Carrier profile · USDOT 2811357 · MC-937175 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Cantrell Transportation LLC

33 power unitsavg 14.5 yrMulti-region · 13 statesHOUSTON, MO93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-937175 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

33Power units

31 observed · MCS-150

32Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(417) 260-4430 Email dispatchcantrelltrans@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.0% vs the 22.26% national average.

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 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

33 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

55 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.0%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 — 29 vehicle and 55 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 37.1 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

52 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 5

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 33-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 33
Inspections · 24 mo: 55
Annualized: ≈28 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Maintenance16 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance13 · 6 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 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: None
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 · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Progressive’15–’17

Progressive’19–’20

Acuity A’20–’23

beyond this history

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO. · since Jul 2024

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2023	$750K	4
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Jul 2020	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Nov 2017	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 33
Observed power (24 mo): 31
Trailers (towed): 32

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

58.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, MO

102 FORREST DR

Top corridor

MO 19 · AR 6 · TX 5

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: 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 2184879 USDOT 2591806Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (24 trucks · 20 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 687249 USDOT 733138 USDOT 2433391 USDOT 1345616 USDOT 2866991 USDOT 204961 USDOT 3195397 USDOT 2954422

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

Location

Physical address: 102 FORREST DR, HOUSTON, MO, 65483
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (417) 260-4430
Email: cantrelltrans@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Brian Cantrell · Tanner Cantrell
USDOT / docket: 2811357 · MC-937175
First registered: Sep 30, 2015
Last MCS-150: Jun 5, 2026 · 1,626,452 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,626,452

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 CANTRELL TRANSPORTATION LLC.

CANTRELL TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2811357) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO. effective Jul 19, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 55 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 55 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 33 power units and 33 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 5, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CANTRELL TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

CANTRELL TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 2811357, and its motor carrier number is MC-937175.

Is CANTRELL TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, CANTRELL TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CANTRELL TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

CANTRELL TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 31.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 78 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CANTRELL TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

CANTRELL TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 33 power units and 33 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CANTRELL TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

CANTRELL TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in HOUSTON, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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