Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
23 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
BALLARD & SONS TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1134523) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 7, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.
It reports 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 24, 2026.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 3, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
BALLARD & SONS TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 1134523, and its motor carrier number is MC-456108.
As of Jun 13, 2026, BALLARD & SONS TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
BALLARD & SONS TRUCKING LLC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
BALLARD & SONS TRUCKING LLC operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
BALLARD & SONS TRUCKING LLC is based in MACON, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
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1 inspections · 24 mo
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI | Nov 2025 → Jan 2026 | $750K | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI | Jul 2024 → Jan 2025 | $750K | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI | Jun 2020 → Sep 2022 | $750K | 4 |
| AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2015 → Sep 2016 | $750K | 1 |
| NATIONAL INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS INS. CO., RRG | Jul 2009 → Apr 2011 | $750K | 14 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2009 → Aug 2009 | $750K | 2 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Jun 2008 → Oct 2008 | $750K | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2007 → May 2008 | $750K | 2 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2005 → Oct 2007 | $750K | 2 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2004 → Sep 2005 | $750K | 3 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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