Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA MIKE HIGGINS GRADING AND EXCAVATING
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
21 yr unchanged
Linked to a previously revoked authority — verify before tendering.
Is MICHAEL HIGGINS safe to load? MICHAEL HIGGINS (USDOT 1283876) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in SODDY DAISY, TN, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 21 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it. Verify authority and insurance directly. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
MICHAEL HIGGINS's USDOT number is 1283876.
As of 2026-06-13, MICHAEL HIGGINS is active in the FMCSA register.
MICHAEL HIGGINS operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
MICHAEL HIGGINS is based in SODDY DAISY, TN.
Comparable carriers around Soddy Daisy and across Tennessee
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
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.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Reincarnated carrier — prior authority was revoked
Named as the prior authority of newer carriers
Shares a company officer with other carriers
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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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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