Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 426078
COTTON STATES WINNELSON CO
2 power unitsMEMPHIS, TN
CARRIER INACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power 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 36 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
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 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 11.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3535 yr active
since 1990Insurance (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
35 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is COTTON STATES WINNELSON CO safe to work with?
Is COTTON STATES WINNELSON CO safe to load? COTTON STATES WINNELSON CO (USDOT 426078) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in MEMPHIS, TN, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 35 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
CSCOTTON STATES WINNELSON CO 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.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 2
- 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
MEMPHIS, TN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@winnelson.com — 22 carriers: USDOT 386932USDOT 493300USDOT 703231USDOT 897285USDOT 1055952USDOT 1488426USDOT 1569758USDOT 1601020
Shares a company officer with other carriers
david metzger — 8 carriers: USDOT 403739USDOT 481358USDOT 792065USDOT 975055USDOT 1099636USDOT 2033291USDOT 2467394
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record
USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.
Location
- Physical address
- 456 DECATUR ST, MEMPHIS, TN, 38105-2417
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (901) 522-1105
- Cell
- (901) 355-2805
- Fax
- (901) 522-1279
- Web domain
- winnelson.com
Registration
- Officers
- David Metzger · Philip Kremer
- USDOT / docket
- 426078
- First registered
- 10/31/1990
- Last MCS-150
- 12/11/2014 · 10,000 mi (2006)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 34758359
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
07
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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Frequently asked
What is COTTON STATES WINNELSON CO's USDOT number?
COTTON STATES WINNELSON CO's USDOT number is 426078.
Is COTTON STATES WINNELSON CO authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, COTTON STATES WINNELSON CO is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is COTTON STATES WINNELSON CO's fleet?
COTTON STATES WINNELSON CO operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is COTTON STATES WINNELSON CO based?
COTTON STATES WINNELSON CO is based in MEMPHIS, TN.