Carrier profile · USDOT 3984078 · MC-1492631 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

Base Distributing Inc

6 power unitsavg 9.7 yrLocal · 2 statesHOUSTON, TX100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1492631 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.7Avg age (yr)

2001–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(432) 777-9030 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 58 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.0%

▼ 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

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.7 yr

Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

58 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

24 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 16, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 13.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 23 vehicle and 24 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 31.5 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

23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / 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: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 24
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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 Maintenance24 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving18 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
172.602 Other violationOther5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

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 ’23 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Crestbrook’22–now

20222023202420252026now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CRESTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2023

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CRESTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2022 → Nov 2023	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 17, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

64.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 23 inspections
New Mexico: 1 inspections

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

12106 ALMEDA RD

Most inspections: TX

23 inspections

TX 23 · NM 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 16, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 16130 USDOT 270179 USDOT 3150981 USDOT 2443160 USDOT 3927357 USDOT 2312254 USDOT 3434290 USDOT 306411

Shares a company officer with other carriers

shelbi mooney — 3 carriers: USDOT 1377337 USDOT 4317452

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 16, 2026

Location

Physical address: 12106 ALMEDA RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77045
Mailing address: 1130 LONG PRAIRIE DRIVE, KATY, TX, 77450
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (432) 777-9030
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: basedistributing.com

Registration

Officers: Shelbi Mooney · Howard Kreig Merrell
USDOT / docket: 3984078 · MC-1492631
First registered: Nov 10, 2022
Last MCS-150: Feb 9, 2026 · 1,152,474 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 26, 2024
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 98313043

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

1,152,474

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 16, 2026

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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13%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

3 of 23 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

49violation records

3OOS-tagged records

3 of 23inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Lights

170%0 / 17

Other vehicle maintenance

1217%2 / 12

Other / unclassified

1010%1 / 10

Brakes

50%0 / 5

Unsafe driving

50%0 / 5

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

0%Oct 24 to Apr 250 / 11

0%Apr 25 to Oct 250 / 2

40%Oct 25 to Apr 262 / 5

20%Apr 26 to Oct 261 / 5

Top 3 codes (12 of 49 records)

393.9 Inoperative required lamps6
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection4
172.502A1 Other violation2

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172.504A Other violation2
392.2W State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.11TU Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.45B2UV Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.70B1I Coupling devices / fifth wheel2
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps2
171.2A Other violation1
172.303A Other violation1
172.328D Other violation1
172.332A Other violation1
177.804B3 Other violation1
177.817E2-HMHC Other violation1
390.21(a) USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11UR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
393.9T Inoperative required lamps1
396.3A1B Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

Before you tender

Ask for current records for the assigned equipment and driver.

Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BASE DISTRIBUTING INC.

BASE DISTRIBUTING INC (USDOT 3984078) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CRESTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 17, 2026.

The carrier received 24 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 23 vehicle-level and 24 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 17, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 17, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 9, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 16, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 26, 2024 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BASE DISTRIBUTING INC's USDOT number?

BASE DISTRIBUTING INC's USDOT number is 3984078, and its motor carrier number is MC-1492631.

Is BASE DISTRIBUTING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 16, 2026. BASE DISTRIBUTING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BASE DISTRIBUTING INC's safety record?

BASE DISTRIBUTING INC has a 13.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 58 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).