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Avant Transport Inc — compliance record

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Vetting summary

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Authority age

29 years (granted 1997)

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Liability filing

$1M BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum

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Inspections

119 on file

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Out-of-service

Within normal range vs national averages

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Email identity

Company domain, matches website

Federal identity

Registration snapshot

Legal name

Avant Transport Inc

DBA

—

Entity type

Carrier

Physical address

1778 East Us 278 Hwy, Hampton, AR 71744

Phone

(870) 798-2000

Power units

57

Drivers

33

First on record

—

Last MCS-150 filing

—

Hazmat flag

No

Operating authority

Dockets & filings

MC319792

Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: None

Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: — · Bond: —

Authority history

  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Involuntary Revocation — Contract
  • Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier

Insurance filings

91X — Cherokee Insurance Company · coverage $1M (as filed)

Out-of-service rates

Driver OOS

2.5%

National average ≈ 5.9% · 119 inspections on record

Vehicle OOS

3.4%

National average ≈ 20.9% · 119 inspections on record

Email & web forensics

✓

On-file email

melissa@avanttransport.com — company domain

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Mail host

Microsoft 365

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Domain match

Email domain matches the company website

From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.

Crash record — last 24 months

2

Reportable crashes

2

Tow-aways

0

With injuries

0

With fatalities

Most recent: TX 05/2025 · LA 11/2024 · LA 08/2024 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.

Safety record

Inspection history

2026: 242025: 382024: 382023: 19
Level III — Driver-only: 80Level II — Walk-around: 22Level I — Full: 16Level IV — Special: 1
DateStateLevel
Aug 26, 2026TXLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 25, 2026LALevel I — Full
Aug 19, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 11, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 5, 2026LALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 4, 2026LALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 24, 2026ARLevel II — Walk-around
Jul 22, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 7, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 24, 2026MOLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 23, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 10, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
May 28, 2026LALevel I — Full
Apr 28, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 19, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 6, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 30, 2026LALevel II — Walk-around
Mar 27, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Mar 10, 2026LALevel I — Full
Mar 2, 2026LALevel I — Full
Jan 16, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 15, 2026TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jan 11, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 11, 2026ARLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 18, 2025LALevel II — Walk-around
Nov 11, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Nov 9, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 29, 2025LALevel III — Driver-only
Oct 22, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Oct 22, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 30, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 29, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 23, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 21, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 1, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 20, 2025LALevel I — Full
Aug 7, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 4, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 28, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 15, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jul 14, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 20, 2025ARLevel I — Full
May 15, 2025ARLevel I — Full
May 8, 2025TXLevel IV — Special
Apr 29, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 24, 2025LALevel II — Walk-around
Apr 15, 2025MSLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 28, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 27, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Mar 27, 2025ARLevel I — Full
Mar 20, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 25, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 24, 2025MOLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 19, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Feb 14, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 12, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 3, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 15, 2025ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 6, 2025TXLevel II — Walk-around
Dec 20, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 27, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 20, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 20, 2024OKLevel III — Driver-only
Nov 18, 2024ARLevel I — Full
Oct 11, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Oct 1, 2024ARLevel II — Walk-around
Sep 18, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 17, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 6, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Sep 6, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 27, 2024ARLevel I — Full
Aug 22, 2024LALevel III — Driver-only
Aug 14, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Aug 9, 2024LALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 16, 2024LALevel II — Walk-around
Jul 12, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 25, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
Jun 24, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 19, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 13, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jun 10, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 28, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
May 27, 2024ARLevel II — Walk-around
May 20, 2024TXLevel II — Walk-around
May 14, 2024LALevel III — Driver-only
May 14, 2024LALevel III — Driver-only
May 8, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
May 7, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Apr 18, 2024ARLevel I — Full
Apr 5, 2024LALevel III — Driver-only
Mar 20, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Mar 17, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 27, 2024LALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 20, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Feb 19, 2024LALevel III — Driver-only
Feb 9, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only
Jan 9, 2024ARLevel III — Driver-only

Most recent 100 of 119 inspections on file.

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