Carrier profile · USDOT 3912233 · MC-1444552 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Bantou LLC

9 power unitsavg 6.6 yrNational · 21 statesOKLAHOMA CITY, OK81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1444552 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.6Avg age (yr)

2005–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(818) 383-8664 Email dispatchbantoutransport@gmail.com

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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 average27.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average16.1% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.6 yr

Model years 2005–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

31 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 16.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 22 vehicle and 31 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 33.1 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

30 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 31
Annualized: ≈16 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 10 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness4 · 3 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle 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 ’25 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Northern’22–’25

Geico General’25–’25

beyond this history

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2025

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Jul 2025	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Mar 2025	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.6 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

71.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

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

Home base

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

835 W SHERIDAN AVE APT 303

Top corridor

NM ⇄ OK

NM 4 · NV 2 · FL 2

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 4212644Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4179051 USDOT 4212644 USDOT 4305517 USDOT 3754497 USDOT 3802880 USDOT 4426063 USDOT 4381255

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: 835 W SHERIDAN AVE APT 303, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, 73106
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (818) 383-8664
Email: bantoutransport@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Nzhde Tumasian
USDOT / docket: 3912233 · MC-1444552
First registered: Jul 5, 2022
Last MCS-150: Mar 26, 2025 · 1 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

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 BANTOU LLC.

BANTOU LLC (USDOT 3912233) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 19, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 31 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 22 vehicle-level and 31 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 26, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BANTOU LLC's USDOT number?

BANTOU LLC's USDOT number is 3912233, and its motor carrier number is MC-1444552.

Is BANTOU LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BANTOU LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BANTOU LLC's safety record?

BANTOU LLC has a 27.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 31 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is BANTOU LLC's fleet?

BANTOU LLC operates 9 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BANTOU LLC based?

BANTOU LLC is based in OKLAHOMA CITY, OK, with roadside inspections recorded across 21 states.

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