Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 16, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
27 yr
Model years 1999–1999 · peer benchmark unavailable.
23 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
GARY HELM (USDOT 1076047) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 16, 2026.
The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 16, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL effective Jun 29, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 16, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 16, 2026.
The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 16, 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 Jul 16, 2026.
It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 14, 2026.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 26, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Jul 16, 2026.
GARY HELM's USDOT number is 1076047, and its motor carrier number is MC-488628.
As of Jul 16, 2026, GARY HELM is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
GARY HELM has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 3 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
GARY HELM operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
GARY HELM is based in WOLFFORTH, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
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3 inspections · 24 mo
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 1
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL · since Jun 2019
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2015 → Jun 2019 | $750K | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jun 2014 → Jun 2015 | $750K | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL | Jul 2009 → Jun 2014 | $750K | 2 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2008 → Jun 2009 | $750K | 1 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Jun 2008 → Sep 2008 | $750K | 1 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Jun 2007 → Jun 2008 | $750K | 2 |
| HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO. | Jun 2004 → Jun 2007 | $750K | 3 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
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Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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