Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 338398
MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
DBA LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL
30 power unitsLUBBOCK, TX
CARRIER INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
30Power 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 38 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 30 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 20.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3737 yr active
since 1988Insurance (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
37 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION safe to work with?
Is MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION safe to load? MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION (USDOT 338398) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in LUBBOCK, TX, operating 30 power units and 28 drivers. Operating authority has been active 37 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
MCMORRIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION 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?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 30
- 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
LUBBOCK, TX
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
william morris — 25 carriers: USDOT 356647USDOT 637123USDOT 732104USDOT 917601USDOT 1111598USDOT 1139229USDOT 1151158USDOT 1182134
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 710 AVENUE J, LUBBOCK, TX, 79408
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 491, LUBBOCK, TX, 79401
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (806) 765-8844
- Cell
- (806) 252-6133
- Fax
- (806) 763-3245
- Web domain
- lubbockonline.com
Registration
- Officers
- William Morris · Will Morris
- USDOT / docket
- 338398
- First registered
- 12/30/1988
- Last MCS-150
- 10/03/2005 · 150,000 mi (2002)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 71669741
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 MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION's USDOT number?
MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION's USDOT number is 338398.
Is MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION's fleet?
MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION operates 30 power units and 28 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION based?
MORRIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION is based in LUBBOCK, TX.