Carrier profile · USDOT 1458186 · MC-531527 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Francis Transportation LLC

11 power unitsavg 12.4 yrMulti-region · 10 statesBRIGHAM CITY, UT76/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-531527 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(435) 723-1197 Email dispatchcristaf@francistrucking.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 average38.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on 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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.9%

▲ 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-mo38.9%

▲ 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

Asset-based

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

37 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 38.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 18 vehicle and 37 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.9% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 11.1 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

35 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 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

≈1.7 / 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: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 37
Annualized: ≈19 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 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 Driving23 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 4 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle 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: Inactive

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 ’21 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Canal’13–’16

Northland’16–’20

beyond this history

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Feb 2021

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2020 → Feb 2021	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2016 → Feb 2020	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2013 → Feb 2016	$750K	5
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2012 → Feb 2013	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 20

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

65.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

UT busiest

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

Home base

BRIGHAM CITY, UT

1140 N WATERY LANE

Top corridor

UT 16 · CA 10 · CO 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 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 419678Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 377926 USDOT 1894365 USDOT 4128282 USDOT 419678

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@francistrucking.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 419678

Shares a company officer with other carriers

crista francis — 2 carriers: USDOT 419678

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: 1140 N WATERY LANE, BRIGHAM CITY, UT, 84302
Mailing address: P O BOX 677, BRIGHAM CITY, UT, 84302
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (435) 723-1197
Fax: (435) 723-9808
Email: cristaf@francistrucking.com
Web domain: francistrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Crista Francis
USDOT / docket: 1458186 · MC-531527
First registered: Jan 31, 2006
Last MCS-150: Jun 12, 2024 · 932,494 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

932,494

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 FRANCIS TRANSPORTATION LLC.

FRANCIS TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1458186) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Feb 1, 2021 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 37 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 37 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 12, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FRANCIS TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

FRANCIS TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1458186, and its motor carrier number is MC-531527.

Is FRANCIS TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, FRANCIS TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FRANCIS TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

FRANCIS TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 38.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 55 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).

How big is FRANCIS TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

FRANCIS TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 11 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FRANCIS TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

FRANCIS TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in BRIGHAM CITY, UT, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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