Carrier profile · USDOT 3167539 · MC-123184 · Updated Aug 4, 2026

TYCOON TRANSPORT LLC

16 power unitsavg 11.2 yrMulti-region · 9 statesKATY, TX80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-123184 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

18 observed · MCS-150

21Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.2Avg age (yr)

1999–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(346) 547-4868 Email dispatchaccounting@tycoontransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 4, 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 average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average12.5% vs the 6.7% national average.

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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.2 yr

Model years 1999–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

40 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 30 vehicle and 40 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 16.8 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

40 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 5

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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 16-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 40
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Maintenance19 · 6 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving18 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 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$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 ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Qualitas’18–’21

United Specialty’21–’22

Southlake Specialty’22–’23

Trisura’23–’24

Trisura Specialty’24–now

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Aug 2023	$750K	3
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Aug 2022	$750K	1
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Aug 2021	$750K	6

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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): 18
Trailers (towed): 21

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.2 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

59.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

KATY, TX

29419 PIKES PEAK DR

Top corridor

TX 17 · CO 8 · OK 5

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: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3235834 USDOT 4258827 USDOT 4021996Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (19 trucks · 21 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 877115 USDOT 3912753 USDOT 4083429 USDOT 313891 USDOT 3641489 USDOT 2630377 USDOT 4258827 USDOT 3050326

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ernesto sanchez — 19 carriers: USDOT 577464 USDOT 971163 USDOT 1180472 USDOT 1430684 USDOT 1491289 USDOT 1661583 USDOT 1971903 USDOT 2045488

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 29419 PIKES PEAK DR, KATY, TX, 77494
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (346) 547-4868
Fax: (832) 220-1530
Email: accounting@tycoontransport.com
Web domain: tycoontransport.com

Registration

Officer: Ernesto Sanchez
USDOT / docket: 3167539 · MC-123184
First registered: Aug 1, 2018
Last MCS-150: Apr 14, 2026 · 950,550 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 9.15
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

950,550

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 TYCOON TRANSPORT LLC.

TYCOON TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3167539) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 9, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 4, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier received 40 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 30 vehicle-level and 40 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 4, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 14, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TYCOON TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

TYCOON TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 3167539, and its motor carrier number is MC-123184.

Is TYCOON TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 4, 2026, TYCOON TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TYCOON TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

TYCOON TRANSPORT LLC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 54 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).