Carrier profile · USDOT 365370 · MC-222288 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Clark Freight Lines Inc

138 power unitsavg 12 yrMulti-region · 10 statesPASADENA, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-222288 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

138Power units

97 observed · MCS-150

87Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(281) 487-3160 Email dispatchgeo@clarkfreight.com

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.4% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record6 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 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.4%

▲ 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

138 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

12 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

157 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 141 vehicle and 157 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

17.5% · 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 21.1 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

151 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 11

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 138-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 138
Inspections · 24 mo: 157
Annualized: ≈79 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Maintenance77 · 26 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance29 · 9 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance28 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance27 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance22 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 13 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance10 · 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: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 4 lapsesCoverage lapse

Lincoln General’04–’08

New Hampshire’13–’17

State Pennsylvania’18–’22

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 20 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 20 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	May 2025 → Aug 2025	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	May 2024 → May 2025	$1M	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Mar 2024 → May 2024	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	May 2023 → Mar 2024	$1M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Apr 2023 → May 2023	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	May 2022 → Apr 2023	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jan 2022 → May 2021	$1M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	May 2021 → May 2022	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Feb 2018 → Jan 2022	$1M	7
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	May 2017 → Jun 2017	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	May 2017 → Feb 2018	$1M	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	May 2017 → May 2017	$1M	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	May 2013 → May 2017	$1M	4
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	May 2012 → May 2013	$1M	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	May 2010 → May 2010	$1M	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2008 → May 2010	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2004 → May 2008	$1M	4
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	May 2003 → May 2004	$1M	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2002 → May 2003	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2002 → May 2002	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 138
Observed power (24 mo): 97
Trailers (towed): 87

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

37.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

156

TX busiest

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

Home base

PASADENA, TX

5129 PINE AVENUE

Top corridor

TX 135 · AL 5 · AR 4

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: 4 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 690147 USDOT 2156918 USDOT 1427180 USDOT 2888785Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (32 trucks · 32 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2007277 USDOT 4097178 USDOT 2156918 USDOT 2926913 USDOT 951978 USDOT 2207361 USDOT 38111 USDOT 3096197

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@clarkfreight.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 534705

Shares a company officer with other carriers

danny schnautz — 2 carriers: USDOT 534705

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

138

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: 5129 PINE AVENUE, PASADENA, TX, 77503
Mailing address: P O BOX 5250, PASADENA, TX, 77508-5250
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (281) 487-3160
Fax: (281) 487-5418
Email: geo@clarkfreight.com
Web domain: clarkfreight.com

Registration

Officers: David Schnautz · Danny Schnautz
USDOT / docket: 365370 · MC-222288
First registered: Sep 13, 1989
Last MCS-150: Apr 23, 2025 · 10,358,731 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 29, 2015
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

138

Power units

138

Drivers

138

CDL drivers

10,358,731

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 CLARK FREIGHT LINES INC.

CLARK FREIGHT LINES INC (USDOT 365370) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

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

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 157 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 141 vehicle-level and 157 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 6 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 138 power units and 138 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 23, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 29, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CLARK FREIGHT LINES INC's USDOT number?

CLARK FREIGHT LINES INC's USDOT number is 365370, and its motor carrier number is MC-222288.

Is CLARK FREIGHT LINES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, CLARK FREIGHT LINES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CLARK FREIGHT LINES INC's safety record?

CLARK FREIGHT LINES INC has a 28.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 245 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is CLARK FREIGHT LINES INC's fleet?

CLARK FREIGHT LINES INC operates 138 power units and 138 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CLARK FREIGHT LINES INC based?

CLARK FREIGHT LINES INC is based in PASADENA, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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