Carrier profile · USDOT 1354644 · MC-499958 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Fortenberry Trucking LLC

21 power unitsavg 17.4 yrMulti-region · 8 statesMCCOMB, MS80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-499958 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

31 observed · MCS-150

35Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.4Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(601) 680-9390 Email dispatchdale@fortenberrytrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.2% 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 21 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-mo38.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.2%

▲ 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

17.4 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

67 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 38.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 34 vehicle and 67 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

44.4% · 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 8.1 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

64 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 21-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 67
Annualized: ≈34 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 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 Driving33 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance25 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance23 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 9 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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 · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

State Pennsylvania’06–’10

Technology’12–’14

Imperium’14–’19

Hartford Fire’22–’24

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 12 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	Feb 2021 → Aug 2021	$1M	2
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2019	$1M	1
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Feb 2021	$1M	2
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

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 31
Trailers (towed): 35

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

17.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

59.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

LA busiest

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

Home base

MCCOMB, MS

1165 HWY 98 E SUITE A

Top corridor

LA ⇄ MS

LA 26 · MS 22 · AL 9

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

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 (10 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1194761 USDOT 1696123 USDOT 4442850 USDOT 4345842 USDOT 2203694 USDOT 421895 USDOT 562694 USDOT 1780874

Shares a company officer with other carriers

robert smith — 204 carriers: USDOT 53204 USDOT 98442 USDOT 292946 USDOT 369105 USDOT 371759 USDOT 373906 USDOT 458926 USDOT 461932

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

Location

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

Contact

Phone: (601) 680-9390
Fax: (601) 885-4408
Email: dale@fortenberrytrucking.com
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

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 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 refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

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

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 67 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 34 vehicle-level and 67 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 21 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 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?

As of Sep 6, 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 38.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 114 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).

How big is FORTENBERRY TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

FORTENBERRY TRUCKING LLC operates 21 power units and 24 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FORTENBERRY TRUCKING LLC based?

FORTENBERRY TRUCKING LLC is based in MCCOMB, MS, with roadside inspections recorded across 8 states.

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