Carrier profile · USDOT 515711 · MC-231446 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Watkins Trucking Company Inc

96 power unitsavg 6.4 yrNational · 18 statesBIRMINGHAM, AL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-231446 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

96Power units

85 observed · MCS-150

134Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(205) 592-3422 Email dispatchrarmstrong@watkinstrucking.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 · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.1% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

96 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

200 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 85 vehicle and 200 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

31.8% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 5.4 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

192 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 17

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 96-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 96
Inspections · 24 mo: 200
Annualized: ≈100 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving64 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance22 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance20 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 6 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 12 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving7 · 6 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Carolina’02–’09

Gramercy’09–’12

Cherokee’14–’17

Arch’20–now

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jul 2025	$750K	7
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jun 2018 → Jun 2020	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Jun 2018	$750K	1
CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2014 → Jun 2017	$750K	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2013 → Jun 2014	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2012 → Jun 2013	$750K	1
GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2009 → Jun 2012	$750K	12
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2002 → Aug 2009	$750K	8
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2001 → Aug 2001	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 96
Observed power (24 mo): 85
Trailers (towed): 134

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

63.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 18 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

198

AL busiest

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

Home base

BIRMINGHAM, AL

4632 RICHARD ARRINGTON JR BL

Top corridor

AL 50 · GA 29 · MS 20

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 275704Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (27 trucks · 26 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1201254 USDOT 3873426 USDOT 1696106 USDOT 3582766 USDOT 204961 USDOT 2562120 USDOT 3680078 USDOT 3924950

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@watkinstrucking.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 1172195 USDOT 1241896 USDOT 1679493

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4632 RICHARD ARRINGTON JR BL, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35212
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (205) 592-3422
Email: rarmstrong@watkinstrucking.com
Web domain: watkinstrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Randall P Watkins · J Wayne Watkins
USDOT / docket: 515711 · MC-231446
First registered: Mar 9, 1993
Last MCS-150: Jan 15, 2026 · 8,993,608 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 24, 2012
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

8,993,608

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 WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC.

WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 515711) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 200 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 85 vehicle-level and 200 driver-level — across 18 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 96 power units and 85 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 15, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 24, 2012 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 515711, and its motor carrier number is MC-231446.

Is WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

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

What is WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC's safety record?

WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC has a 27.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 312 roadside inspections, with 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC's fleet?

WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC operates 96 power units and 85 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC based?

WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC is based in BIRMINGHAM, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 18 states.

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