Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 444176
COMBS AUTO SALES
1 power unitsavg 20 yrLocal · 1 statesLEBURN, KY
CARRIER ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
5 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
20.0Avg age (yr)
1998–2025 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 35 yearsOut-of-service rates below national average
Watch · 0
Nothing flagged.
Operating authority3535 yr active
since 1991Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo6.76.7 %
▼ 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 peersOlder
20 yr
Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
35 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is COMBS AUTO SALES safe to work with?
Is COMBS AUTO SALES safe to load? COMBS AUTO SALES (USDOT 444176) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in LEBURN, KY, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 35 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 45 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 6.7% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
CACOMBS AUTO SALES 100
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Safety
45 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 6.7% (24-mo)15 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)34 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
0.0% now▼ Improving
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈17.0 / 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
- 34
- Annualized
- ≈17 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈17.0 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 Driving2
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
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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)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 5
- Trailers (towed)
- 0
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2025
Newest model yr
1998
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo3434
KY busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
LEBURN, KY
Top corridor
KY
Density
fewermore
05
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.
Show all-time history (1 truck · 1 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 333097
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@tvscable.com — 23 carriers: USDOT 387858USDOT 643228USDOT 654747USDOT 657984USDOT 681270USDOT 887611USDOT 906134USDOT 916553
Shares a company officer with other carriers
phillip combs — 2 carriers: USDOT 1233994
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)11
Observed (24 mo)55
Shared w/ other carriers11
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 & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1327 POSSUM TROT RD, LEBURN, KY, 41831
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 148, LEBURN, KY, 41831
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (606) 785-0131
- Cell
- (606) 438-5118
- Fax
- (606) 785-4622
- combsas@tvscable.com
- Web domain
- tvscable.com
Registration
- Officer
- Phillip Combs
- USDOT / docket
- 444176
- First registered
- 04/26/1991
- Last MCS-150
- 10/22/2025 · 14,000 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 616523023
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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 COMBS AUTO SALES's USDOT number?
COMBS AUTO SALES's USDOT number is 444176.
Is COMBS AUTO SALES authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, COMBS AUTO SALES is active in the FMCSA register.
What is COMBS AUTO SALES's safety record?
COMBS AUTO SALES has a 6.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 45 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is COMBS AUTO SALES's fleet?
COMBS AUTO SALES operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is COMBS AUTO SALES based?
COMBS AUTO SALES is based in LEBURN, KY, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.