Carrier profile · USDOT 693903 · MC-304426 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Intermodal Research Inc

DBA IRI TRUCKING INC

41 power unitsavg 12.9 yrRegional · 4 statesHOUSTON, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-304426 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

41Power units

26 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.9Avg age (yr)

1999–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 675-4400 Email dispatchrichardh@iritrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.4% 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 1997.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

41 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.9 yr

Model years 1999–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

40 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 35 vehicle and 40 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

26.7% · 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 28.8 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

38 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 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.

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 41-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 41
Inspections · 24 mo: 40
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

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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$2,000,000 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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’24 · 13 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Greenwich’04–’07

American Empire’04–’07

Ace Fire’11–’15

Ace Fire’15–’19

Hallmark Specialty’20–’23

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 25 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · BRIDGEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2024

All 25 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STARSTONE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2023 → Dec 2024	$5M	2
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2021 → Dec 2023	$5M	1
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → May 2023	$5M	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2020 → Dec 2021	$5M	1
ARCH SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2022	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2020	$5M	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2020	$5M	1
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Dec 2019 → Dec 2020	$5M	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Jan 2021	$5M	1
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Dec 2018 → Dec 2019	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2018 → Dec 2019	$5M	1
ENDURANCE AMERICAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Dec 2017 → Dec 2018	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Dec 2017	$5M	1
ACE FIRE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2015 → Dec 2019	$5M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2015 → Dec 2016	$5M	1
ACE FIRE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Dec 2015	$5M	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2010 → Dec 2011	$5M	1
STEADFAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2009 → Feb 2011	$5M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2009 → Dec 2009	$5M	3
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2007 → Jul 2008	$5M	6
AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2004 → Jul 2007	$5M	3
GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2004 → Jul 2007	$5M	1
AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2004 → Jul 2004	$5M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2003 → Jul 2004	$5M	1
AMERICAN EMPIRE SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2003 → Jun 2004	$5M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 41
Observed power (24 mo): 26
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.9 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

50.0%

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

17007 CROSBY FWY

Top corridor

TX 34 · LA 3 · MS 2

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: 3 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 688098 USDOT 3016735 USDOT 2903962 USDOT 4199913Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 348508 USDOT 680185 USDOT 3095943 USDOT 4048837 USDOT 4536741 USDOT 688098 USDOT 3016735 USDOT 46595

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 17007 CROSBY FWY, HOUSTON, TX, 77049
Mailing address: PO BOX 24396, HOUSTON, TX, 77229
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (713) 675-4400
Fax: (713) 962-2148
Email: richardh@iritrucking.com
Web domain: iritrucking.com

Registration

USDOT / docket: 693903 · MC-304426
First registered: Jun 12, 1997
Last MCS-150: Feb 18, 2026 · 1,567,744 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 12, 2025
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,567,744

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 INTERMODAL RESEARCH INC.

INTERMODAL RESEARCH INC (USDOT 693903) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from BRIDGEWAY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 16, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 40 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 35 vehicle-level and 40 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 41 power units and 32 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 18, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 12, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is INTERMODAL RESEARCH INC's USDOT number?

INTERMODAL RESEARCH INC's USDOT number is 693903, and its motor carrier number is MC-304426.

Is INTERMODAL RESEARCH INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, INTERMODAL RESEARCH INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is INTERMODAL RESEARCH INC's safety record?

INTERMODAL RESEARCH INC has a 31.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 61 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is INTERMODAL RESEARCH INC's fleet?

INTERMODAL RESEARCH INC operates 41 power units and 32 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is INTERMODAL RESEARCH INC based?

INTERMODAL RESEARCH INC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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