Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 794075 · MC-354111
MASTERS TRUCKING INC
4 power unitsCHUCKEY, TN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-354111 ACTIVE
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 27 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 3.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2727 yr active
since 1999Insurance (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
27 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is MASTERS TRUCKING INC safe to work with?
Is MASTERS TRUCKING INC safe to load? MASTERS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 794075, MC-354111) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in CHUCKEY, TN, operating 4 power units and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 27 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
MTMASTERS TRUCKING 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
- 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 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
Cherokee · 01–21
Progressive Hawaii · 21–25
19992025
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.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 8 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP | Jul 2021 → May 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2001 → Apr 2021 | $750k | 4 |
| STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC. | Mar 2000 → Jul 2000 | $750k | 2 |
| ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 1999 → Mar 2000 | $750k | 1 |
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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.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
CHUCKEY, TN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
james masters — 4 carriers: USDOT 385703USDOT 858515USDOT 1486788
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 146 CASSI RD, CHUCKEY, TN, 37641
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (423) 257-2663
- Fax
- (423) 257-4889
- —
Registration
- Officers
- James Masters · Shelia Burgner
- USDOT / docket
- 794075 · MC-354111
- First registered
- 02/08/1999
- Last MCS-150
- 05/21/2023 · 241,285 mi (2013)
- 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 MASTERS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?
MASTERS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 794075, and its motor carrier number is MC-354111.
Is MASTERS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, MASTERS TRUCKING INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is MASTERS TRUCKING INC's fleet?
MASTERS TRUCKING INC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is MASTERS TRUCKING INC based?
MASTERS TRUCKING INC is based in CHUCKEY, TN.