Carrier profile · USDOT 486924 · MC-246474 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Design Transportation Services Inc

DBA DESIGN TRANSPORTATION

76 power unitsavg 3.6 yrNational · 21 statesDALLAS, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-246474 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

76Power units

85 observed · MCS-150

132Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(214) 688-6900 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record14 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

76 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

87 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

188 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 26.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 100 vehicle and 188 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

26.1% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 3.9 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

183 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 18

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 76-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 76
Inspections · 24 mo: 188
Annualized: ≈94 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving63 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance35 · 30 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 11 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’24 · 10 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Continental’04–’07

State National’07–’12

Hudson’17–’20

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Sep 2024

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2024	$750K	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Sep 2022	$750K	1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Mar 2020	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2012 → Mar 2012	$750K	3
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Mar 2007 → Mar 2012	$750K	6
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2004 → Mar 2007	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2002 → Mar 2004	$750K	1
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Mar 2000 → Mar 2002	$750K	2
GAINSCO COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1999 → Apr 1999	$750K	2
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 1997 → Mar 1999	$750K	2
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 1994 → Mar 1995	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 76
Observed power (24 mo): 85
Trailers (towed): 132

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

68.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

187

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 49 inspections
Mississippi: 31 inspections
Louisiana: 23 inspections
Georgia: 19 inspections
Alabama: 15 inspections
South Carolina: 12 inspections
Tennessee: 10 inspections
North Carolina: 6 inspections
Arkansas: 5 inspections
Illinois: 3 inspections
Ohio: 2 inspections
Florida: 2 inspections
Maryland: 2 inspections
New Jersey: 2 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections

Home base

DALLAS, TX

3818 IRVING BLVD BLDG 2

Top corridor

TX 49 · MS 31 · LA 23

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2386416 USDOT 3824677Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (58 trucks · 52 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3229028 USDOT 3396106 USDOT 3713833 USDOT 3421202 USDOT 3548533 USDOT 428823 USDOT 3813076 USDOT 3531655

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 3818 IRVING BLVD BLDG 2, DALLAS, TX, 75247-5900
Mailing address: PO BOX 560686, DALLAS, TX, 75356-0686
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (214) 688-6900
Cell: (214) 244-8708
Fax: (214) 688-6981
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: designtransport.net

Registration

Officers: Cindy Prater · Josh Alpert
USDOT / docket: 486924 · MC-246474
First registered: Jun 5, 1992
Last MCS-150: Jun 12, 2026 · 7,452,647 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 19, 2010
D-U-N-S: 80065985

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,452,647

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

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 DESIGN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.

DESIGN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 486924) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Sep 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 188 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 100 vehicle-level and 188 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 14 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 76 power units and 68 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 12, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 19, 2010 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DESIGN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

DESIGN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 486924, and its motor carrier number is MC-246474.

Is DESIGN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. DESIGN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DESIGN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's safety record?

DESIGN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC has a 26.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 352 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).