Carrier profile · USDOT 1661593 · MC-611053 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Viking Transport LLC

14 power unitsavg 15.8 yrRegional · 3 statesJACKSONVILLE, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-611053 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.8Avg age (yr)

2007–2015 · vPIC

Call dispatch(903) 726-3519 Email dispatcha.powell@vikingtransportllc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.6% 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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.8 yr

Model years 2007–2015 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

42 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 29 vehicle and 42 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 21.3 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

39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 4

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 14-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 42
Annualized: ≈21 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

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 ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Southern’07–’10

Zurich American’11–’13

Hallmark County’13–’16

Hudson’17–’21

Key Risk’21–’25

2007201220172022now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL · since Dec 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Dec 2025	$750K	1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2017 → Nov 2021	$750K	6
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Nov 2017	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2016 → Nov 2016	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Jul 2016	$750K	3
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Jul 2013	$750K	2
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2010 → Jul 2011	$750K	1
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2007 → Jul 2010	$750K	6

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 14
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

15.8 yr

Average age

2015

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

48.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 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

JACKSONVILLE, TX

21861 US HWY 79 E

Top corridor

TX 26 · LA 15 · OK 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

blake powell — 3 carriers: USDOT 2373040 USDOT 3008871

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 21861 US HWY 79 E, JACKSONVILLE, TX, 75766
Mailing address: PO BOX 219, NEW SUMMERFIELD, TX, 75780
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (903) 726-3519
Email: a.powell@vikingtransportllc.com
Web domain: vikingtransportllc.com

Registration

Officers: Blake Powell · Ashly Powell
USDOT / docket: 1661593 · MC-611053
First registered: Jun 29, 2007
Last MCS-150: Dec 30, 2025 · 1,758,540 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 4, 2014
Recordable crash rate: 10.76
D-U-N-S: 27454085

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,758,540

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 VIKING TRANSPORT LLC.

VIKING TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1661593) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract 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 PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL effective Dec 31, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 42 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 42 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 30, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 4, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VIKING TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

VIKING TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 1661593, and its motor carrier number is MC-611053.

Is VIKING TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is VIKING TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

VIKING TRANSPORT LLC has a 27.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 58 roadside inspections, with 5 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 VIKING TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

VIKING TRANSPORT LLC operates 14 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is VIKING TRANSPORT LLC based?

VIKING TRANSPORT LLC is based in JACKSONVILLE, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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