THE TRANSPORT COMPANY LLC

DOT# 4251503 MC# 1648046 Malvern, AR Authorized For-Hire
(501) 732-1128 mrandmrsdesoto@yahoo.com 594 Military Cutoff Road, Malvern AR 72104
1 tractors · all owned 1 drivers 60k mi/yr · ~60k per unit
HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 66.6 / 100
Low confidence
2 yrs history · 6 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
1
Drivers · CDL
1 · 0
Annual miles
60k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 1 0 0 1
Trailers 1 0 0 1

Registration

Cargo Operation
Interstate
Scope
Interstate (Beyond 100 miles)
Registered
06-07-2024 (2 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-16-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
COURTNEY DESOTO
Officer
MICHAEL DESOTO

Cargo

68.5
medium risk
Motor Vehicles Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers General Freight Building Materials Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is about 14% lower than similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of about 1 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 0.86×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.1 vs 0.1 for similar fleets
This motor carrier
0.1
Similar fleets
0.1
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
About typical for similar fleets.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Nothing on the FMCSA record stands out.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Jun 2026 · grade scored on Aug 1, 2025 → Jul 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
6
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
16.7%
1 of 6
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 6
National avg 6.7%
Violations
6
1 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 1 truck in Arkansas (about 2 in 24 months would be typical; 43% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 0 inspections, 0 out of service 0 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 1 inspections, 1 out of service 1 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '26
vs 29,453 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.055
Inspections 3.00 2.39
Violations 3.00 2.15
Critical violations 1.00 0.42

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Owner-Operator power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

6 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    3 · 1 OOS
    Lights 1 · Tires 1 · Other parts 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO.
on record since Jul 10, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2024
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jun 28, 2024)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Texas 2
  • Arkansas (HQ) 1
  • Oklahoma 1
  • Tennessee 1
  • Federal inspectors 1