Carrier profile · USDOT 1188508 · MC-474090 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Max Trans LLC

275 power unitsavg 7.1 yrNational · 30 statesHUMBOLDT, TN74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-474090 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

275Power units

273 observed · MCS-150

396Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(731) 784-1650 Email dispatchcbeasley@maxtrans.us

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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 well above average35.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record15 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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

25 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

25 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

275 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

708 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 302 vehicle and 708 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

45.3% · 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 10.5 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

683 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 41

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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 275-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 275
Inspections · 24 mo: 708
Annualized: ≈354 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving155 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance104 · 88 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance53 · 17 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance39 · 15 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance26 · 15 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance24 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance23 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 3 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance15 · 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

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 ’19 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

First South’04–’13

Cherokee’04–’09

Cherokee’13–’17

Hudson’17–’19

beyond this history

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Dec 2019

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2017 → Dec 2019	$1M	1
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2013 → May 2017	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2012 → May 2013	$1M	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → May 2012	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jun 2009 → May 2011	$1M	3
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2004 → Jun 2009	$1M	2
FIRST SOUTH BANK	Feb 2004 → Jun 2013	$1M	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2003 → Nov 2004	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 275
Observed power (24 mo): 273
Trailers (towed): 396

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

58.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 30 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

705

TN busiest

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

Home base

HUMBOLDT, TN

219 HWY 45 W

Top corridor

TN 332 · MS 66 · AR 43

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: 8 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3300318 USDOT 3626011 USDOT 852587 USDOT 230724 USDOT 623368 USDOT 1928754Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (77 trucks · 75 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 159317 USDOT 494832 USDOT 2078656 USDOT 2531440 USDOT 3440401 USDOT 3820936 USDOT 3860157 USDOT 439352

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@maxtrans.us — 2 carriers: USDOT 3187448

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

275

Observed (24 mo)

273

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: 219 HWY 45 W, HUMBOLDT, TN, 38343
Mailing address: P O BOX 11507, JACKSON, TN, 38308
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (731) 784-1650
Fax: (731) 222-5087
Email: cbeasley@maxtrans.us
Web domain: maxtrans.us

Registration

Officer: Greg Kelley
USDOT / docket: 1188508 · MC-474090
First registered: Nov 20, 2003
Last MCS-150: Aug 12, 2026 · 18,684,557 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 20, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

275

Power units

243

Drivers

235

CDL drivers

18,684,557

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 MAX TRANS LLC.

MAX TRANS LLC (USDOT 1188508) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract 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 Dec 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 708 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 302 vehicle-level and 708 driver-level — across 30 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has 25 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 15 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 275 power units and 243 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 12, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 20, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MAX TRANS LLC's USDOT number?

MAX TRANS LLC's USDOT number is 1188508, and its motor carrier number is MC-474090.

Is MAX TRANS LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is MAX TRANS LLC's safety record?

MAX TRANS LLC has a 35.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1,007 roadside inspections, with 25 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is MAX TRANS LLC's fleet?

MAX TRANS LLC operates 275 power units and 243 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MAX TRANS LLC based?

MAX TRANS LLC is based in HUMBOLDT, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 30 states.

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