Carrier profile · USDOT 1066218 · MC-444965 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TALAJAK INC

16 power unitsavg 10.8 yrLocal · 1 statesMERTZON, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-444965 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.8Avg age (yr)

2002–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(325) 632-5341 Email dispatchLIZETTEANN@VERIZON.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average61.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service 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 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo61.9%

▲ 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-mo61.9%

▲ 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

Asset-based

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.8 yr

Model years 2002–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

23 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 61.9%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 — 21 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

57.1% · 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 13.1 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

22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 4

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 16-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 23
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance49 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving4 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 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 ’24 · 13 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Arch’09–’12

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION · since Jun 2024

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY REGIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jun 2024	$750K	1
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Jun 2022 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
THE FIRST LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jun 2020 → Jun 2022	$750K	1
EVEREST DENALI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Jun 2020	$750K	1
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Jan 2020	$750K	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2018 → Aug 2018	$750K	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Feb 2017 → Feb 2018	$750K	1
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Feb 2016 → Feb 2017	$750K	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Feb 2016	$750K	1
GREAT MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2012 → Feb 2014	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2009 → Feb 2012	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2007 → Feb 2009	$750K	2
COLONIAL COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2002 → Nov 2002	$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): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

20.8%

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

MERTZON, TX

609 N 2ND STREET

Top corridor

TX 23

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 609 N 2ND STREET, MERTZON, TX, 76941
Mailing address: PO BOX 924, MERTZON, TX, 76941
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (325) 632-5341
Cell: (325) 650-2613
Fax: (325) 835-7006
Email: lizetteann@verizon.net
Web domain: verizon.net

Registration

Officers: Lizette Mase · Thomas Mase
USDOT / docket: 1066218 · MC-444965
First registered: Oct 28, 2002
Last MCS-150: Aug 4, 2025 · 278,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

278,000

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 TALAJAK INC.

TALAJAK INC (USDOT 1066218) 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION effective Jun 20, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 61.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 23 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 4, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is TALAJAK INC's USDOT number?

TALAJAK INC's USDOT number is 1066218, and its motor carrier number is MC-444965.

Is TALAJAK INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TALAJAK INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TALAJAK INC's safety record?

TALAJAK INC has a 61.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 27 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).