Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 688421 · MC-305698
CHESTER POWELL
DBA POWELL EXPRESS
1 power unitsLUMBER CITY, GA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-305698 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 29 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 4.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2929 yr active
since 1997Insurance (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
29 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is CHESTER POWELL safe to work with?
Is CHESTER POWELL safe to load? CHESTER POWELL (USDOT 688421, MC-305698) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in LUMBER CITY, GA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 29 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
CPCHESTER POWELL 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
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+1 earlier
Sentry Select · 96–98
Fire Connecticut · 98–00
Platte River · 00–02
Occidental Fire · 02–06
Continental · 06–08
Northland · 09–22
19962022
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 16 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2009 → Jul 2022 | $750k | 1 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Jun 2008 → Jun 2009 | $750k | 2 |
| CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. | Jun 2006 → Jun 2008 | $750k | 1 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Jun 2002 → Jun 2006 | $750k | 4 |
| PLATTE RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2000 → Jun 2002 | $750k | 1 |
| FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT | Jun 1998 → Jun 2000 | $750k | 4 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | May 1996 → Jul 1998 | $750k | 3 |
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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.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
LUMBER CITY, GA
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
chester powell — 3 carriers: USDOT 497183USDOT 3098455
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 381 SHELTONS CHAPEL RD, LUMBER CITY, GA, 31549
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (912) 363-4616
- —
Registration
- Officer
- Chester Powell
- USDOT / docket
- 688421 · MC-305698
- First registered
- 05/07/1997
- Last MCS-150
- 12/16/2021 · 70,000 mi (2020)
- 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 CHESTER POWELL's USDOT number?
CHESTER POWELL's USDOT number is 688421, and its motor carrier number is MC-305698.
Is CHESTER POWELL authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, CHESTER POWELL is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is CHESTER POWELL's fleet?
CHESTER POWELL operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is CHESTER POWELL based?
CHESTER POWELL is based in LUMBER CITY, GA.