Carrier profile · USDOT 3052318 · MC-50492 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Big B Trucking LLC

4 power unitsavg 17.2 yrRegional · 6 statesMEMPHIS, TN74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-50492 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.2Avg age (yr)

2001–2016 · vPIC

Call dispatch(901) 857-4177 Email dispatchBRYANTOWNSEND69@GMAIL.COM

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average40.0% 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 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

17.2 yr

Model years 2001–2016 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 3

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.9 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 5 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 6 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 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 / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’26 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Wesco’17–’18

Canal’18–’19

Great West’19–’22

Canal’23–’24

Cimarron’24–’25

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	Jun 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	4
CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2023 → Jun 2024	$750K	3
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2019 → Oct 2022	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2018 → Oct 2019	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2018	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 7
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

17.2 yr

Average age

2016

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

41.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

MEMPHIS, TN

5885 PLUM VALLEY DR

Top corridor

TN 9 · IL 2 · MS 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2206164Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2206164 USDOT 3998510

Shares a company officer with other carriers

bryan townsend — 2 carriers: USDOT 1124105

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5885 PLUM VALLEY DR, MEMPHIS, TN, 38141
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (901) 857-4177
Email: bryantownsend69@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Bryan Townsend
USDOT / docket: 3052318 · MC-50492
First registered: Sep 26, 2017
Last MCS-150: Jul 21, 2025 · 285,992 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 26, 2025
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

285,992

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 BIG B TRUCKING LLC.

BIG B TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 3052318) 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 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 TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 20, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 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 4 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 21, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 26, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BIG B TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

BIG B TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 3052318, and its motor carrier number is MC-50492.

Is BIG B TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is BIG B TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

BIG B TRUCKING LLC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 26 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is BIG B TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

BIG B TRUCKING LLC operates 4 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BIG B TRUCKING LLC based?

BIG B TRUCKING LLC is based in MEMPHIS, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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