Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
72 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 144434
PIGGLY WIGGLY ALABAMA DISTRIBUTING CO INC
72 power unitsavg 6 yrRegional · 4 statesBESSEMER, AL
CARRIER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
72Power units
47 observed · MCS-150
53Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
6.0Avg age (yr)
2011–2026 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 52 yearsOut-of-service rates below national averageFatal crash on record
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo7.17.1 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal55
3 in 24moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersNewer
6 yr
Model years 2011–2026 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is PIGGLY WIGGLY ALABAMA DISTRIBUTING CO INC safe to work with?
Is PIGGLY WIGGLY ALABAMA DISTRIBUTING CO INC safe to load? PIGGLY WIGGLY ALABAMA DISTRIBUTING CO INC (USDOT 144434) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in BESSEMER, AL, operating 72 power units and 80 drivers. Operating authority has been active 52 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 121 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 7.1% (below the 22.26% national average), with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA rates it Satisfactory. Vektor rates it clear to load (88/100), with the leading concern: fatal crash on record. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
PWPIGGLY WIGGLY ALABAMA DISTRIBUTING CO INC 88
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Safety
121 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 7.1% (24-mo)28 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 5.3% (24-mo)75 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
4.5% now▼ Improving
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.5 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 72-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
- Registered power units
- 72
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 75
- Annualized
- ≈38 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 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 Driving24
- 395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance12
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
- 395.26 ELD — required data elementsHOS Compliance3
- 383.71 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness3
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 72
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 47
- Trailers (towed)
- 53
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2026
Newest model yr
2011
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusRegional
revealedStates observed44
US statesInspections · 24 mo7575
AL busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
BESSEMER, AL
Top corridor
AL
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2828163USDOT 1310944Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Shares a company officer with other carriers
christopher brown — 93 carriers: USDOT 547791USDOT 657645USDOT 679021USDOT 1217568USDOT 1283889USDOT 1291584USDOT 1333740USDOT 1340151
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)7272
Observed (24 mo)4747
Shared w/ other carriers33
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2400 J TERRELL WOOTEN DR, BESSEMER, AL, 35020
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (205) 481-2300
- Fax
- (205) 481-2336
- eblackmon@pwadc.com
- Web domain
- pwadc.com
Registration
- Officers
- Christopher Brown · Matthew Peters
- USDOT / docket
- 144434
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 02/17/2025 · 6,532,048 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Satisfactory · 04/15/2002
- D-U-N-S
- 2852861
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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Frequently asked
What is PIGGLY WIGGLY ALABAMA DISTRIBUTING CO INC's USDOT number?
PIGGLY WIGGLY ALABAMA DISTRIBUTING CO INC's USDOT number is 144434.
Is PIGGLY WIGGLY ALABAMA DISTRIBUTING CO INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, PIGGLY WIGGLY ALABAMA DISTRIBUTING CO INC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is PIGGLY WIGGLY ALABAMA DISTRIBUTING CO INC's safety record?
PIGGLY WIGGLY ALABAMA DISTRIBUTING CO INC has a 7.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 121 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).
How big is PIGGLY WIGGLY ALABAMA DISTRIBUTING CO INC's fleet?
PIGGLY WIGGLY ALABAMA DISTRIBUTING CO INC operates 72 power units and 80 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is PIGGLY WIGGLY ALABAMA DISTRIBUTING CO INC based?
PIGGLY WIGGLY ALABAMA DISTRIBUTING CO INC is based in BESSEMER, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.