Carrier profile · USDOT 4182045 · MC-1610330 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

C Hayes Transportation Inc

5 power unitsavg 13.5 yrRegional · 3 statesWHARTON, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1610330 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(832) 586-5114 Email dispatchcontact@chayestrucking.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 well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average36.8% 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-mo40.0%

▲ 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-mo40.0%

▲ 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

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.5 yr

Model years 1999–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

2 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 36.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 15 vehicle and 19 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.9% · 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 25.2 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

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 4

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

≈1.9 / 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: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.9 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 7 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle 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 ’26 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Lancer’24–’24

Timber Creek’24–’25

Progressive County’25–’25

Ascot Specialty’25–’25

Hoxbridge’25–now

202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC · since Apr 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC	Nov 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	2
ASCOT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2025 → Nov 2025	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jan 2025 → Oct 2025	$750K	3
TIMBER CREEK CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC	Aug 2024 → Jan 2025	$750K	3
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Aug 2024	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.5 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

92.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

WHARTON, TX

125 N OUTLAR ST

Top corridor

TX 14 · LA 4 · MS 1

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 387776Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1243338 USDOT 1868586 USDOT 2393384 USDOT 387776 USDOT 2283071 USDOT 4146691 USDOT 3110381 USDOT 2110105

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: 125 N OUTLAR ST, WHARTON, TX, 77488
Mailing address: 4018 HUTCHINS ST, HOUSTON, TX, 77004
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (832) 586-5114
Email: contact@chayestrucking.com
Web domain: chayestrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Chaz Hayes · Chazidy Marria Hayes
USDOT / docket: 4182045 · MC-1610330
First registered: Jan 19, 2024
Last MCS-150: Feb 13, 2026 · 138,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jul 8, 2026
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

138,000

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 C HAYES TRANSPORTATION INC.

C HAYES TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 4182045) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC effective Apr 17, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 19 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 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 30, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jul 8, 2026 in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is C HAYES TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

C HAYES TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 4182045, and its motor carrier number is MC-1610330.

Is C HAYES TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, C HAYES TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is C HAYES TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

C HAYES TRANSPORTATION INC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 19 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is C HAYES TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

C HAYES TRANSPORTATION INC operates 5 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is C HAYES TRANSPORTATION INC based?

C HAYES TRANSPORTATION INC is based in WHARTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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