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
Verified linksvanguardtrucks.comFMCSA SAFER

Network & Fraud

Reincarnation chains, shared-VIN links, common domains and officers, and owner-group affiliations — the chameleon / double-broker signals that name-and-USDOT lookups miss.

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 986808USDOT 1384545USDOT 2882254USDOT 1415704USDOT 3394980USDOT 1694611USDOT 2135846

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

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

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)741
Observed (24 mo)7
Shared w/ other carriers8

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

Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT

VINCarriersInspectionsFirst seenLast seen
1JJV532D4RL386739View sourced platform decode48Dec 13, 2023Jul 1, 2025
1JJV532D3LL143771View sourced platform decode215Jul 14, 2023Jun 9, 2026
4V5RC9EJ4NN601152View sourced platform decode23Aug 16, 2023Apr 27, 2026
3H3V532C83T098009View sourced platform decode22Feb 26, 2025Mar 10, 2026
1M2MDBAA9MS001453View sourced platform decode25Dec 12, 2023Feb 19, 2026
4V4NC9EH5NN606862View sourced platform decode217Jul 14, 2023Jan 9, 2026
3H3V532C87T046014View sourced platform decode22Nov 10, 2023May 13, 2025
1M2GR2GC7RM042585View sourced platform decode22Jan 19, 2024Oct 22, 2024

Owner / group view· confidence: email domain + officer

Owner / group view

Affiliated authorities

Collapses 30 related authorities · joined by email domain + officer

Authorities
30
Combined power
1,234
States
18
Oldest authority
Aug 8, 1984
Active now
19

Affiliated entities· hover to preview

VANGUARD TRUCK CENTER OF NORTH CAROLINA LLCU-HAUL COMPANY OF OKLAHOMA INCB & J TRUCKING INCTHEODORE L GROSS INCKENTUCKY MACHINERY COMPANY LLCALL ABOUT 3 TRUCKING INCPAVERS SYSTEMS INTERNATIONALF L T LOGISTICS LLC