Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1065677 · MC-444570
WILLIAM DAVID FORD
DBA KITTYHAWK EXPRESS
1 power unitsARLINGTON, TX
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-444570 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 24 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2323 yr active
since 2002Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
23 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is WILLIAM DAVID FORD safe to work with?
Is WILLIAM DAVID FORD safe to load? WILLIAM DAVID FORD (USDOT 1065677, MC-444570) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in ARLINGTON, TX, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 23 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
WDWILLIAM DAVID FORD 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+3 earlier
Northland · 03–05
Home State · 05–07
Lancer · 15–17
Great West · 17–21
Progressive County · 21–24
20022026
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
8 insurer eras · collapsed from 13 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. | Nov 2024 → Jan 2026 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL | Nov 2021 → Nov 2024 | $750k | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Apr 2017 → Dec 2021 | $750k | 2 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2015 → May 2017 | $750k | 2 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2007 → Sep 2007 | $750k | 2 |
| HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO. | Jan 2005 → Jan 2007 | $750k | 2 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2003 → Jan 2005 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL | Nov 2002 → Jan 2003 | $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)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
ARLINGTON, TX
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@swbell.net — 269 carriers: USDOT 99368USDOT 109919USDOT 119387USDOT 217773USDOT 256690USDOT 275044USDOT 278488USDOT 338324
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2705 IVANHOE LANE, ARLINGTON, TX, 76016
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (817) 239-7463
- Fax
- (817) 496-8210
- Web domain
- swbell.net
Registration
- Officer
- William David Ford
- USDOT / docket
- 1065677 · MC-444570
- First registered
- 10/25/2002
- Last MCS-150
- 12/12/2024 · 49,086 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is WILLIAM DAVID FORD's USDOT number?
WILLIAM DAVID FORD's USDOT number is 1065677, and its motor carrier number is MC-444570.
Is WILLIAM DAVID FORD authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, WILLIAM DAVID FORD is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is WILLIAM DAVID FORD's fleet?
WILLIAM DAVID FORD operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is WILLIAM DAVID FORD based?
WILLIAM DAVID FORD is based in ARLINGTON, TX.