Carrier profile · USDOT 357779 · MC-226461 · Updated Jul 17, 2026

US Autologistics LLC

DBA USAL

382 power unitsavg 2.9 yrMulti-region · 8 statesHOUSTON, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-226461 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

382Power units

198 observed · MCS-150

195Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

2.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 580-3807 Email dispatchgcole@usal.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 17, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record12 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 383 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

28 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

28 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

382 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

276 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 9.2%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 — 196 vehicle and 273 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

7.8% · 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 9.6 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

259 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 19

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 382-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 382
Inspections · 24 mo: 276
Annualized: ≈138 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving59 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance20 · 18 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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 ’13 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

North America’93–’00

Pacific Employers’00–’03

Ace American’03–now

1993200220112020now

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

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2012

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2003 → Jan 2013	$750K	4
PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2000 → Feb 2003	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	Mar 1993 → Jan 2000	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 382
Observed power (24 mo): 198
Trailers (towed): 195

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

2.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

28.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

276

TX busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

21021 ESSMAN LANE

Top corridor

TX 188 · LA 38 · MS 28

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3117227Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (19 trucks · 14 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2167832 USDOT 4389301 USDOT 1058200 USDOT 2328160 USDOT 3117227 USDOT 244002 USDOT 2298444 USDOT 1384157

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gary cole — 10 carriers: USDOT 334515 USDOT 608499 USDOT 703389 USDOT 1424923 USDOT 1454549 USDOT 1902967 USDOT 2203633 USDOT 3387838

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

382

Observed (24 mo)

198

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: 21021 ESSMAN LANE, HOUSTON, TX, 77073
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (713) 580-3807
Fax: (713) 580-5880
Email: gcole@usal.com
Web domain: usal.com

Registration

Officers: Gary Cole · Jack Patterson
USDOT / docket: 357779 · MC-226461
First registered: Jun 16, 1989
Last MCS-150: Oct 17, 2025 · 28,842,754 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 28, 1990
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

382

Power units

353

Drivers

297

CDL drivers

28,842,754

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 US AUTOLOGISTICS LLC.

US AUTOLOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 357779) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 17, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 17, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 16, 2012 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 17, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 9.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 17, 2026.

The carrier received 276 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 196 vehicle-level and 273 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 17, 2026.

The carrier has 28 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 12 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 17, 2026.

It reports 382 power units and 353 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 17, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 28, 1990 in the federal record refreshed Jul 17, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is US AUTOLOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number?

US AUTOLOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number is 357779, and its motor carrier number is MC-226461.

Is US AUTOLOGISTICS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 17, 2026, US AUTOLOGISTICS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is US AUTOLOGISTICS LLC's safety record?

US AUTOLOGISTICS LLC has a 9.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 383 roadside inspections, with 28 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).