Carrier profile · USDOT 109060 · MC-970999 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Laurel Grocery Company LLC

DBA LAUREL GROCERY

34 power unitsavg 8.8 yrRegional · 5 statesLONDON, KY71/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-970999 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

34Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

24Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.8Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(606) 878-6601 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.4% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average6.9% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

34 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.8 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 29.41% on 17 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
10 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Feb 13, 2025.

Safety

29 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 29.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 29 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 2.3 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

26 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 6

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 34-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 34
Inspections · 24 mo: 29
Annualized: ≈15 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving30 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 12 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness3 · 3 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
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 ’17 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Nationwide Agribusiness’16–’17

beyond this history

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 1 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. · since Jun 2017

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2016 → Jun 2017	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 34
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 24

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

93.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Kentucky: 17 inspections
Ohio: 5 inspections
Tennessee: 4 inspections
Georgia: 2 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections

Home base

LONDON, KY

1270 HWY 192 EAST

Most inspections: KY

17 inspections

KY 17 · OH 5 · TN 4

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

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 (36 trucks · 25 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 332574 USDOT 3860115 USDOT 4216371 USDOT 764739 USDOT 3315402 USDOT 4041062 USDOT 4460603 USDOT 36684

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@laurelgrocery.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 261322

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1270 HWY 192 EAST, LONDON, KY, 40741
Mailing address: PO BOX 4100, LONDON, KY, 40743-4100
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (606) 878-6601
Fax: (606) 877-1926
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: laurelgrocery.com

Registration

Officers: Billy Buckles · Tony Nixon
USDOT / docket: 109060 · MC-970999
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Sep 17, 2024 · 2,984,262 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Apr 19, 2009
D-U-N-S: 7991979

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,984,262

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 2026

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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29%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

5 of 17 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

33violation records

8OOS-tagged records

5 of 17inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

967%6 / 9

Unsafe driving

90%0 / 9

Hours of service

70%0 / 7

Brakes

50%0 / 5

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Lights

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

27%Nov 24 to May 254 / 15

50%May 25 to Nov 251 / 2

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (12 of 33 records)

395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing7
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
383.23A2 Operating without a valid CDL2

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393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2LV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2UCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.82A1 Using a hand-held mobile phone1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.201A Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Hours of service

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for LAUREL GROCERY COMPANY LLC.

LAUREL GROCERY COMPANY LLC (USDOT 109060) has a Vektor safety score of 71/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. effective Jun 30, 2017 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 29 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 29 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 34 power units and 45 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 17, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Apr 19, 2009 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LAUREL GROCERY COMPANY LLC's USDOT number?

LAUREL GROCERY COMPANY LLC's USDOT number is 109060, and its motor carrier number is MC-970999.

Is LAUREL GROCERY COMPANY LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. LAUREL GROCERY COMPANY LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LAUREL GROCERY COMPANY LLC's safety record?

LAUREL GROCERY COMPANY LLC has a 29.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 99 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 71/100 (tier: review).