Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 104685 · MC-133757
PURCO INC
8 power unitsSUMTER, SC
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-133757 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
8Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 52 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 8 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 14.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)$750K$750K on file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is PURCO INC safe to work with?
Is PURCO INC safe to load? PURCO INC (USDOT 104685, MC-133757) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in SUMTER, SC, operating 8 power units and 8 drivers. Operating authority has been active 52 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
PIPURCO INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
$750k on filegeneral-freight federal minimum
$750k floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 7 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse
+11 earlier
Carolina · 94–98
General Security · 02–now
Carolina · 04–11
19942012
A BIPD policy is currently in force per the filing history — request a COI to confirm before tendering.
14 insurer eras · collapsed from 28 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. | May 2011 → Apr 2012 | $750k | 3 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | May 2004 → May 2011 | $750k | 6 |
| HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | May 2003 → May 2004 | $750k | 2 |
| GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2002 → current | $750k | 1 |
| SIRIUS AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2002 → May 2003 | $750k | 2 |
| GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2001 → Sep 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2001 → May 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2001 → May 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2001 → Sep 2001 | $750k | 2 |
| GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2001 → May 2002 | $750k | 1 |
| PLATTE RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2000 → May 2000 | $750k | 2 |
| GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 1999 → May 2000 | $750k | 1 |
| GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 1998 → Sep 1998 | $750k | 4 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | May 1994 → May 1998 | $750k | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 8
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
SUMTER, SC
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@sc.rr.com — 198 carriers: USDOT 184348USDOT 283656USDOT 325652USDOT 329252USDOT 356557USDOT 377027USDOT 421178USDOT 448866
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 770 E LIBERTY ST, SUMTER, SC, 29153
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 1426, SUMTER, SC, 29151
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (803) 775-5375
- Cell
- (803) 972-3345
- Fax
- (803) 778-0129
- Web domain
- sc.rr.com
Registration
- Officer
- Shirley Sainz
- USDOT / docket
- 104685 · MC-133757
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 03/01/2012 · 464,000 mi (2011)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 48373344
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is PURCO INC's USDOT number?
PURCO INC's USDOT number is 104685, and its motor carrier number is MC-133757.
Is PURCO INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, PURCO INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is PURCO INC's fleet?
PURCO INC operates 8 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is PURCO INC based?
PURCO INC is based in SUMTER, SC.