Carrier profile · USDOT 4508971 · Updated Aug 23, 2026

Joe Wayne Channel

DBA CHANNEL EXPRESS

1 power unitavg 18.5 yrLocal · 1 statesLUFKIN, TX50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

18.5Avg age (yr)

2001–2014 · vPIC

Call dispatch(936) 707-9232 Email dispatchchannel_jody@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 23, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

New entrant, limited track recordRegistered under a year ago with few inspections — limited public safety history to evaluate.

In good standing · 0

Nothing flagged.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

18.5 yr

Model years 2001–2014 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityNew

0 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2025 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

18.5 yr

Average age

2014

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

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

LUFKIN, TX

2020 FM 706

Top corridor

TX 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4297115

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: 2020 FM 706, LUFKIN, TX, 75904-5931
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (936) 707-9232
Fax: (936) 676-5836
Email: channel_jody@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Joe Channel
USDOT / docket: 4508971
First registered: Dec 19, 2025
Last MCS-150: Jan 20, 2026 · 1 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
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 JOE WAYNE CHANNEL.

JOE WAYNE CHANNEL (USDOT 4508971) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Aug 23, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 23, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 20, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JOE WAYNE CHANNEL's USDOT number?

JOE WAYNE CHANNEL's USDOT number is 4508971.

Is JOE WAYNE CHANNEL authorized to operate?

As of Aug 23, 2026, JOE WAYNE CHANNEL is active in the FMCSA register.

What is JOE WAYNE CHANNEL's safety record?

JOE WAYNE CHANNEL has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.

How big is JOE WAYNE CHANNEL's fleet?

JOE WAYNE CHANNEL operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JOE WAYNE CHANNEL based?

JOE WAYNE CHANNEL is based in LUFKIN, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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