Carrier profile · USDOT 215867 · MC-203893 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

French Trucking Inc

82 power unitsavg 8.4 yrNational · 29 statesLEXINGTON, TN74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-203893 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

82Power units

82 observed · MCS-150

116Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(731) 968-5391 Email dispatchvickie@frenchtrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average34.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record6 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 44 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1982.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

10 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

82 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

44 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1982 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

236 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 34.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 92 vehicle and 236 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

30.8% · 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 27.8 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

225 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 17

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 82-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 82
Inspections · 24 mo: 236
Annualized: ≈118 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving80 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 14 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance18 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 7 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance13 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 9 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Harco National’99–’03

Cherokee’04–’17

Cherokee’17–now

1990199920082017now

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 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Jul 2025	$750K	8
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Apr 2008 → Feb 2009	$750K	1
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2004 → Jul 2017	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2003 → Jul 2004	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1999 → Jul 2003	$750K	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Aug 1998 → Aug 1999	$750K	3
THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1998 → Sep 1998	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Aug 1997 → Aug 1998	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1990 → May 1991	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 82
Observed power (24 mo): 82
Trailers (towed): 116

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

71.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 29 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

236

TN busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

LEXINGTON, TN

160 BUD CROCKETT DRIVE

Top corridor

TN 55 · SD 33 · WA 19

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3606390 USDOT 82055 USDOT 778178Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (28 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 511412 USDOT 1137660 USDOT 314990 USDOT 82055 USDOT 3537854 USDOT 778178 USDOT 4171244 USDOT 264184

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

Location

Physical address: 160 BUD CROCKETT DRIVE, LEXINGTON, TN, 38351
Mailing address: P O BOX 958, LEXINGTON, TN, 38351
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (731) 968-5391
Fax: (731) 967-9048
Email: vickie@frenchtrucking.com
Web domain: frenchtrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Vickie French
USDOT / docket: 215867 · MC-203893
First registered: Jul 2, 1982
Last MCS-150: Dec 26, 2025 · 7,052,187 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 9, 2014
D-U-N-S: 626045827

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

7,052,187

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for FRENCH TRUCKING INC.

FRENCH TRUCKING INC (USDOT 215867) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 34.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 236 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 92 vehicle-level and 236 driver-level — across 29 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 6 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 82 power units and 66 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 26, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 9, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FRENCH TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

FRENCH TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 215867, and its motor carrier number is MC-203893.

Is FRENCH TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, FRENCH TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FRENCH TRUCKING INC's safety record?

FRENCH TRUCKING INC has a 34.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 345 roadside inspections, with 10 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is FRENCH TRUCKING INC's fleet?

FRENCH TRUCKING INC operates 82 power units and 66 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FRENCH TRUCKING INC based?

FRENCH TRUCKING INC is based in LEXINGTON, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 29 states.

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