FIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLC

USDOT 1928754

ActiveEstablished authority

Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (26 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT1928754
MC NumberMC-708800
Fleet26 power units
Drivers26
Phone8778288101
LocationAlvarado, TX

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileHighlander Specialty Insurance Company
  • Out-of-service rate12.5% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)3 reported — involvement does not imply fault
  • Authority ageGranted 16 years ago

These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.

Registration

Carrier identity

USDOT Number1928754
MC NumberMC-708800
Legal NameFIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLC
DBA Name—
Entity Type—
Phone8778288101
Address5300 HIGHWAY 67, Alvarado, TX, 76009

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20160125)
Hazmat Flagfalse

Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.

Filings

Insurance

Current InsurerHighlander Specialty Insurance Company
Coverage on File$750,000
Insurance on File Since2025-12-01
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
Highlander Specialty Insurance Company$750,000BMC-91X2025-12-01—

Timeline

Authority history

Authority First Granted2010-01-14 Established authority
Authority Events on Record1
  • 2010-01-14 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
90 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
86 / 100
Driver Fitness
86 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
83 / 100

Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.

Safety events

Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)

Inspections72
Out-of-Service Rate12.5% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes3 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 3 towaway)
  • 2026-04-09 — FL — towaway
  • 2025-03-25 — NV — 2 injured, towaway
  • 2024-07-24 — OH — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2023-12-18 — AL — 1 fatal, 1 injured, towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 12 (15), 16 (13), 20 (13).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)26
Drivers26
Recent Annual Mileage2,838,677
Last MCS-150 Filing22-APR-26

FIFTH WHEEL TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 26 power units — a larger fleet than 98% of carriers registered in TX.

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