Carrier profile · USDOT 29540 · MC-317803 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

THE SCRUGGS COMPANY

292 power unitsavg 8.8 yrLocal · 2 statesHAHIRA, GA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-317803 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

292Power units

52 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.8Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(229) 242-2388 Email dispatchsdowning@scruggscompany.com

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record3 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

292 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.8 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

61 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 24 vehicle and 61 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 23.9 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

55 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 7

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 292-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 292
Inspections · 24 mo: 61
Annualized: ≈31 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance31 · 9 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving28 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 8 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 9 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
172.516 Other violationOther5 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Liberty’97–’00

Transportation’00–’05

Arch’21–’25

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · SAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY CORPORATION · since Oct 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Apr 2006 → Apr 2005	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2005 → Apr 2006	$750K	4
TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2000 → Aug 2005	$750K	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1997 → Feb 2000	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 292
Observed power (24 mo): 52
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

9.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GA busiest

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

Home base

HAHIRA, GA

4679 US HWY 41 NORTH

Top corridor

GA 48 · FL 13

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1516123Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1516123 USDOT 899748 USDOT 730865 USDOT 16130

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@scruggscompany.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 850563

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

292

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4679 US HWY 41 NORTH, HAHIRA, GA, 31632
Mailing address: P O BOX 2065, VALDOSTA, GA, 31604
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (229) 242-2388
Fax: (229) 242-7109
Email: sdowning@scruggscompany.com
Web domain: scruggscompany.com

Registration

Officers: George M Akins Ii · Susan G Downing
USDOT / docket: 29540 · MC-317803
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Feb 14, 2026 · 3,432,846 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 18, 1996
D-U-N-S: 3299369

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

292

Power units

121

Drivers

121

CDL drivers

3,432,846

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 THE SCRUGGS COMPANY.

THE SCRUGGS COMPANY (USDOT 29540) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from SAFETY NATIONAL CASUALTY CORPORATION effective Oct 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 61 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 61 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 292 power units and 121 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 14, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 18, 1996 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is THE SCRUGGS COMPANY's USDOT number?

THE SCRUGGS COMPANY's USDOT number is 29540, and its motor carrier number is MC-317803.

Is THE SCRUGGS COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, THE SCRUGGS COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is THE SCRUGGS COMPANY's safety record?

THE SCRUGGS COMPANY has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 82 roadside inspections, with 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).