Carrier profile · USDOT 3564596 · MC-1198488 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Red Knuckle LLC

2 power unitsavg 4.5 yrMulti-region · 13 statesCOVINGTON, GA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1198488 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.5Avg age (yr)

2013–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(404) 293-7432 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average44.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.5 yr

Model years 2013–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

1 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 44.44% on 9 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
11 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 10, 2026.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 29, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 44.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

44.4% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 22.2 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

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 4

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.8 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 Maintenance14 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 5 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’26 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Progressive Mountain’21–’21

North America’21–’23

Great West’23–’24

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Feb 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY DIRECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2023 → Feb 2024	$750K	1
INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO. OF NORTH AMERICA	Dec 2021 → Apr 2023	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	Mar 2021 → Dec 2021	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 29, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

63.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 29, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MS busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Mississippi: 2 inspections
Virginia: 2 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
North Carolina: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Texas: 1 inspections
Massachusetts: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections
South Carolina: 1 inspections
Washington: 1 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections

Home base

COVINGTON, GA

120 ALCOVY WAY

Most inspections: MS

2 inspections

MS 2 · VA 2 · AR 1

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 28, 2026

Last 12 months: 11 trucks also ran under 9 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4062597 USDOT 8155570 USDOT 3586828 USDOT 5430478 USDOT 4075239 USDOT 4533970 USDOT 4286096 USDOT 4315255Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 28, 2026

Location

Physical address: 120 ALCOVY WAY, COVINGTON, GA, 30014
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (404) 293-7432
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Jonathan Mells
USDOT / docket: 3564596 · MC-1198488
First registered: Feb 5, 2021
Last MCS-150: Nov 12, 2025 · 40,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 50.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

40,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 30, 2026

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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44%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

4 of 9 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

76violation records

19OOS-tagged records

4 of 9inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

2627%7 / 26

Unsafe driving

1911%2 / 19

Lights

1421%3 / 14

Hours of service

1145%5 / 11

Brakes

40%0 / 4

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

70%

15%

30%

n/aOct 24 to Apr 250 / 0

n/aApr 25 to Oct 250 / 0

67%Oct 25 to Apr 262 / 3

33%Apr 26 to Oct 262 / 6

Top 3 codes (14 of 76 records)

396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection6
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle4
393.48A-BIHE Brakes inoperative4

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393.9 Inoperative required lamps4
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle2
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.60D Windshield / glazing2
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps2
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
390.17 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)1
390.21TC-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
391.11B5-LNCDLNVL Driver not qualified1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.3-F Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.4A-DOSU Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.104F4-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.43D Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43D-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43DBMA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.75A1 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75B-TF Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75B-TFV Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A4-EENA Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPDELDT Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F04 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F07 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8F09 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8H05 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8K2 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-HCM Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for RED KNUCKLE LLC.

RED KNUCKLE LLC (USDOT 3564596) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 28, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Feb 6, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 44.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 29, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 29, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 29, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 12, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 28, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RED KNUCKLE LLC's USDOT number?

RED KNUCKLE LLC's USDOT number is 3564596, and its motor carrier number is MC-1198488.

Is RED KNUCKLE LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 28, 2026. RED KNUCKLE LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RED KNUCKLE LLC's safety record?

RED KNUCKLE LLC has a 44.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 18 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).