Carrier profile · USDOT 1286407 · MC-500780 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Bobcat Contracting LLC

DBA BOBCAT ELECTRICAL & INSTRUMENTATION LLC BOBCAT CRANE LLC US HYDRO X LLC

638 power unitsavg 10.1 yrRegional · 6 statesHILLSBORO, TX75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-500780 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

638Power units

32 observed · MCS-150

24Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.1Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(254) 582-0205 Email dispatchbcook@bobcatcontracting.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.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.5% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.5% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

638 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.1 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

40 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 34 vehicle and 40 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 30.9 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

37 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 4

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 638-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 638
Inspections · 24 mo: 40
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 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 Driving20 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 2 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 7 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving5 · 5 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 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$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

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Mid-continent’06–’09

Onebeacon America’09–’12

National Union’12–’15

Liberty Fire’15–’22

Imperium’23–now

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2023

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2023 → Nov 2023	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2022 → Nov 2023	$1M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2015 → Dec 2022	$1M	3
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Nov 2012 → Nov 2015	$1M	2
ONEBEACON AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2009 → Nov 2012	$1M	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2008 → Nov 2009	$1M	1
MID-CONTINENT CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2006 → Jan 2009	$1M	2
NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2005 → Nov 2006	$1M	1
OKLAHOMA SURETY COMPANY	Nov 2003 → Nov 2005	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 638
Observed power (24 mo): 32
Trailers (towed): 24

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

12.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

HILLSBORO, TX

1721 HCR 3106

Top corridor

TX 31 · KS 5 · KY 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (1 truck · 1 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1633343

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bobcatcontracting.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1306365

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

638

Observed (24 mo)

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: 1721 HCR 3106, HILLSBORO, TX, 76645
Mailing address: P O BOX 663, HILLSBORO, TX, 76645
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (254) 582-0205
Fax: (866) 582-3199
Email: bcook@bobcatcontracting.com
Web domain: bobcatcontracting.com

Registration

Officers: John Gerik · Brannon Cook
USDOT / docket: 1286407 · MC-500780
First registered: Sep 16, 2004
Last MCS-150: Nov 18, 2025 · 13,951,048 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 15, 2020
Recordable crash rate: 0.67
D-U-N-S: 837660810

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

638

Power units

571

Drivers

179

CDL drivers

13,951,048

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 BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC.

BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC (USDOT 1286407) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 8, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 40 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 34 vehicle-level and 40 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 638 power units and 571 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 18, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 15, 2020 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC's USDOT number?

BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC's USDOT number is 1286407, and its motor carrier number is MC-500780.

Is BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC's safety record?

BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC has a 26.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 54 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).

How big is BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC's fleet?

BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC operates 638 power units and 571 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC based?

BOBCAT CONTRACTING LLC is based in HILLSBORO, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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