Carrier profile · USDOT 96654 · MC-216469 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

Akin & Porter Produce Inc

7 power unitsavg 6.5 yrRegional · 7 statesGREENFIELD, TN82/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-216469 INACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.5Avg age (yr)

2016–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(731) 235-2887 Email dispatchCBLACKBURN@AKIN-PORTER.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 2, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 2

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 24 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.5 yr

Model years 2016–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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 — 4 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 16.7 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

11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 2

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 7-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’20 · 12 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

United States’93–’96

Nationwide Agribusiness’07–’11

Farmland’11–’19

beyond this history

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2020

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Nov 2019 → Nov 2020	$750K	1
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2011 → Nov 2019	$750K	1
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2007 → Nov 2007	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2007 → Nov 2011	$750K	1
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2007 → Nov 2007	$750K	1
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2006 → Nov 2007	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2004 → Nov 2006	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2002 → Jan 2005	$750K	2
INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	Nov 2000 → Nov 2002	$750K	3
MGA INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Nov 1998 → Nov 2000	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 1996 → Nov 1998	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1993 → Feb 1994	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Sep 1993 → Nov 1996	$750K	1
UNITED SOUTHERN ASSURANCE CO.	Dec 1991 → Dec 1993	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.5 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2016

Oldest model yr

60.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

GREENFIELD, TN

143 AIRPORT RD

Top corridor

GA ⇄ TN

GA 2 · TN 2 · AL 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

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 443681 USDOT 3408478 USDOT 315589 USDOT 507092 USDOT 1141826

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 143 AIRPORT RD, GREENFIELD, TN, 38230-4008
Mailing address: P O BOX D, GREENFIELD, TN, 38230
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (731) 235-2887
Cell: (731) 514-7307
Fax: (731) 235-9171
Email: cblackburn@akin-porter.com
Web domain: akin-porter.com

Registration

Officers: Clint Blackburn · Joe Porter
USDOT / docket: 96654 · MC-216469
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 13, 2026 · 657,199 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jun 14, 2011
D-U-N-S: 34648097

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

657,199

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for AKIN & PORTER PRODUCE INC.

AKIN & PORTER PRODUCE INC (USDOT 96654) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 1, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 2, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jun 14, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AKIN & PORTER PRODUCE INC's USDOT number?

AKIN & PORTER PRODUCE INC's USDOT number is 96654, and its motor carrier number is MC-216469.

Is AKIN & PORTER PRODUCE INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, AKIN & PORTER PRODUCE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AKIN & PORTER PRODUCE INC's safety record?

AKIN & PORTER PRODUCE INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 24 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).