Carrier profile · USDOT 182476 · MC-199096 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Doyle Sims & Sons Trucking Inc

86 power unitsavg 8.6 yrNational · 16 statesDRESDEN, TN87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-199096 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

86Power units

52 observed · MCS-150

51Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(731) 648-1696 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes28 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

86 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.6 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

6 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

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 33.33% on 27 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
17 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Aug 14, 2025.

Safety

85 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%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 — 27 vehicle and 85 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 51.9 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

85 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 8

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 86-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 86
Inspections · 24 mo: 85
Annualized: ≈43 / 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 Driving57 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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 ’23 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United States’90–’97

National Interstate’10–’23

1990199920082017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Aug 2023

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Aug 2023	$750K	3
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2007 → Nov 2010	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2004 → Dec 2007	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Nov 2001 → Nov 2004	$750K	2
INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER	Nov 2000 → Dec 2001	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Nov 1997 → Nov 2000	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Nov 1990 → Oct 1997	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 30, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 86
Observed power (24 mo): 52
Trailers (towed): 51

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

58.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 30, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Tennessee: 41 inspections
Georgia: 9 inspections
South Carolina: 7 inspections
Missouri: 5 inspections
Texas: 5 inspections
North Carolina: 4 inspections
Arkansas: 2 inspections
Alabama: 2 inspections
Kentucky: 2 inspections
Illinois: 2 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
Florida: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections

Home base

DRESDEN, TN

2141 BYNUM ROAD

Most inspections: TN

41 inspections

TN 41 · GA 9 · SC 7

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 30, 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 4397470 USDOT 166893 USDOT 3825388 USDOT 603605 USDOT 36431 USDOT 255166 USDOT 4470722 USDOT 1495711

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@trimac.com — 20 carriers: USDOT 26425 USDOT 36431 USDOT 66340 USDOT 105214 USDOT 105851 USDOT 166893 USDOT 229662 USDOT 256308

Shares a company officer with other carriers

matt faure — 2 carriers: USDOT 2886523

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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 Oct 30, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2141 BYNUM ROAD, DRESDEN, TN, 38225
Mailing address: PO BOX 112, GLEASON, TN, 38229
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (731) 648-1696
Fax: (731) 648-1695
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: trimac.com

Registration

Officers: Grant Borbridge · Matt Faure
USDOT / docket: 182476 · MC-199096
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jun 19, 2026 · 6,722,149 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 20, 1990
D-U-N-S: 53792206

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

6,722,149

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 30, 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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33%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

9 of 27 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

80violation records

13OOS-tagged records

9 of 27inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

432%1 / 43

Hours of service

110%0 / 11

Brakes

100%0 / 10

Other vehicle maintenance

1090%9 / 10

Lights

650%3 / 6

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

10%Oct 24 to Apr 251 / 10

45%Apr 25 to Oct 255 / 11

100%Oct 25 to Apr 263 / 3

0%Apr 26 to Oct 260 / 3

Top 3 codes (23 of 80 records)

392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)9
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer7

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392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
392.2-DMOVE State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2FT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.205A Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.47A-BCFSBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data1
395.3A3-HOSPRNP Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8E1PC Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1

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Unsafe driving

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DOYLE SIMS & SONS TRUCKING INC.

DOYLE SIMS & SONS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 182476) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Aug 23, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026.

The carrier received 85 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 27 vehicle-level and 85 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 30, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It reports 86 power units and 69 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 19, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 30, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 20, 1990 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DOYLE SIMS & SONS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

DOYLE SIMS & SONS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 182476, and its motor carrier number is MC-199096.

Is DOYLE SIMS & SONS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 30, 2026. DOYLE SIMS & SONS TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DOYLE SIMS & SONS TRUCKING INC's safety record?

DOYLE SIMS & SONS TRUCKING INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 134 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).