Carrier profile · USDOT 279865 · MC-184816 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Edwards Transportation Co

65 power unitsavg 4.2 yrNational · 19 statesEAST PRAIRIE, MO88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-184816 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

65Power units

66 observed · MCS-150

67Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.2Avg age (yr)

2013–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(573) 649-3007 Email dispatchandycarden@edwardstransportation.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record7 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 251 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

65 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.2 yr

Model years 2013–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

170 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 9.3%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 — 108 vehicle and 170 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

6.1% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

168 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 12

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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 65-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 65
Inspections · 24 mo: 170
Annualized: ≈85 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving65 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 10 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’22 · 12 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Occidental Fire’03–’09

Sentry Select’10–’13

Nationwide Agribusiness’14–’18

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Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2022

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2021 → Oct 2022	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2021	$750K	1
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2018 → Oct 2019	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2014 → Oct 2018	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2013 → Oct 2014	$750K	1
NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2013 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2010 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2009 → Oct 2010	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 2003 → Mar 2009	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2002 → Mar 2003	$750K	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2001 → Apr 2002	$750K	1
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1999 → Dec 2001	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1996 → Dec 1996	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1995 → Dec 1996	$750K	2
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	May 1993 → May 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 65
Observed power (24 mo): 66
Trailers (towed): 67

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

60.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

170

TX busiest

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

Home base

EAST PRAIRIE, MO

219 CLAY MORGAN

Top corridor

TX ⇄ MO

TX 97 · AR 13 · MO 9

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: 9 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3058799 USDOT 3529078 USDOT 3807193 USDOT 4538978 USDOT 4118081 USDOT 3045778 USDOT 3097065Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (29 trucks · 22 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 688143 USDOT 3408478 USDOT 3864988 USDOT 4538978 USDOT 4118081 USDOT 4222448 USDOT 3058799 USDOT 4299216

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@edwardstransportation.net — 2 carriers: USDOT 2007453

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: 219 CLAY MORGAN, EAST PRAIRIE, MO, 63845
Mailing address: PO BOX 70, EAST PRAIRIE, MO, 63845
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (573) 649-3007
Email: andycarden@edwardstransportation.net
Web domain: edwardstransportation.net

Registration

Officers: Keith Edwards · Andrew Carden
USDOT / docket: 279865 · MC-184816
First registered: Oct 9, 1986
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2026 · 7,280,943 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 27, 2010
D-U-N-S: 621021245

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,280,943

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 EDWARDS TRANSPORTATION CO.

EDWARDS TRANSPORTATION CO (USDOT 279865) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 9.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 170 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 108 vehicle-level and 170 driver-level — across 19 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 7 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 65 power units and 65 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 27, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EDWARDS TRANSPORTATION CO's USDOT number?

EDWARDS TRANSPORTATION CO's USDOT number is 279865, and its motor carrier number is MC-184816.

Is EDWARDS TRANSPORTATION CO authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, EDWARDS TRANSPORTATION CO is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EDWARDS TRANSPORTATION CO's safety record?

EDWARDS TRANSPORTATION CO has a 9.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 251 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is EDWARDS TRANSPORTATION CO's fleet?

EDWARDS TRANSPORTATION CO operates 65 power units and 65 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is EDWARDS TRANSPORTATION CO based?

EDWARDS TRANSPORTATION CO is based in EAST PRAIRIE, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 19 states.

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