Carrier profile · USDOT 3960177 · MC-1476608 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Alpha & Company Transportation LLC

3 power unitsavg 4.3 yrNational · 30 statesHOUSTON, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1476608 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

4.3Avg age (yr)

2020–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(346) 520-3810 Email dispatchminkoalpha@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

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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 average32.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average24.4% 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-mo32.1%

▲ 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-mo32.1%

▲ 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

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.3 yr

Model years 2020–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

45 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 32.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 24.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 28 vehicle and 45 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

30.0% · 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 39.9 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

45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '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

≈7.5 / 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: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 45
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈7.5 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 9 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 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 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Everspan’22–’23

Progressive County’23–’24

Accredited Specialty’24–’25

beyond this history

20222023202420252026now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC · since Oct 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Oct 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
EVERSPAN INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Oct 2023	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2020

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 30 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

HOUSTON, TX

19402 LEAFWOOD LN

Top corridor

NM ⇄ TX

NM 4 · AZ 4 · MS 3

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 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 327574 USDOT 1388780 USDOT 4309696Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 327574 USDOT 1388780 USDOT 4309696 USDOT 1277152 USDOT 2774594 USDOT 3773585 USDOT 4166671 USDOT 4364038

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 19402 LEAFWOOD LN, HOUSTON, TX, 77084
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (346) 520-3810
Email: minkoalpha@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Alpha Minko
USDOT / docket: 3960177 · MC-1476608
First registered: Sep 27, 2022
Last MCS-150: Oct 8, 2025 · 449,649 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

449,649

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 ALPHA & COMPANY TRANSPORTATION LLC.

ALPHA & COMPANY TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3960177) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC effective Oct 28, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 32.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 45 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 28 vehicle-level and 45 driver-level — across 30 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 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 Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 8, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ALPHA & COMPANY TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

ALPHA & COMPANY TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 3960177, and its motor carrier number is MC-1476608.

Is ALPHA & COMPANY TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, ALPHA & COMPANY TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ALPHA & COMPANY TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

ALPHA & COMPANY TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 32.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 49 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 ALPHA & COMPANY TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

ALPHA & COMPANY TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ALPHA & COMPANY TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

ALPHA & COMPANY TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 30 states.

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