Carrier profile · USDOT 1674294 · MC-615349 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Auto Carriers Inc

4 power unitsavg 6.5 yrLocal · 2 statesHORTON, AL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-615349 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

6.5Avg age (yr)

2019–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(256) 593-0790 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 2

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.Not enough inspection history to rate3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.5 yr

Model years 2019–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — 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.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 4-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.112 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.17 Lamps/reflectors on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 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: Active
Contract: None
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 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Specialty’10–’13

Progressive Specialty’16–’18

Amguard’18–’24

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO. · since Aug 2024

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Aug 2024	$1M	7
PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Aug 2016 → Oct 2018	$1M	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2015 → Aug 2016	$1M	1
AMERICAN SOUTHERN HOME INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2014 → Aug 2015	$1M	1
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Aug 2013 → Aug 2014	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Aug 2010 → Aug 2013	$1M	2
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2009 → Aug 2010	$1M	2
SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2008 → Aug 2009	$1M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2007 → Aug 2008	$1M	1

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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): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.5 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2019

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Georgia: 2 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections

Home base

HORTON, AL

HWY 168 BUILDING 95

Most inspections: GA

2 inspections

GA 2 · TN 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

Shares a company officer with other carriers

samuel smith — 25 carriers: USDOT 898046 USDOT 1018934 USDOT 1244036 USDOT 1346924 USDOT 1849328 USDOT 1852048 USDOT 2137495 USDOT 2206729

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: HWY 168 BUILDING 95, HORTON, AL, 35980
Mailing address: PO BOX 358, DOUGLAS, AL, 35964
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (256) 593-0790
Fax: (256) 593-3697
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Samuel Smith
USDOT / docket: 1674294 · MC-615349
First registered: Aug 7, 2007
Last MCS-150: Oct 28, 2026 · 366,743 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Nov 27, 2017
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

366,743

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

0 of 1 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

2violation records

0OOS-tagged records

0 of 1inspections 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

10%0 / 1

Unsafe driving

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 1

n/aMay 25 to Nov 250 / 0

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 2 codes (2 of 2 records)

392.16AD Failure to use seat belt1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for AUTO CARRIERS INC.

AUTO CARRIERS INC (USDOT 1674294) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO. effective Aug 16, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% 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 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash 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 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 28, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Nov 27, 2017 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AUTO CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

AUTO CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 1674294, and its motor carrier number is MC-615349.

Is AUTO CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. AUTO CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AUTO CARRIERS INC's safety record?

AUTO CARRIERS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.