Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 504670 · MC-258515
JOE PHILLIPS & SON INC
1 power unitsENGLISH, IN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-258515 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 6.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3333 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
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is JOE PHILLIPS & SON INC safe to work with?
Is JOE PHILLIPS & SON INC safe to load? JOE PHILLIPS & SON INC (USDOT 504670, MC-258515) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in ENGLISH, IN, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 33 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
JPJOE PHILLIPS & SON INC 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.
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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 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
Sagamore · 95–99
National · 99–01
Canal · 03–07
National · 07–16
Progressive Southeastern · 16–20
19942020
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.
7 insurer eras · collapsed from 21 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2016 → May 2020 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Mar 2007 → Mar 2016 | $750k | 9 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2003 → Mar 2007 | $750k | 4 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Mar 2002 → Mar 2003 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Mar 1999 → Mar 2001 | $750k | 4 |
| SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 1995 → May 1999 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 1994 → Mar 1995 | $750k | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- 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
ENGLISH, IN
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
ron phillips — 5 carriers: USDOT 1389877USDOT 1410700USDOT 1976352USDOT 3182813
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1518 E PHILLIPS RD, ENGLISH, IN, 47118
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (812) 338-2128
- —
Registration
- Officers
- Ron Phillips · Ann Phillips
- USDOT / docket
- 504670 · MC-258515
- First registered
- 11/17/1992
- Last MCS-150
- 06/12/2020 · 2,500 mi (2016)
- 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 JOE PHILLIPS & SON INC's USDOT number?
JOE PHILLIPS & SON INC's USDOT number is 504670, and its motor carrier number is MC-258515.
Is JOE PHILLIPS & SON INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, JOE PHILLIPS & SON INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is JOE PHILLIPS & SON INC's fleet?
JOE PHILLIPS & SON INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is JOE PHILLIPS & SON INC based?
JOE PHILLIPS & SON INC is based in ENGLISH, IN.