Carrier profile · USDOT 109060 · MC-970999 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Laurel Grocery Company LLC

DBA LAUREL GROCERY

34 power unitsavg 9.5 yrRegional · 5 statesLONDON, KY74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-970999 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

34Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

29Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(606) 878-6601 Email dispatchpbarton@laurelgrocery.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 average35.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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-mo35.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.0%

▲ 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

9.5 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

38 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 20 vehicle and 38 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 19.0 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

32 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

≈0.6 / 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: 38
Annualized: ≈19 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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?

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 → Jul 2017	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 34
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 29

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

78.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

LONDON, KY

1270 HWY 192 EAST

Top corridor

KY 23 · TN 6 · OH 5

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4041062 USDOT 4460603 USDOT 36684 USDOT 669446 USDOT 332574 USDOT 4216371 USDOT 3860115 USDOT 3741118

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@laurelgrocery.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 261322

Shares a company officer with other carriers

tony nixon — 3 carriers: USDOT 1448808 USDOT 1560600

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

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: pbarton@laurelgrocery.com
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

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 LAUREL GROCERY COMPANY LLC.

LAUREL GROCERY COMPANY LLC (USDOT 109060) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 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 as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 38 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 20 vehicle-level and 38 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 34 power units and 45 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 17, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Apr 19, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 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?

As of Sep 6, 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 35.0% 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 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is LAUREL GROCERY COMPANY LLC's fleet?

LAUREL GROCERY COMPANY LLC operates 34 power units and 45 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LAUREL GROCERY COMPANY LLC based?

LAUREL GROCERY COMPANY LLC is based in LONDON, KY, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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