: 325
Annualized: ≈163 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.5 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving80 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance75 · 19 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance55 · 10 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance41 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance23 · 15 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance23 · 5 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance19 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance16 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance16 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: Inactive

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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 18 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Empire Fire’96–’99

Clarendon National’99–’03

Lincoln General’04–’09

Sentry Select’11–’14

Aegis Security’16–’19

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 19 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 19 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Sep 2025	$1M	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Jan 2025	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Jul 2024	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2020 → Aug 2021	$1M	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Jul 2020	$1M	1
AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jul 2019	$1M	3
GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE CO.	Jun 2016 → Aug 2016	$1M	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Jul 2016	$1M	1
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Jul 2014 → Apr 2015	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Jul 2014	$1M	4
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Jul 2011	$1M	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Feb 2009 → Feb 2009	$1M	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2004 → Feb 2009	$1M	5
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Jul 2003 → Jul 2004	$1M	3
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Jul 1999 → Jul 2003	$1M	5
OLD AMERICAN COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS COMPANY	Jul 1999 → Jul 1999	$1M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1996 → Jul 1999	$1M	1
RANGER COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1995 → Jul 1996	$1M	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1993 → Jul 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 64
Observed power (24 mo): 77
Trailers (towed): 147

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.2 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

80.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 20 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

322

TX busiest

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

Home base

BROWNSVILLE, TX

3051 N INDIANA AVE

Top corridor

TX 219 · LA 32 · AZ 8

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: 46 trucks also ran under 11 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1053290 USDOT 1156825 USDOT 1304639 USDOT 3720287 USDOT 1086005 USDOT 2170856 USDOT 1971415 USDOT 557971Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 33 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1086005 USDOT 1156825 USDOT 1304639 USDOT 1770534 USDOT 2170856 USDOT 557971 USDOT 676848 USDOT 375481

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@seahorsetransport.net — 4 carriers: USDOT 2981002 USDOT 3166175 USDOT 6874116

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3051 N INDIANA AVE, BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78526
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 831-0600
Cell: (956) 832-3054
Fax: (956) 831-4164
Email: roberta@seahorsetransport.net
Web domain: seahorsetransport.net

Registration

Officers: Robert D Ahrens · Ariel Vasquez
USDOT / docket: 58950 · MC-135018
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Feb 4, 2025 · 7,242,917 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 7, 2013
D-U-N-S: 931501381

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,242,917

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 SEAHORSE TRANSPORTATION INC.

SEAHORSE TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 58950) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 9, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 9, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier received 325 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 253 vehicle-level and 325 driver-level — across 20 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 9, 2026.

It reports 64 power units and 71 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 4, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 7, 2013 in the federal record refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SEAHORSE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

SEAHORSE TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 58950, and its motor carrier number is MC-135018.

Is SEAHORSE TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 9, 2026, SEAHORSE TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SEAHORSE TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

SEAHORSE TRANSPORTATION INC has a 16.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 481 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).