Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 280357 · MC-183662
GRAY RIDER TRUCK LINES INC
1 power unitsSEMINOLE, AL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-183662 ACTIVEHAZMAT
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 12.7 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 · fatal33
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 GRAY RIDER TRUCK LINES INC safe to work with?
Is GRAY RIDER TRUCK LINES INC safe to load? GRAY RIDER TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 280357, MC-183662) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in SEMINOLE, AL, 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
GRGRAY RIDER TRUCK LINES 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
$1M BIPD · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+6 earlier
Diamond State · 02–04
Canal · 04–14
19952014
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 26 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2004 → Dec 2014 | $1M | 14 |
| DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2002 → Apr 2004 | $1M | 1 |
| PLATTE RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2001 → Apr 2002 | $1M | 2 |
| EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO. | Mar 2000 → Mar 2001 | $1M | 1 |
| HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Jan 1999 → Mar 2000 | $1M | 2 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Jan 1997 → Jan 1998 | $1M | 4 |
| ACCELERATION NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Jul 1996 → Dec 1996 | $1M | 1 |
| ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 1995 → Jul 1996 | $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)
- 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.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
SEMINOLE, AL
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
@gulftel.com — 191 carriers: USDOT 92308USDOT 245682USDOT 257170USDOT 279698USDOT 318517USDOT 420731USDOT 449302USDOT 465131
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 32555 US HWY 90 WEST, SEMINOLE, AL, 36574
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 17415, PENSACOLA, FL, 32522
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (251) 946-3030
- Fax
- (251) 946-3038
- Web domain
- gulftel.com
Registration
- Officers
- John Park Lee · James W Busby
- USDOT / docket
- 280357 · MC-183662
- First registered
- 10/21/1986
- Last MCS-150
- 11/06/2013 · 69 mi (2012)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 152733374
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 GRAY RIDER TRUCK LINES INC's USDOT number?
GRAY RIDER TRUCK LINES INC's USDOT number is 280357, and its motor carrier number is MC-183662.
Is GRAY RIDER TRUCK LINES INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, GRAY RIDER TRUCK LINES INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is GRAY RIDER TRUCK LINES INC's fleet?
GRAY RIDER TRUCK LINES INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is GRAY RIDER TRUCK LINES INC based?
GRAY RIDER TRUCK LINES INC is based in SEMINOLE, AL.