Carrier profile · USDOT 252587 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

RUSSELL BRANDS LLC

16 power unitsALEXANDER CITY, AL50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(270) 781-6400 Email dispatchjohn.winstead@fotlinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Established 42 yearsMCS-150 census data outdated

Watch · 1

MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 6.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 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

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 16
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

ALEXANDER CITY, AL

755 LEE STREET

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

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 252487

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@fotlinc.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 97900

Shares a company officer with other carriers

john winstead — 2 carriers: USDOT 2439248

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 755 LEE STREET, ALEXANDER CITY, AL, 35011
Mailing address: 1 FRUIT OF THE LOOM DR, BOWLING GREEN, KY, 42101
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (270) 781-6400
Email: john.winstead@fotlinc.com
Web domain: fotlinc.com

Registration

Officer: John Winstead
USDOT / docket: 252587
First registered: Nov 8, 1984
Last MCS-150: Jul 16, 2020 · 10,000 mi (2018)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 3395902

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,000

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 RUSSELL BRANDS LLC.

RUSSELL BRANDS LLC (USDOT 252587) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 16, 2020.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RUSSELL BRANDS LLC's USDOT number?

RUSSELL BRANDS LLC's USDOT number is 252587.

Is RUSSELL BRANDS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, RUSSELL BRANDS LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is RUSSELL BRANDS LLC's safety record?

RUSSELL BRANDS LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.