Carrier profile · USDOT 2871129 · MC-27421 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

TROPHY TRUCKING SERVICES LLC

DBA TROPHY TRUCKING

221 power unitsavg 10.3 yrNational · 27 statesHOUSTON, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-27421 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

221Power units

289 observed · MCS-150

251Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(832) 982-0004 Email dispatchfowens@trophytrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 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 above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.7% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

221 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

530 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 459 vehicle and 529 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

17.2% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 4.0 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

510 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 34

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 221-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 221
Inspections · 24 mo: 530
Annualized: ≈265 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Maintenance175 · 17 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving164 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance91 · 52 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance68 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance58 · 13 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance53 · 9 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance52 · 29 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance52 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance46 · 2 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance36 · 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: 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Clear Blue’18–’22

Third Coast’22–’24

beyond this history

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2024

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2022 → May 2024	$1M	3
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2018 → Apr 2022	$1M	6
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2017 → Apr 2018	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 221
Observed power (24 mo): 289
Trailers (towed): 251

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

41.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 27 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

529

TX busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

100 GLENBOROUGH DRIVE SUITE 408

Top corridor

TX 299 · LA 58 · TN 34

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: 53 trucks also ran under 42 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4504896 USDOT 4512995 USDOT 4521723 USDOT 818175 USDOT 4093839 USDOT 4122185 USDOT 4122485 USDOT 341745Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 128 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3933450 USDOT 3989941 USDOT 4381255 USDOT 4514820 USDOT 4515038 USDOT 297572 USDOT 341745 USDOT 759493

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@trophytrucking.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3052506

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

221

Observed (24 mo)

289

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: 100 GLENBOROUGH DRIVE SUITE 408, HOUSTON, TX, 77067
Mailing address: 100 GLENBOROUGH DRIVE STE 408, HOUSTON, TX, 77067
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (832) 982-0004
Email: fowens@trophytrucking.com
Web domain: trophytrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Dyla Bransom · Fred H Owens
USDOT / docket: 2871129 · MC-27421
First registered: Mar 28, 2016
Last MCS-150: May 9, 2025 · 7,776,590 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 1, 2023
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

221

Power units

235

Drivers

220

CDL drivers

7,776,590

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 TROPHY TRUCKING SERVICES LLC.

TROPHY TRUCKING SERVICES LLC (USDOT 2871129) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 14, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 530 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 459 vehicle-level and 529 driver-level — across 27 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 221 power units and 235 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 9, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 1, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TROPHY TRUCKING SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

TROPHY TRUCKING SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 2871129, and its motor carrier number is MC-27421.

Is TROPHY TRUCKING SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, TROPHY TRUCKING SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TROPHY TRUCKING SERVICES LLC's safety record?

TROPHY TRUCKING SERVICES LLC has a 25.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 751 roadside inspections, with 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).