Carrier profile · USDOT 137877 · MC-565489 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

H B Phillips Inc

42 power unitsavg 7.4 yrMulti-region · 8 statesMEMPHIS, TN74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-565489 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

42Power units

43 observed · MCS-150

45Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(901) 775-1424 Email dispatch[email protected]

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Review before loading

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

42 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · 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 40.00% on 25 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
13 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Apr 28, 2026.
CheckRequest a current COI
Insurance cancellation effective Sep 3, 2026.

Safety

73 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 25 vehicle and 73 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · 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 22.5 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 Mar '26 · 7

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 42-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 42
Inspections · 24 mo: 73
Annualized: ≈37 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 13 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’06–’14

Great West’15–’24

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2025 → Jul 2025	$750K	2
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Jul 2025	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2015 → Aug 2024	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Mar 2015	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2006 → Feb 2014	$750K	2

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 42
Observed power (24 mo): 43
Trailers (towed): 45

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

62.5%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Illinois: 20 inspections
Mississippi: 15 inspections
Louisiana: 11 inspections
Arkansas: 10 inspections
Tennessee: 8 inspections
Missouri: 7 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections

Home base

MEMPHIS, TN

1763 E PERSON AVE

Most inspections: IL

20 inspections

IL 20 · MS 15 · LA 11

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 2, 2026

Last 12 months: 12 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 608571 USDOT 3909392 USDOT 2169442 USDOT 4002064 USDOT 3730116 USDOT 3060727 USDOT 2543102Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (29 trucks · 31 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 878741 USDOT 2169442 USDOT 4002064 USDOT 608571 USDOT 3909392 USDOT 661355 USDOT 3060727 USDOT 2076111

Shares a company officer with other carriers

larry w phillips — 2 carriers: USDOT 505813

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.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 2, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1763 E PERSON AVE, MEMPHIS, TN, 38114
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (901) 775-1424
Fax: (901) 775-0866
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: hbphillips.com

Registration

Officers: William B. Phillips · Larry W Phillips
USDOT / docket: 137877 · MC-565489
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jul 6, 2026 · 4,456,668 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 15, 1987
D-U-N-S: 30427447

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,456,668

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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

Sep 3, 2026Authority history changeMotor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Sep 3, 2026Carrier record changeInactive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Sep 3, 2026Insurance history changeBIPD · 750000

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate H B PHILLIPS INC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

40%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

10 of 25 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

67violation records

22OOS-tagged records

10 of 25inspections 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

2171%15 / 21

Brakes

1414%2 / 14

Hours of service

110%0 / 11

Unsafe driving

100%0 / 10

Lights

838%3 / 8

Driver fitness

367%2 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

60%

15%

30%

60%Nov 24 to May 253 / 5

50%May 25 to Nov 253 / 6

11%Nov 25 to May 261 / 9

60%May 26 to Nov 263 / 5

Top 3 codes (12 of 67 records)

393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)6
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative4
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle2

View all

390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle2
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt2
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps2
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
395.24 ELD — record edits / data2
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
383.51A-SIN Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
391.11B5-LNCDLNVE Driver not qualified1
391.45B No medical examination / expired1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.201A-FRMC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-STCB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCLMBD-SA Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.86A1-RIG Rear impact guard / bumper1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9BRKLAMP Inoperative required lamps1
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer1
395.3A2-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3A3-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-AALPHTS-L6 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-OAL Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

Before you tender

Ask for current records for the assigned equipment and driver.

Other vehicle maintenance

Check dated inspection records and current authority before tendering.

Brakes

Request current brake repair and follow-up inspection records for the assigned equipment.

Hours of service

Review duty-status logs and missing-entry controls.

Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for H B PHILLIPS INC.

H B PHILLIPS INC (USDOT 137877) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 73 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 25 vehicle-level and 73 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 42 power units and 42 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 6, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 15, 1987 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is H B PHILLIPS INC's USDOT number?

H B PHILLIPS INC's USDOT number is 137877, and its motor carrier number is MC-565489.

Is H B PHILLIPS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026. H B PHILLIPS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is H B PHILLIPS INC's safety record?

H B PHILLIPS INC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 122 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).