Carrier profile · USDOT 1354644 · MC-499958 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Fortenberry Trucking LLC

21 power unitsavg 16.8 yrMulti-region · 8 statesMCCOMB, MS80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-499958 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

31 observed · MCS-150

32Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.8Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(601) 680-9390 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes8 crashes involving injuries are on 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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.8 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

8 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

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 38.89% on 36 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
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26 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 29, 2026.

Safety

70 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 38.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 36 vehicle and 70 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 14.4 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

68 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 70
Annualized: ≈35 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 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 Driving38 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance30 · 6 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance29 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance15 · 11 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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 ’24 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

State Pennsylvania’06–’10

Technology’12–’14

Imperium’14–’19

Berkley’19–’21

Hartford Fire’22–’24

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2024

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Oct 2024	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Aug 2022	$1M	1
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Sep 2021	$1M	4
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2019	$1M	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2014 → Aug 2019	$1M	9
TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC	Aug 2012 → Aug 2014	$1M	2
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Aug 2011 → Aug 2012	$1M	7
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2010 → Aug 2011	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Sep 2006 → Aug 2010	$1M	5
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2006 → Sep 2006	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2004 → Aug 2006	$1M	6

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 31
Trailers (towed): 32

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

LA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Louisiana: 27 inspections
Mississippi: 22 inspections
Alabama: 9 inspections
Texas: 5 inspections
Arkansas: 3 inspections
Tennessee: 2 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections

Home base

MCCOMB, MS

1165 HWY 98 E SUITE A

Most inspections: LA

27 inspections

LA 27 · MS 22 · AL 9

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4345842Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1780874 USDOT 3448985 USDOT 2007128 USDOT 1696123 USDOT 4434302 USDOT 421895 USDOT 1194761 USDOT 4442850

Shares a company officer with other carriers

robert smith — 216 carriers: USDOT 53204 USDOT 211165 USDOT 258275 USDOT 369105 USDOT 373906 USDOT 458926 USDOT 461932 USDOT 490588

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1165 HWY 98 E SUITE A, MCCOMB, MS, 39648
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (601) 680-9390
Fax: (601) 885-4408
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: fortenberrytrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Robert Smith
USDOT / docket: 1354644 · MC-499958
First registered: Apr 1, 2005
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2026 · 1,558,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,558,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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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39%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

14 of 36 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

148violation records

20OOS-tagged records

14 of 36inspections 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

4628%13 / 46

Unsafe driving

300%0 / 30

Brakes

2715%4 / 27

Lights

244%1 / 24

Hours of service

2010%2 / 20

Driver fitness

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%

33%Nov 24 to May 252 / 6

43%May 25 to Nov 253 / 7

40%Nov 25 to May 266 / 15

38%May 26 to Nov 263 / 8

Top 3 codes (27 of 148 records)

393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components12
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection8
392.2W State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7

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393.9 Inoperative required lamps5
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
395.3A3-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits4
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators3
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)3
393.60C Windshield / glazing3
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers3
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps3
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps3
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed3
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2WG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps2
395.30B1 ELD — use / data transfer2
395.3A2-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits2
396.3A1B Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
383.51A-NSIN Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
390.21TB USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLILC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.104F3 Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.104F4-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TU Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.201A Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203A-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203C-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209D-STPAL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209E Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47B Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A Brakes inoperative1
393.48A-BLMACBD Brakes inoperative1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.70B1I-CDPBFL-LT20 Coupling devices / fifth wheel1
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A1-TRPET Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A2 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75B-TF Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75B-TFV Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9T Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H2-ELDNISDT ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer1
395.3A1-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A2-HOSPRNC Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3-PROP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A-ELD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E1-PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F12 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-TC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for FORTENBERRY TRUCKING LLC.

FORTENBERRY TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1354644) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 70 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 36 vehicle-level and 70 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 21 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FORTENBERRY TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

FORTENBERRY TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 1354644, and its motor carrier number is MC-499958.

Is FORTENBERRY TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. FORTENBERRY TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FORTENBERRY TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

FORTENBERRY TRUCKING LLC has a 38.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 122 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).