Carrier profile · USDOT 375481 · MC-225273 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

TRANSPORT CONTINENTAL INC

91 power unitsavg 4.7 yrNational · 25 statesPHARR, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-225273 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

91Power units

127 observed · MCS-150

213Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 781-6675 Email dispatchrsanchez@trans-con.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record7 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 743 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

91 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

510 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 7.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 401 vehicle and 509 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

5.0% · 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 3.5 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

481 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 29

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

≈2.8 / 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: 91
Inspections · 24 mo: 510
Annualized: ≈255 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.8 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 Driving51 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance34 · 10 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance33 · 6 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance25 · 8 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 15 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 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: Active
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 · 15 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Home State’03–’06

Sentry Select’06–’11

Starr Liability’16–’20

Berkley’21–’24

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Apr 2026	$750K	2
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2021 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2020 → Apr 2021	$750K	1
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2016 → Apr 2020	$750K	4
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2014 → Apr 2016	$750K	2
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2013 → Apr 2014	$750K	2
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Apr 2011 → Apr 2013	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2006 → Apr 2011	$750K	2
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Aug 2003 → Aug 2006	$750K	4
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2001 → Aug 2003	$750K	2
GREAT MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2001 → Aug 2001	$750K	2
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Jun 1999 → Jun 2001	$750K	2
COLONIAL COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1998 → Jun 1999	$750K	1
SELECT INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1997 → Jun 1997	$750K	1
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1997 → Jun 1998	$750K	1
SELECT INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1995 → Jun 1997	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 91
Observed power (24 mo): 127
Trailers (towed): 213

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

66.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 25 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

503

TX busiest

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

Home base

PHARR, TX

601 E FERGUSON

Top corridor

TX 366 · AR 30 · IL 25

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: 23 trucks also ran under 13 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1716824 USDOT 3539119 USDOT 1156825 USDOT 1856796 USDOT 3145505 USDOT 2440148 USDOT 2911501 USDOT 4401081Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 61 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2085308 USDOT 2470426 USDOT 3530009 USDOT 2450291 USDOT 3337033 USDOT 3615352 USDOT 1838485 USDOT 2154653

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@trans-con.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 513882 USDOT 2433825 USDOT 2435801

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

127

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 601 E FERGUSON, PHARR, TX, 78577
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 781-6675
Email: rsanchez@trans-con.com
Web domain: trans-con.com

Registration

Officers: William L Cowart · Roselyn Sanchez
USDOT / docket: 375481 · MC-225273
First registered: Dec 7, 1989
Last MCS-150: Jan 20, 2026 · 9,684,713 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 17, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

9,684,713

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 TRANSPORT CONTINENTAL INC.

TRANSPORT CONTINENTAL INC (USDOT 375481) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 15, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 510 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 401 vehicle-level and 509 driver-level — across 25 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 7 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 91 power units and 83 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 20, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 17, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRANSPORT CONTINENTAL INC's USDOT number?

TRANSPORT CONTINENTAL INC's USDOT number is 375481, and its motor carrier number is MC-225273.

Is TRANSPORT CONTINENTAL INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, TRANSPORT CONTINENTAL INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRANSPORT CONTINENTAL INC's safety record?

TRANSPORT CONTINENTAL INC has a 7.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 743 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).