Carrier profile · USDOT 450293 · MC-280009 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ALABAMA CATFISH LLC

DBA HARVEST SELECT CATFISH

16 power unitsavg 4.6 yrMulti-region · 9 statesUNIONTOWN, AL74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-280009 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.6Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(334) 628-3474 Email dispatchbrenda@harvestselect.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average60.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo60.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo60.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.6 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 60.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 18 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 33.3 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 16-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 18
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 3 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.282 Hours of service / ELDHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Phoenix’93–’96

Millers Fire’96–’01

Farmland’01–’09

Union’09–’14

Farmland’14–’17

Navigators’18–’21

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CRESTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2023

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Dec 2021 → Dec 2023	$1M	2
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2021 → Dec 2021	$1M	1
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2018 → Dec 2021	$1M	1
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2017 → Dec 2018	$1M	1
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2017 → Feb 2017	$1M	3
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2014 → Feb 2017	$1M	1
UNION INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2009 → Jan 2014	$1M	2
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2001 → Dec 2009	$1M	1
THE MILLERS MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1996 → Nov 2001	$1M	1
THE PHOENIX INSURANCE CO	Nov 1993 → Nov 1996	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

28.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

LA busiest

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

Home base

UNIONTOWN, AL

1260 WASHINGTON STREET

Top corridor

LA ⇄ AL

LA 3 · AL 3 · IL 3

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.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1993298 USDOT 2976161 USDOT 4215750 USDOT 98800

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1260 WASHINGTON STREET, UNIONTOWN, AL, 36786
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (334) 628-3474
Cell: (334) 507-2485
Fax: (334) 628-5637
Email: brenda@harvestselect.com
Web domain: harvestselect.com

Registration

Officer: Scott Moore Phelps
USDOT / docket: 450293 · MC-280009
First registered: Jun 25, 1991
Last MCS-150: Apr 10, 2025 · 960,503 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 25, 2010
D-U-N-S: 782456719

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

960,503

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 ALABAMA CATFISH LLC.

ALABAMA CATFISH LLC (USDOT 450293) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CRESTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 6, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 60.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 18 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 10, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 25, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ALABAMA CATFISH LLC's USDOT number?

ALABAMA CATFISH LLC's USDOT number is 450293, and its motor carrier number is MC-280009.

Is ALABAMA CATFISH LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, ALABAMA CATFISH LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ALABAMA CATFISH LLC's safety record?

ALABAMA CATFISH LLC has a 60.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 26 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).