Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA BILLY REED TRUCKING
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
17 yr
Model years 2009–2009 · peer benchmark computing.
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is BILLY REED safe to load? BILLY REED (USDOT 507471, MC-259382) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in SARALAND, AL, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 33 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 10 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a 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. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
BILLY REED's USDOT number is 507471, and its motor carrier number is MC-259382.
As of 2026-06-13, BILLY REED is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
BILLY REED has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. 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.
BILLY REED operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
BILLY REED is based in SARALAND, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
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 continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO. | Feb 2025 → Feb 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2025 → Feb 2025 | $750k | 2 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2011 → Feb 2025 | $750k | 5 |
| PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO. | Feb 2009 → Feb 2011 | $750k | 1 |
| SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2008 → Feb 2009 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Feb 2007 → Dec 2008 | $750k | 2 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Feb 2002 → Feb 2007 | $750k | 6 |
| WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 1999 → Feb 2002 | $750k | 2 |
| RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY | Feb 1998 → Feb 1999 | $750k | 1 |
| CREDIT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 1997 → Feb 1998 | $750k | 1 |
| AXA GLOBAL RISKS US INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 1995 → Feb 1997 | $750k | 2 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Feb 1993 → Feb 1995 | $750k | 1 |
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.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
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
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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