Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 717103 · MC-230507
T & L TRANSPORT INC
1 power unitsLAFAYETTE, GA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-230507 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 12.7 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2828 yr active
since 1997Insurance (BIPD)$750K$750K on file
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
28 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is T & L TRANSPORT INC safe to work with?
Is T & L TRANSPORT INC safe to load? T & L TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 717103, MC-230507) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in LAFAYETTE, GA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 28 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
T&T & L TRANSPORT 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
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
$750k on filegeneral-freight federal minimum
$750k floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 5 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
Sentry Select · 93–98
American International · 98–00
Hannover · 02–now
Carolina · 03–11
National · 13–14
19932014
A BIPD policy is currently in force per the filing history — request a COI to confirm before tendering.
7 insurer eras · collapsed from 25 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | May 2013 → Dec 2014 | $750k | 1 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | May 2012 → May 2013 | $750k | 2 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2003 → Jan 2011 | $750k | 9 |
| INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER | Apr 2002 → current | $750k | 2 |
| INSURANCE CORPORATION OF HANNOVER | Apr 2000 → Apr 2001 | $750k | 4 |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SOUTH INSURANCE CO. | Apr 1998 → Apr 2000 | $750k | 1 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 1993 → Apr 1998 | $750k | 6 |
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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
LAFAYETTE, 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
james leonard — 14 carriers: USDOT 1512448USDOT 1750135USDOT 1932438USDOT 2080407USDOT 2086953USDOT 2098954USDOT 2120806USDOT 2137167
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1059 E ARMUCHEE RD, LAFAYETTE, GA, 30728
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (706) 397-2325
- Cell
- (423) 580-6028
- Fax
- (706) 272-0637
- —
Registration
- Officers
- James Leonard · Charles Hunt
- USDOT / docket
- 717103 · MC-230507
- First registered
- 12/04/1997
- Last MCS-150
- 10/30/2013 · 1 mi (2012)
- 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 T & L TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?
T & L TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 717103, and its motor carrier number is MC-230507.
Is T & L TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, T & L TRANSPORT INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is T & L TRANSPORT INC's fleet?
T & L TRANSPORT INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is T & L TRANSPORT INC based?
T & L TRANSPORT INC is based in LAFAYETTE, GA.