Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 585263 · MC-308599
CLIFFORD DALE ROBERTSON
DBA ROBERTSON TRUCK AND EQUIPMENT
4 power unitsCLEVELAND, AL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-308599 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
4Power 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 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 4 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 22.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3131 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
31 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is CLIFFORD DALE ROBERTSON safe to work with?
Is CLIFFORD DALE ROBERTSON safe to load? CLIFFORD DALE ROBERTSON (USDOT 585263, MC-308599) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in CLEVELAND, AL, operating 4 power units and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 31 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
CDCLIFFORD DALE ROBERTSON 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
$1M BIPD · 1 insurer · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
Canal · 96–04
19962006
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.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 22 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2006 → May 2006 | $1M | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2005 → Apr 2005 | $1M | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Sep 1996 → Jul 2004 | $1M | 20 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 4
- 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
CLEVELAND, AL
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@otelco.net — 120 carriers: USDOT 41993USDOT 245851USDOT 395371USDOT 441079USDOT 702623USDOT 743801USDOT 1059514USDOT 1060134
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 60701 US HWY 231, CLEVELAND, AL, 35049
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 169, CLEVELAND, AL, 35049-0169
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (205) 625-6003
- Fax
- (205) 625-6004
- rte1@otelco.net
- Web domain
- otelco.net
Registration
- Officer
- Clifford Dale Robertson
- USDOT / docket
- 585263 · MC-308599
- First registered
- 12/28/1994
- Last MCS-150
- 01/05/2004 · 299,000 mi (2003)
- 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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Frequently asked
What is CLIFFORD DALE ROBERTSON's USDOT number?
CLIFFORD DALE ROBERTSON's USDOT number is 585263, and its motor carrier number is MC-308599.
Is CLIFFORD DALE ROBERTSON authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, CLIFFORD DALE ROBERTSON is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is CLIFFORD DALE ROBERTSON's fleet?
CLIFFORD DALE ROBERTSON operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is CLIFFORD DALE ROBERTSON based?
CLIFFORD DALE ROBERTSON is based in CLEVELAND, AL.