Carrier profile · USDOT 177873 · MC-155951 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

BOYD AND SONS INC

87 power unitsavg 6.1 yrNational · 22 statesWASHINGTON, IN88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-155951 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

87Power units

96 observed · MCS-150

98Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(812) 254-6858 Email dispatchgboyd@boydandsons.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 299 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

15 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

15 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

87 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

182 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 12.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 62 vehicle and 182 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 2.2 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

169 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 12

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 87-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 87
Inspections · 24 mo: 182
Annualized: ≈91 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving70 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 7 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’25 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’94–’99

Carolina’04–’10

National’12–’15

Midwest Family’17–’22

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2025

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2023 → Mar 2025	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2022 → Mar 2023	$1M	3
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Oct 2019 → Mar 2019	$1M	1
MIDWEST FAMILY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Mar 2022	$1M	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Mar 2017	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Mar 2015	$1M	2
AMERICAN SOUTHERN INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2010 → Mar 2012	$1M	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2004 → Mar 2010	$1M	7
UNITED NATIONAL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2003 → Jan 2004	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2001 → Jan 2003	$1M	2
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Jan 1999 → Jan 2001	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 1994 → Jan 1999	$1M	2
GUARANTY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1994 → Mar 1995	$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): 87
Observed power (24 mo): 96
Trailers (towed): 98

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

45.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 22 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

182

KY busiest

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

Home base

WASHINGTON, IN

1312 EAST 200 NORTH

Top corridor

KY ⇄ IN

KY 26 · IN 22 · IL 20

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 (16 trucks · 15 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1196177 USDOT 2563909 USDOT 1812809 USDOT 184668 USDOT 154712 USDOT 3195287 USDOT 507299 USDOT 457669

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@boydandsons.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2141060

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: 1312 EAST 200 NORTH, WASHINGTON, IN, 47501
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (812) 254-6858
Email: gboyd@boydandsons.com
Web domain: boydandsons.com

Registration

Officer: Gregory Boyd
USDOT / docket: 177873 · MC-155951
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Oct 17, 2025 · 10,844,118 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 21, 2009
D-U-N-S: 22129019

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,844,118

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 BOYD AND SONS INC.

BOYD AND SONS INC (USDOT 177873) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Mar 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 182 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 62 vehicle-level and 182 driver-level — across 22 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 15 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 87 power units and 99 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 17, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 21, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BOYD AND SONS INC's USDOT number?

BOYD AND SONS INC's USDOT number is 177873, and its motor carrier number is MC-155951.

Is BOYD AND SONS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, BOYD AND SONS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BOYD AND SONS INC's safety record?

BOYD AND SONS INC has a 12.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 299 roadside inspections, with 15 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).