Carrier profile · USDOT 358329 · MC-220670 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

YATES TRANSPORTATION INC

5 power unitsavg 13.2 yrLocal · 1 statesALICE, TX94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-220670 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.2Avg age (yr)

2007–2017 · vPIC

Call dispatch(361) 452-2861 Email dispatchyatestransportation@yahoo.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.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes7 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 19 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.4%

▼ 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-mo15.4%

▼ 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

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.2 yr

Model years 2007–2017 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.4%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 — 13 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 16.0 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 5-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’18 · 12 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Arch’11–’14

Granite State’14–’17

beyond this history

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2018

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2017 → Apr 2018	$750K	1
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2014 → Apr 2017	$750K	4
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2011 → Apr 2014	$750K	3
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Apr 2011	$750K	1
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2008 → Apr 2009	$750K	1
TORUS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2007 → Apr 2008	$750K	1
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Apr 2006 → Apr 2006	$750K	3
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Apr 2005 → Jun 2005	$750K	4
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Apr 2004 → Jul 2004	$750K	3
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Apr 2003 → Apr 2004	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2003 → Apr 2003	$750K	2
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2002 → Apr 2003	$750K	1
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Aug 2001 → Apr 2002	$750K	1
COMMERCIAL TRUCKERS RISK RETENTION G C I CO.	Apr 2001 → Aug 2001	$750K	2
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Apr 2000 → Apr 2001	$750K	1
GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1998 → May 2000	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.2 yr

Average age

2017

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

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

ALICE, TX

2524 OLD KINGSVILLE ROAD

Top corridor

TX 14

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jennifer yoder — 2 carriers: USDOT 1389235

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2524 OLD KINGSVILLE ROAD, ALICE, TX, 78332
Mailing address: P O BOX 3699, EDINBURG, TX, 78540
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (361) 452-2861
Fax: (361) 453-4008
Email: yatestransportation@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Jennifer Yoder
USDOT / docket: 358329 · MC-220670
First registered: Jun 21, 1989
Last MCS-150: Sep 17, 2025 · 309,178 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 624857439

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

309,178

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 YATES TRANSPORTATION INC.

YATES TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 358329) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 7, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 17, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is YATES TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

YATES TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 358329, and its motor carrier number is MC-220670.

Is YATES TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, YATES TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is YATES TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

YATES TRANSPORTATION INC has a 15.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 19 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).