Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 483966 · MC-249958
LEE EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC
25 power unitsFLORENCE, SC
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-249958 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
25Power 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 34 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 25 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 18.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3434 yr active
since 1992Insurance (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
34 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is LEE EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC safe to work with?
Is LEE EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC safe to load? LEE EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC (USDOT 483966, MC-249958) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in FLORENCE, SC, operating 25 power units and 25 drivers. Operating authority has been active 34 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
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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?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Canal · 92–07
19922008
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
2 insurer eras · collapsed from 8 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| REDLAND INSURANCE CO. | May 2007 → Jun 2008 | $750k | 2 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | May 1992 → May 2007 | $750k | 6 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 25
- 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
FLORENCE, SC
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@bellsouth.com — 123 carriers: USDOT 276411USDOT 315718USDOT 336682USDOT 396933USDOT 483077USDOT 527047USDOT 589291USDOT 607173
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1025 MOCKINGBIRD CIRCLE, FLORENCE, SC, 29501
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 5087, FLORENCE, SC, 29502
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (843) 669-1572
- Fax
- (843) 629-0410
- Web domain
- bellsouth.com
Registration
- Officers
- Rudy Lee · Patsy Lee
- USDOT / docket
- 483966 · MC-249958
- First registered
- 05/15/1992
- Last MCS-150
- 06/03/2008 · 2,040,000 mi (2001)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
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 LEE EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC's USDOT number?
LEE EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 483966, and its motor carrier number is MC-249958.
Is LEE EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, LEE EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is LEE EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC's fleet?
LEE EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC operates 25 power units and 25 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is LEE EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC based?
LEE EQUIPMENT COMPANY INC is based in FLORENCE, SC.