Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1405866 · MC-531992
SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION TENNESSEE LLC
10 power unitsNASHVILLE, TN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-531992 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
10Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 21 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 10 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 12.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2020 yr active
since 2005Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
20 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION TENNESSEE LLC safe to work with?
Is SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION TENNESSEE LLC safe to load? SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION TENNESSEE LLC (USDOT 1405866, MC-531992) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in NASHVILLE, TN, operating 10 power units and 11 drivers. Operating authority has been active 20 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
SDSPECIAL DISTRIBUTION TENNESSEE LLC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 5 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse
+4 earlier
Truck Exchange · 09–11
Travelers Property · 13–17
20052017
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
6 insurer eras · collapsed from 14 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA | Oct 2013 → Sep 2017 | $1M | 3 |
| DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2013 → Oct 2013 | $1M | 1 |
| PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2011 → Feb 2012 | $1M | 4 |
| TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE | Feb 2009 → Feb 2011 | $1M | 1 |
| UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. | Aug 2005 → Jan 2005 | $1M | 2 |
| UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2005 → Jan 2005 | $1M | 3 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 10
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
NASHVILLE, TN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@speciallogistics.com — 16 carriers: USDOT 314230USDOT 545672USDOT 1064414USDOT 1417633USDOT 2024328USDOT 2057989USDOT 2105417USDOT 2178856
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 3602 TROUSDEAL DRIVE, NASHVILLE, TN, 37204
- Mailing address
- 2211 LAUDER RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77039-3111
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (615) 445-7660
- Fax
- (615) 445-7707
- Web domain
- speciallogistics.com
Registration
- Officers
- Charles W Cole Jr. · Greg Back
- USDOT / docket
- 1405866 · MC-531992
- First registered
- 08/15/2005
- Last MCS-150
- 01/23/2014 · 560,000 mi (2013)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION TENNESSEE LLC's USDOT number?
SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION TENNESSEE LLC's USDOT number is 1405866, and its motor carrier number is MC-531992.
Is SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION TENNESSEE LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION TENNESSEE LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION TENNESSEE LLC's fleet?
SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION TENNESSEE LLC operates 10 power units and 11 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION TENNESSEE LLC based?
SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION TENNESSEE LLC is based in NASHVILLE, TN.