Carrier profile · USDOT 2074781 · MC-153615 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Els LLC

DBA ELS

50 power unitsavg 8.1 yrMulti-region · 9 statesWEST MEMPHIS, AR74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-153615 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

50Power units

48 observed · MCS-150

47Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(919) 778-5777 Email dispatchtburnette@elsfreight.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 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 average37.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 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 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

50 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

87 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 37.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 54 vehicle and 87 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

61.5% · 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

85 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 8

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 50-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 50
Inspections · 24 mo: 87
Annualized: ≈44 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving112 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance31 · 7 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance28 · 24 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance18 · 3 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 12 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Inactive
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 ’24 · 10 insurers · 4 lapsesCoverage lapse

Canal’02–’07

Cherokee’12–’15

Carolina’20–’23

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2024

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2023 → Sep 2024	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2020 → Dec 2023	$1M	1
ARGONAUT INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2019 → Dec 2020	$1M	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2017 → Dec 2018	$1M	3
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Dec 2016	$1M	1
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Dec 2017	$1M	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2015 → Dec 2016	$1M	3
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2012 → Dec 2015	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2011 → Nov 2011	$1M	3
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Nov 2011	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2002 → Oct 2007	$1M	17
UNISUN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Jul 2002	$1M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1999 → Jul 2000	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 50
Observed power (24 mo): 48
Trailers (towed): 47

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

58.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

WEST MEMPHIS, AR

315 MOUND CITY ROAD

Top corridor

OH ⇄ AR

OH 41 · MI 23 · IN 12

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: 5 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2562120 USDOT 1436462 USDOT 1934741 USDOT 4283287Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 34 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 759891 USDOT 795982 USDOT 1941086 USDOT 192897 USDOT 3479143 USDOT 1243338 USDOT 2562120 USDOT 4277340

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@elsfreight.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1852718

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 315 MOUND CITY ROAD, WEST MEMPHIS, AR, 72301
Mailing address: 210 HAMP DRIVE, KENLY, NC, 27542
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (919) 778-5777
Email: tburnette@elsfreight.com
Web domain: elsfreight.com

Registration

Officer: Tim Butts
USDOT / docket: 2074781 · MC-153615
First registered: Sep 10, 2010
Last MCS-150: Dec 12, 2025 · 3,200,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 13, 2016
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,200,000

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 ELS LLC.

ELS LLC (USDOT 2074781) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 87 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 54 vehicle-level and 87 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 50 power units and 40 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 12, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 13, 2016 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ELS LLC's USDOT number?

ELS LLC's USDOT number is 2074781, and its motor carrier number is MC-153615.

Is ELS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, ELS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ELS LLC's safety record?

ELS LLC has a 37.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 216 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is ELS LLC's fleet?

ELS LLC operates 50 power units and 40 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ELS LLC based?

ELS LLC is based in WEST MEMPHIS, AR, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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