Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
3,416 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 92846 · MC-95540
WATKINS MOTOR LINES INCORPORATED
3,416 power unitsLAKELAND, FL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-95540 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
3,416Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-07-18
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 52 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 3416 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 18.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority5252 yr active
since 1974Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal5050
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
52 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is WATKINS MOTOR LINES INCORPORATED safe to work with?
Is WATKINS MOTOR LINES INCORPORATED safe to load? WATKINS MOTOR LINES INCORPORATED (USDOT 92846, MC-95540) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in LAKELAND, FL, operating 3,416 power units and 4,555 drivers. Operating authority has been active 52 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 2026-07-18.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-07-18
WMWATKINS MOTOR LINES INCORPORATED 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
$5M BIPD · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+1 earlier
Liberty · 93–02
United States · 02–04
Discover Property · 04–06
19932006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Oct 2004 → Nov 2006 | $5M | 2 |
| UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. | Oct 2002 → Oct 2004 | $5M | 2 |
| UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO. | Oct 2001 → Oct 2001 | $5M | 3 |
| LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | Jan 1993 → Oct 2002 | $5M | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 3,416
- 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
LAKELAND, FL
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
john watkins — 15 carriers: USDOT 285929USDOT 934450USDOT 1242127USDOT 1665963USDOT 1666367USDOT 1945885USDOT 2021101USDOT 2191236
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2119 HARDEN BLVD, LAKELAND, FL, 33803
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (404) 872-3841
- Fax
- (404) 872-6375
- Web domain
- watkinsind.com
Registration
- Officers
- John Watkins · Chip Watkins
- USDOT / docket
- 92846 · MC-95540
- First registered
- 06/01/1974
- Last MCS-150
- 06/17/2008 · 300,866,548 mi (2005)
- 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 WATKINS MOTOR LINES INCORPORATED's USDOT number?
WATKINS MOTOR LINES INCORPORATED's USDOT number is 92846, and its motor carrier number is MC-95540.
Is WATKINS MOTOR LINES INCORPORATED authorized to operate?
As of 2026-07-18, WATKINS MOTOR LINES INCORPORATED is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is WATKINS MOTOR LINES INCORPORATED's fleet?
WATKINS MOTOR LINES INCORPORATED operates 3,416 power units and 4,555 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is WATKINS MOTOR LINES INCORPORATED based?
WATKINS MOTOR LINES INCORPORATED is based in LAKELAND, FL.