Carrier profile · USDOT 1200996 · MC-597440 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

48forty Solutions LLC

462 power unitsavg 10.5 yrNational · 40 statesHOUSTON, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-597440 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

462Power units

282 observed · MCS-150

432Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(866) 275-4840 Email dispatchandrew.gerrard@48forty.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average36.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record13 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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

25 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

25 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

462 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

500 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 36.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 341 vehicle and 477 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

39.8% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

482 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 35

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 462-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 462
Inspections · 24 mo: 500
Annualized: ≈250 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving153 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance149 · 123 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance129 · 26 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance112 · 33 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance92 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance50 · 28 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance46 · 2 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance38 · 23 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance34 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance30 · 4 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 ’23 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Travelers Property’08–’17

Hartford Fire’19–now

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2023

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → Mar 2023	$750K	2
LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	Nov 2018 → Feb 2019	$750K	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2017 → Nov 2018	$750K	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	May 2008 → Jul 2017	$750K	4
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	May 2007 → May 2008	$750K	3
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Mar 2007 → Sep 2007	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 462
Observed power (24 mo): 282
Trailers (towed): 432

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

22.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 40 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

499

SC busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

11740 KATY FREEWAY SUITE 1200

Top corridor

SC ⇄ TX

SC 74 · TX 56 · TN 47

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: 6 trucks also ran under 9 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 76209 USDOT 397867 USDOT 2334119 USDOT 327574 USDOT 4339776 USDOT 1077612 USDOT 778718 USDOT 1568972Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (53 trucks · 59 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 258059 USDOT 327574 USDOT 1077612 USDOT 4339776 USDOT 171708 USDOT 535595 USDOT 949323 USDOT 3122126

Shares a company officer with other carriers

dave russell — 6 carriers: USDOT 373541 USDOT 1530398 USDOT 1769532 USDOT 2472745 USDOT 3958200

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

462

Observed (24 mo)

282

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: 11740 KATY FREEWAY SUITE 1200, HOUSTON, TX, 77079
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (866) 275-4840
Email: andrew.gerrard@48forty.com
Web domain: 48forty.com

Registration

Officers: Dave Russell · Jennifer Thomas
USDOT / docket: 1200996 · MC-597440
First registered: Jan 14, 2004
Last MCS-150: Mar 24, 2026 · 25,671,353 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 24, 2010
Recordable crash rate: 0.13
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

462

Power units

435

Drivers

435

CDL drivers

25,671,353

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 48FORTY SOLUTIONS LLC.

48FORTY SOLUTIONS LLC (USDOT 1200996) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 36.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 500 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 341 vehicle-level and 477 driver-level — across 40 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 25 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 13 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 462 power units and 435 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 24, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 24, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is 48FORTY SOLUTIONS LLC's USDOT number?

48FORTY SOLUTIONS LLC's USDOT number is 1200996, and its motor carrier number is MC-597440.

Is 48FORTY SOLUTIONS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, 48FORTY SOLUTIONS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is 48FORTY SOLUTIONS LLC's safety record?

48FORTY SOLUTIONS LLC has a 36.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 855 roadside inspections, with 25 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).