Carrier profile · USDOT 1098267 · MC-382825 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Ballard Forest Transportation Inc

20 power unitsavg 2.9 yrNational · 18 statesHOMER, GA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-382825 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

17Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

2.9Avg age (yr)

2022–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(706) 677-3842 Email dispatchDVCKR2@GMAIL.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.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 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

Asset-based

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2.9 yr

Model years 2022–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

35 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 35 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 5.0 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

33 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 4

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 20-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 35
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving39 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance22 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Occidental Fire’02–’06

Northland’10–’16

State Pennsylvania’17–’20

Sagamore’20–’23

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2025 → Jun 2026	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2023 → Jul 2025	$1M	2
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2023	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	May 2017 → May 2020	$1M	3
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2017	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2010 → May 2016	$1M	4
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	May 2009 → May 2010	$1M	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	May 2008 → May 2009	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2006 → May 2008	$1M	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	May 2002 → May 2006	$1M	3
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Dec 2000 → Feb 2002	$1M	2
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	May 2000 → May 2000	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 17
Trailers (towed): 17

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

2.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2022

Oldest model yr

73.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 18 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

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

HOMER, GA

343 WOODY STREET

Top corridor

LA ⇄ GA

LA 4 · MS 4 · AL 4

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 1635220 USDOT 1254608 USDOT 3019117 USDOT 381463 USDOT 602070 USDOT 806480 USDOT 2031560 USDOT 1964323

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david coker — 3 carriers: USDOT 1598074 USDOT 1854361

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: 343 WOODY STREET, HOMER, GA, 30547
Mailing address: PO BOX 222, HOMER, GA, 30547
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (706) 677-3842
Cell: (706) 499-0775
Fax: (706) 677-0091
Email: dvckr2@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: David Coker · Lee Anne Crump Coker
USDOT / docket: 1098267 · MC-382825
First registered: Feb 19, 2003
Last MCS-150: Jan 13, 2025 · 2,367,664 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 18, 2015
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,367,664

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 BALLARD FOREST TRANSPORTATION INC.

BALLARD FOREST TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1098267) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 35 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 35 driver-level — across 18 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 13, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 18, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BALLARD FOREST TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

BALLARD FOREST TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1098267, and its motor carrier number is MC-382825.

Is BALLARD FOREST TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BALLARD FOREST TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BALLARD FOREST TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

BALLARD FOREST TRANSPORTATION INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 76 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is BALLARD FOREST TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

BALLARD FOREST TRANSPORTATION INC operates 20 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BALLARD FOREST TRANSPORTATION INC based?

BALLARD FOREST TRANSPORTATION INC is based in HOMER, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 18 states.

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