Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 947018
CRYSTAL REFRIGERATED EXPRESS
17 power unitsUNION CITY, TN
CARRIER INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
17Power 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 25 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 17 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 20.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2525 yr active
since 2001Insurance (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
25 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is CRYSTAL REFRIGERATED EXPRESS safe to work with?
Is CRYSTAL REFRIGERATED EXPRESS safe to load? CRYSTAL REFRIGERATED EXPRESS (USDOT 947018) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in UNION CITY, TN, operating 17 power units and 16 drivers. Operating authority has been active 25 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
CRCRYSTAL REFRIGERATED EXPRESS 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.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 17
- 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
UNION CITY, TN
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@williams-sausage.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 371476
Shares a company officer with other carriers
roger williams — 29 carriers: USDOT 288165USDOT 371476USDOT 479198USDOT 584804USDOT 659085USDOT 740653USDOT 808705USDOT 928370
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 5132 OLD TROY-HICKMAN ROAD, UNION CITY, TN, 38261-7702
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (731) 885-5841
- Fax
- (731) 885-5884
- Web domain
- williams-sausage.com
Registration
- Officers
- Roger Williams · David Williams
- USDOT / docket
- 947018
- First registered
- 04/12/2001
- Last MCS-150
- 09/20/2005 · 0 mi
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—Annual mileage
07
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 CRYSTAL REFRIGERATED EXPRESS's USDOT number?
CRYSTAL REFRIGERATED EXPRESS's USDOT number is 947018.
Is CRYSTAL REFRIGERATED EXPRESS authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, CRYSTAL REFRIGERATED EXPRESS is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is CRYSTAL REFRIGERATED EXPRESS's fleet?
CRYSTAL REFRIGERATED EXPRESS operates 17 power units and 16 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is CRYSTAL REFRIGERATED EXPRESS based?
CRYSTAL REFRIGERATED EXPRESS is based in UNION CITY, TN.