Carrier profile · USDOT 338250 · MC-218060 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

THE TRANSPORTER INC

122 power unitsHOUSTON, TX80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-218060 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

122Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(713) 675-0131 Email dispatchGERARDOF@HOUSTONTRANSPORTER.COM

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

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No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 122 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 4.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

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 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

122 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$0 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

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 15 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Interstate Fire’95–’98

State Pennsylvania’98–’01

Lincoln General’04–’08

Sentry Select’08–’11

Great West’14–’18

Trisura Specialty’18–’23

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $0 · PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. · since May 2023

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → May 2023	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2014 → May 2018	$1M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2012 → May 2014	$1M	2
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	May 2011 → May 2012	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2008 → May 2011	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2004 → May 2008	$1M	4
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Apr 2003 → May 2004	$1M	1
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2002 → Apr 2003	$1M	1
UNIVERSAL INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Aug 2001 → May 2002	$1M	9
COMMERCIAL TRUCKERS RISK RETENTION G C I CO.	May 2001 → Aug 2001	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	May 1998 → May 2001	$1M	5
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Mar 1996 → May 1998	$1M	1
INTERSTATE FIRE & CASUALTY CO.	Mar 1995 → Jul 1998	$1M	1
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Mar 1995 → Mar 1996	$1M	1
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 1994 → Mar 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 122
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

5410 OATES RD

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 company officer with other carriers

gerardo fernandez — 7 carriers: USDOT 1211051 USDOT 1609780 USDOT 1912012 USDOT 2035585 USDOT 2424087 USDOT 2684941

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5410 OATES RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77013
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (713) 675-0131
Fax: (713) 675-8099
Email: gerardof@houstontransporter.com
Web domain: houstontransporter.com

Registration

Officer: Gerardo Fernandez
USDOT / docket: 338250 · MC-218060
First registered: Dec 29, 1988
Last MCS-150: Jul 8, 2022 · 8,240,000 mi (2021)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 186549861

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

122

Power units

122

Drivers

120

CDL drivers

8,240,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 THE TRANSPORTER INC.

THE TRANSPORTER INC (USDOT 338250) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $0 limit in force from PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO. effective May 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 7 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 122 power units and 122 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 8, 2022.

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