Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 279917 · MC-195853
EMERSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC
1 power unitsDOBSON, NC
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-195853 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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 40 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 15.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3939 yr active
since 1986Insurance (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
39 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is EMERSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC safe to work with?
Is EMERSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC safe to load? EMERSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 279917, MC-195853) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in DOBSON, NC, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 39 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
EFEMERSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS 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
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+3 earlier
Northland · 95–99
Canal · 99–01
Progressive · 01–03
Canal · 03–06
Northland · 08–10
19942010
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 16 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2008 → Jun 2010 | $750k | 1 |
| PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2007 → Aug 2008 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2006 → Sep 2007 | $750k | 2 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Aug 2003 → Aug 2006 | $750k | 5 |
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2001 → Aug 2003 | $750k | 2 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Aug 1999 → Aug 2001 | $750k | 3 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 1995 → Aug 1999 | $750k | 1 |
| THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO. | Feb 1994 → Aug 1995 | $750k | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- 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
DOBSON, NC
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@surry.net — 79 carriers: USDOT 148573USDOT 158989USDOT 281057USDOT 373276USDOT 438922USDOT 475375USDOT 484321USDOT 532133
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 869 PRISON CAMP RD, DOBSON, NC, 27017
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (336) 352-4410
- Cell
- (336) 374-0248
- Fax
- (336) 352-3008
- esystems@surry.net
- Web domain
- surry.net
Registration
- Officer
- Phillip M Emerson
- USDOT / docket
- 279917 · MC-195853
- First registered
- 10/10/1986
- Last MCS-150
- 07/23/2011 · 22,400 mi (2002)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 868162702
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is EMERSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number?
EMERSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number is 279917, and its motor carrier number is MC-195853.
Is EMERSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, EMERSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is EMERSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's fleet?
EMERSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is EMERSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC based?
EMERSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC is based in DOBSON, NC.