Carrier profile · USDOT 728400 · MC-333555 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Cheetah Transportation Systems LLC

19 power unitsavg 10.3 yrRegional · 4 statesHOUSTON, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-333555 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

39 observed · MCS-150

30Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.3Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(281) 388-5150 Email dispatchangela@cheetahtransportation.net

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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.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 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

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.3 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

60 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 56 vehicle and 60 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

27.8% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

59 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 7

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

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 19-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 60
Annualized: ≈30 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 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 Maintenance16 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving6 · 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’22 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

St Paul’98–’02

United States’06–’10

Great West’10–’16

Hudson’16–’22

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Nov 2022

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Nov 2022	$1M	5
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2010 → Dec 2016	$1M	4
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2006 → Feb 2010	$1M	2
RLI INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2005 → Feb 2006	$1M	2
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	Jan 2003 → Feb 2005	$1M	3
NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2002 → Jan 2003	$1M	1
ST. PAUL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1998 → Jan 2002	$1M	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 39
Trailers (towed): 30

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

47.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 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

HOUSTON, TX

11900 WALLISVILLE RD

Top corridor

TX 53 · MS 3 · LA 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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 338344 USDOT 1144179Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (31 trucks · 24 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 990053 USDOT 1809918 USDOT 213831 USDOT 3641489 USDOT 2884779 USDOT 3997855 USDOT 3872007 USDOT 4365666

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@cheetahtransportation.net — 5 carriers: USDOT 1663507 USDOT 1783066 USDOT 1796503 USDOT 1859910

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: 11900 WALLISVILLE RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77013
Mailing address: PO BOX 5498, HOUSTON, TX, 77262
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (281) 388-5150
Cell: (281) 475-0928
Fax: (281) 585-3139
Email: angela@cheetahtransportation.net
Web domain: cheetahtransportation.net

Registration

Officers: Angela Lam · David Jackson
USDOT / docket: 728400 · MC-333555
First registered: Feb 5, 1998
Last MCS-150: Feb 27, 2026 · 3,109,338 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 9601746

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

185

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,109,338

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 CHEETAH TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC.

CHEETAH TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC (USDOT 728400) 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Nov 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 60 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 56 vehicle-level and 60 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 185 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 27, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is CHEETAH TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC's USDOT number?

CHEETAH TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC's USDOT number is 728400, and its motor carrier number is MC-333555.

Is CHEETAH TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is CHEETAH TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC's safety record?

CHEETAH TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 116 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 CHEETAH TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC's fleet?

CHEETAH TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC operates 19 power units and 185 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CHEETAH TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC based?

CHEETAH TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS LLC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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