Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 553006
ACHESON FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS INC
2 power unitsCHATTANOOGA, TN
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power 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 32 yearsNo inspection history despite active fleet
Watch · 2
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3232 yr active
since 1994Insurance (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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
32 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is ACHESON FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS INC safe to work with?
Is ACHESON FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS INC safe to load? ACHESON FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS INC (USDOT 553006) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in CHATTANOOGA, TN, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 32 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: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
AFACHESON FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS 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.
02
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)
- 2
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
CHATTANOOGA, TN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@epbfi.com — 50 carriers: USDOT 22545USDOT 283631USDOT 424657USDOT 433920USDOT 480275USDOT 590540USDOT 737893USDOT 830093
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 511 W 38TH STREET, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37409-0196
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 2196, CHATTANOOGA, TN, 37409-0196
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (615) 266-4863
- acheson@epbfi.com
- Web domain
- epbfi.com
Registration
- Officers
- Dan Rigsby · Jimmy Rigsby
- USDOT / docket
- 553006
- First registered
- 03/10/1994
- Last MCS-150
- 11/09/2021 · 10,000 mi (2013)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is ACHESON FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS INC's USDOT number?
ACHESON FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS INC's USDOT number is 553006.
Is ACHESON FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, ACHESON FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS INC is active in the FMCSA register.
How big is ACHESON FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS INC's fleet?
ACHESON FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS INC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is ACHESON FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS INC based?
ACHESON FOUNDRY & MACHINE WORKS INC is based in CHATTANOOGA, TN.