Carrier profile · USDOT 427439 · MC-188627 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Dolphin Line Inc

1 power unitavg 4.5 yrMulti-region · 11 statesMOBILE, AL82/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-188627 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.5Avg age (yr)

2012–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(251) 666-2057 Email dispatchccannon@paladin-capital.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 2

Established 36 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1990.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 63 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.4%

▼ 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

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.5 yr

Model years 2012–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 19 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 18.9 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈9.5 / 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: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈9.5 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
172.602 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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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: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 10 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

National Fire’00–’04

Lincoln General’04–’08

Star’09–’13

Travelers Connecticut’20–’25

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Oct 2020 → Oct 2025	$1M	1
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY OF KANSAS, INC	Feb 2016 → Feb 2016	$1M	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Feb 2014 → Feb 2016	$1M	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2013 → Feb 2014	$1M	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2009 → Feb 2013	$1M	4
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2008 → Aug 2008	$1M	4
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2004 → Aug 2008	$1M	4
NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	Aug 2000 → Aug 2004	$1M	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1998 → Aug 2000	$1M	2
SELECT INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1996 → Aug 1998	$1M	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1994 → Aug 1996	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 12
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

4.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

63.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MS busiest

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

Home base

MOBILE, AL

4521 HIGGINS ROAD

Top corridor

MS ⇄ AL

MS 4 · FL 4 · UT 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 696877 USDOT 3592149 USDOT 565162 USDOT 1067244 USDOT 2413373 USDOT 3209889 USDOT 3268655 USDOT 3834241

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@paladin-capital.com — 8 carriers: USDOT 675501 USDOT 694331 USDOT 696877 USDOT 757161 USDOT 978310 USDOT 1945702 USDOT 2952987

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

Location

Physical address: 4521 HIGGINS ROAD, MOBILE, AL, 36619
Mailing address: 5200 MARYLAND WAY SUITE 400, BRENTWOOD, TN, 37027
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (251) 666-2057
Fax: (251) 666-3836
Email: ccannon@paladin-capital.com
Web domain: paladin-capital.com

Registration

Officers: Thomas Borden · Harry Crabtree
USDOT / docket: 427439 · MC-188627
First registered: Nov 9, 1990
Last MCS-150: Jul 18, 2025 · 49,387 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 21, 2008
D-U-N-S: 782774905

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

49,387

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 DOLPHIN LINE INC.

DOLPHIN LINE INC (USDOT 427439) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 19 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 6 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 18, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 21, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DOLPHIN LINE INC's USDOT number?

DOLPHIN LINE INC's USDOT number is 427439, and its motor carrier number is MC-188627.

Is DOLPHIN LINE INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, DOLPHIN LINE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DOLPHIN LINE INC's safety record?

DOLPHIN LINE INC has a 15.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 63 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).