Carrier profile · USDOT 1489854 · MC-560742 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Davis Transportation Inc

19 power unitsavg 7.1 yrMulti-region · 10 statesSEMINARY, MS80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-560742 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.1Avg age (yr)

2014–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(601) 722-4440 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 average70.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes4 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 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo70.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.1 yr

Model years 2014–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — 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 70.00% on 10 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
21 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 9, 2026.

Safety

29 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 70.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 29 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 79.2 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

29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 4

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 19-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 29
Annualized: ≈15 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 6 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 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$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 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Canal’06–’13

Technology’13–’15

Northland’17–’19

Sagamore’20–’22

Sentry Select’22–’25

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Dec 2025	$750K	1
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2022	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Dec 2019 → Dec 2020	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2019	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Dec 2016 → Dec 2017	$750K	2
STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → Dec 2016	$750K	2
TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC	May 2013 → May 2015	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2006 → May 2013	$750K	2

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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): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.1 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

85.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 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

MO busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Missouri: 9 inspections
Iowa: 5 inspections
Arkansas: 4 inspections
Illinois: 3 inspections
Minnesota: 2 inspections
Indiana: 2 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections

Home base

SEMINARY, MS

1115 HWY 589

Most inspections: MO

9 inspections

MO 9 · IA 5 · AR 4

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3667213

Shares a company officer with other carriers

joe davis — 13 carriers: USDOT 963872 USDOT 1270735 USDOT 1408541 USDOT 1500792 USDOT 1584884 USDOT 1618908 USDOT 2094935 USDOT 2121911

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: 1115 HWY 589, SEMINARY, MS, 39479
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (601) 722-4440
Fax: (601) 722-4442
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: davistrans.net

Registration

Officers: Currie G Davis · Joe Davis
USDOT / docket: 1489854 · MC-560742
First registered: Apr 18, 2006
Last MCS-150: Apr 3, 2025 · 2,547,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 12, 2016
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,547,000

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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70%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

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

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

73violation records

17OOS-tagged records

7 of 10inspections 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.

Brakes

2623%6 / 26

Hours of service

170%0 / 17

Other vehicle maintenance

1369%9 / 13

Lights

922%2 / 9

Unsafe driving

80%0 / 8

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

50%Nov 24 to May 251 / 2

100%May 25 to Nov 252 / 2

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

67%May 26 to Nov 264 / 6

Top 3 codes (22 of 73 records)

393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects9
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing8
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5

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393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects5
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components5
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer4
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators3
393.209D-STPAL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.71A Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.80-TEXTING Texting while driving1
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCFSBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BMBCBD Brakes inoperative1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A4-EENA Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data1
395.28 ELD — annotations1
395.30B1 ELD — use / data transfer1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E1-HOSPVID Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BARS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Brakes

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Hours of service

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DAVIS TRANSPORTATION INC.

DAVIS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1489854) 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 $750,000 limit in force from SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 70.0% 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 29 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 29 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash 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 19 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 3, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 12, 2016 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DAVIS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

DAVIS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 1489854, and its motor carrier number is MC-560742.

Is DAVIS TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. DAVIS TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DAVIS TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

DAVIS TRANSPORTATION INC has a 70.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 44 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).