Carrier profile · USDOT 541564 · MC-269507 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Shark Trucking Inc

126 power unitsavg 10.6 yrMulti-region · 9 statesHOUSTON, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-269507 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

126Power units

119 observed · MCS-150

107Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(281) 458-2649 Email dispatchsales@sharktrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 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 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

126 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.6 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

256 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

228 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 33.0%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 — 191 vehicle and 226 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

30.1% · 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 4.7 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

226 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 26

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 126-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 126
Inspections · 24 mo: 228
Annualized: ≈114 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance101 · 15 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving85 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance46 · 23 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance34 · 10 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance31 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance28 · 15 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance28 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance24 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 · 17 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Home State’03–’07

Sentry Select’15–’19

Sentry Select’20–’24

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 19 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 19 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Aug 2019 → Aug 2020	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2015 → Aug 2019	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2014 → Sep 2015	$750K	2
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Jul 2014	$750K	1
TORUS SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Jul 2013	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2010 → Jul 2011	$750K	1
UNION INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2009 → Jul 2010	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2007 → Jul 2009	$750K	1
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Jul 2003 → Jul 2007	$750K	4
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2002 → Jul 2003	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2001 → Jul 2002	$750K	1
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Jul 2000 → Jul 2001	$750K	2
COLONIAL COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1998 → Jul 2000	$750K	3
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1997 → Jul 1998	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1996 → Jul 1997	$750K	1
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 1995 → Jul 1996	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	Jul 1993 → Jul 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 126
Observed power (24 mo): 119
Trailers (towed): 107

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.6 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

88.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

228

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 184 inspections
Oklahoma: 23 inspections
Louisiana: 14 inspections
Tennessee: 2 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
New Mexico: 1 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

12106 MESA DR SUITE A102

Top corridor

TX 184 · OK 23 · LA 14

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 21 trucks also ran under 11 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 159317 USDOT 580265 USDOT 536448 USDOT 428099 USDOT 3162499 USDOT 3912000 USDOT 305173 USDOT 1016875Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (88 trucks · 64 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1259891 USDOT 2149161 USDOT 3608665 USDOT 759891 USDOT 1243338 USDOT 1941086 USDOT 296052 USDOT 3078202

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gary hoffman — 6 carriers: USDOT 566447 USDOT 644817 USDOT 873870 USDOT 916285 USDOT 1050623

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

126

Observed (24 mo)

119

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 12106 MESA DR SUITE A102, HOUSTON, TX, 77016
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (281) 458-2649
Email: sales@sharktrucking.com
Web domain: sharktrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Gary Hoffman
USDOT / docket: 541564 · MC-269507
First registered: Nov 4, 1993
Last MCS-150: Feb 23, 2026 · 4,017,693 mi (2021)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 3, 2017
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

126

Power units

121

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,017,693

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

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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33%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

63 of 191 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

387violation records

67OOS-tagged records

63 of 191inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

12330%37 / 123

Lights

9310%9 / 93

Brakes

786%5 / 78

Unsafe driving

7718%14 / 77

Hours of service

130%0 / 13

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Other / unclassified

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

34%Oct 24 to Apr 2510 / 29

30%Apr 25 to Oct 2513 / 44

38%Oct 25 to Apr 2618 / 48

31%Apr 26 to Oct 2622 / 70

Top 3 codes (95 of 387 records)

393.9 Inoperative required lamps37
392.2W State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)34
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components24

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396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection16
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)13
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps12
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)9
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing9
393.75G-LOAD Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)9
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)9
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators7
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)7
393.75C Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)7
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed7
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured6
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing6
393.45B2UV Brake tubing / hose defects6
393.9T Inoperative required lamps6
393.45DLUV Brake tubing / hose defects5
393.48A Brakes inoperative5
393.9H Inoperative required lamps5
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.9A Failure to secure load / cargo not secured4
392.9A2 Failure to secure load / cargo not secured4
393.110B Cargo securement — number of tiedowns4
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4
393.78 Windshield wipers4
396.3A1B Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed4
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak4
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2C State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.100(a) Cargo securement (general)3
393.104B Cargo securement — tiedowns3
393.201D Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)3
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.60D Windshield / glazing3
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)3
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps3
395.22G ELD — provider/registration/malfunction3
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed3
396.5B-HWSLOW Oil and/or grease leak3
383.23A2 Operating without a valid CDL2
393.102B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.205C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.45B2PC Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.45DLPC Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.55C2 Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.55D2 Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.75A1 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps2
396.3A1BL Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
396.5B-HWSLIW Oil and/or grease leak2
392.16AD Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.22B-DFPWD Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.2WC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.4A-UI Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.104B-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.104C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.104F3 Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.104F4-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.11A1-LFTSM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TT Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TU Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11UR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203E Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207G Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209D Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209E Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.47A Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.55D1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D3 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.67C7 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75B Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9BRKLAMP Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H1 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H2 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H3 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.24C2II ELD — record edits / data1
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data1
395.24D ELD — record edits / data1
395.30B1 ELD — use / data transfer1
395.3A3-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8F12-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1
999 Other violation1

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SHARK TRUCKING INC.

SHARK TRUCKING INC (USDOT 541564) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 228 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 191 vehicle-level and 226 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 126 power units and 121 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 23, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 3, 2017 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SHARK TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

SHARK TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 541564, and its motor carrier number is MC-269507.

Is SHARK TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. SHARK TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SHARK TRUCKING INC's safety record?

SHARK TRUCKING INC has a 33.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 316 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).