POOR BOYS TRANSPORT LLC

Doing business as POOR BOYS TRANSPORT

Claremore, OK · Interstate · 28 power units · Safety rating: Satisfactory · USDOT since Mar 22, 2017 (9 years)

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Facts from the FMCSA record that call for a closer look. They are not a finding of wrongdoing.

  • Vehicle out-of-service rate well above the state average43.8% vs Oklahoma average 20.8%.
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Operating authority
Active
MC17686: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$1,000,000
Required minimum: $1,000,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
43.8%
21 of 48 vehicle inspections · Oklahoma avg 20.8%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC17686 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$1,000,000 (required: $1,000,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC17686PrimaryShelter General Insurance Company
Policy 1-C-11366379 · BMC-91X
$1,000,000Nov 1, 2024Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

76inspections
43.8%vehicle out-of-service
21 of 48 · Oklahoma avg 20.8%
6.6%driver out-of-service
5 of 76 · Oklahoma avg 4.1%
260violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Sep 4, 2026KS211Yes
Jul 5, 2026MO111Yes
Jun 9, 2026OK32No
May 18, 2026KY31No
May 11, 2026KY34No
Apr 20, 2026AR28Yes
Mar 20, 2026WV31No
Mar 11, 2026MO210Yes
Mar 3, 2026KS20No
Mar 3, 2026TX22No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Oklahoma average covers 27,931 vehicle and 43,864 driver inspections of all Oklahoma-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

203 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 42 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 260 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareOklahoma share
Vehicle Maintenance1633680.3%73.5%
Hours-of-Service Compliance2029.9%10.3%
Unsafe Driving1607.9%10.9%
Driver Fitness331.5%3.6%
Controlled Substances/Alcohol110.5%0.3%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E
120
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39353BB
100
Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination
Brake Out Of Service · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3963A1BOS
88
Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355EB
70
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
Emergency Equipment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39395A1
70
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
Inspection Reports · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39617CPI
50
Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALRLI
50
Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOL
44
Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
Seat Belt · Unsafe Driving · code 39216D
40
Inoperable Required Lamp
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939
40

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Oklahoma column is the mix across all Oklahoma-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

3crashes
0fatal
1injury
2tow-away
3 most recent crashes
DateLocationFatalitiesInjuries
Mar 6, 2026Kingsville, TX00
Mar 6, 2026Kingsville, TX00
Dec 5, 2025Rural (Crawford), AR01

Reportable crashes do not imply the carrier was at fault.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number2988206
MC / docketMC17686
Legal namePOOR BOYS TRANSPORT LLC
DBA namePOOR BOYS TRANSPORT
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units28
Drivers16
Annual mileage463,417 (2024)
HazmatYes
Safety ratingSatisfactory (Jan 22, 2026)
USDOT number addedMar 22, 2017 · 9 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateOct 27, 2025

Cargo carried

General FreightMetal: Sheets, Coils, RollsLogs, Poles, Beams, LumberBuilding MaterialsIntermodal ContainersOilfield EquipmentGrain, Feed, HayPaper ProductsAgricultural/Farm SuppliesConstructionOtherMachinery, Class 9 H

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about POOR BOYS TRANSPORT LLC

What does POOR BOYS TRANSPORT LLC's operating authority allow?

MC17686: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about POOR BOYS TRANSPORT LLC is old or missing?

Nothing notable: authority and insurance come from current Motus data and there is enough inspection history to compare.

What should I verify before booking POOR BOYS TRANSPORT LLC?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 2988206. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (918) 527-8677, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC17686, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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