Carrier profile · USDOT 541406 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Vanguard Truck Center of Houston LLC

741 power unitsavg 5.4 yrRegional · 3 statesHOUSTON, TX89/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

741Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.4Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(281) 677-2200 Email dispatchJIM.SMITH@VANGUARDTRUCKS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 1

Established 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

741 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.4 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%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 — 3 vehicle and 7 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 29.2 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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 2

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 741-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 741
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 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 Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 741
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

30.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

12935 CROSBY FWY

Top corridor

NM ⇄ TX

NM 5 · NC 1 · SC 1

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 986808Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 986808 USDOT 1384545 USDOT 2882254 USDOT 1415704 USDOT 3394980 USDOT 1694611 USDOT 2135846

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@vanguardtrucks.com — 6 carriers: USDOT 985444 USDOT 1396664 USDOT 2363585 USDOT 3736371 USDOT 3926242

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jim smith — 29 carriers: USDOT 249524 USDOT 377335 USDOT 428485 USDOT 504733 USDOT 541215 USDOT 776735 USDOT 935387 USDOT 983989

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

741

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 12935 CROSBY FWY, HOUSTON, TX, 77049
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (281) 677-2200
Fax: (713) 673-7354
Email: jim.smith@vanguardtrucks.com
Web domain: vanguardtrucks.com

Registration

Officer: Jim Smith
USDOT / docket: 541406
First registered: Nov 3, 1993
Last MCS-150: Oct 6, 2023 · 1 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

741

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

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 VANGUARD TRUCK CENTER OF HOUSTON LLC.

VANGUARD TRUCK CENTER OF HOUSTON LLC (USDOT 541406) has a Vektor safety score of 89/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It reports 741 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 6, 2023.

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

Frequently asked

What is VANGUARD TRUCK CENTER OF HOUSTON LLC's USDOT number?

VANGUARD TRUCK CENTER OF HOUSTON LLC's USDOT number is 541406.

Is VANGUARD TRUCK CENTER OF HOUSTON LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, VANGUARD TRUCK CENTER OF HOUSTON LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is VANGUARD TRUCK CENTER OF HOUSTON LLC's safety record?

VANGUARD TRUCK CENTER OF HOUSTON LLC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 89/100 (tier: clear).

How big is VANGUARD TRUCK CENTER OF HOUSTON LLC's fleet?

VANGUARD TRUCK CENTER OF HOUSTON LLC operates 741 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is VANGUARD TRUCK CENTER OF HOUSTON LLC based?

VANGUARD TRUCK CENTER OF HOUSTON LLC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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