Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 210394 · MC-148339
WILLIAM POTT & SON INC
9 power unitsFAIRFIELD, OH
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-148339 ACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
9Power 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 44 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 5
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 9 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 20.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority4444 yr active
since 1982Insurance (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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
44 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1982 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is WILLIAM POTT & SON INC safe to work with?
Is WILLIAM POTT & SON INC safe to load? WILLIAM POTT & SON INC (USDOT 210394, MC-148339) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in FAIRFIELD, OH, operating 9 power units and 8 drivers. Operating authority has been active 44 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
WPWILLIAM POTT & SON INC 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
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- Inactive
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+4 earlier
Continental National · 93–97
Star Bank · 97–05
Gulf · 00–02
Westport · 02–04
19932005
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.
8 insurer eras · collapsed from 18 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| REDLAND INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2004 → Apr 2005 | $1M | 1 |
| WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION | Mar 2002 → Mar 2004 | $1M | 5 |
| GULF INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2000 → Mar 2002 | $1M | 2 |
| FRONTIER INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 1999 → Jun 1999 | $1M | 4 |
| GUARANTY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Mar 1998 → Mar 1999 | $1M | 1 |
| STAR BANK, NA | Dec 1997 → Apr 2005 | $1M | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 1997 → Mar 1998 | $1M | 3 |
| CONTINENTAL NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY | Mar 1993 → Mar 1997 | $1M | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 9
- 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
FAIRFIELD, OH
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@fuse.net — 713 carriers: USDOT 63059USDOT 63101USDOT 81383USDOT 81406USDOT 91290USDOT 140167USDOT 145429USDOT 229580
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record
USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.
Location
- Physical address
- 3385 PORT UNION ROAD, FAIRFIELD, OH, 45014
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (513) 874-6202
- Fax
- (513) 874-1738
- tradewinds@fuse.net
- Web domain
- fuse.net
Registration
- Officer
- Renee Couch
- USDOT / docket
- 210394 · MC-148339
- First registered
- 04/07/1982
- Last MCS-150
- 02/10/2006 · 768,650 mi (2003)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- 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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Frequently asked
What is WILLIAM POTT & SON INC's USDOT number?
WILLIAM POTT & SON INC's USDOT number is 210394, and its motor carrier number is MC-148339.
Is WILLIAM POTT & SON INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, WILLIAM POTT & SON INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is WILLIAM POTT & SON INC's fleet?
WILLIAM POTT & SON INC operates 9 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is WILLIAM POTT & SON INC based?
WILLIAM POTT & SON INC is based in FAIRFIELD, OH.