Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 497183 · MC-339416
CHESTER POWELL
DBA POWELLS TOWING
6 power unitsBEREA, KY
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-339416 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
6Power 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 34 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 6 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 6.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3333 yr active
since 1992Insurance (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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is CHESTER POWELL safe to work with?
Is CHESTER POWELL safe to load? CHESTER POWELL (USDOT 497183, MC-339416) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in BEREA, KY, operating 6 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 33 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 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+3 earlier
Grange · 11–12
Markel · 12–17
Argonaut-midwest · 17–20
19982021
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.
6 insurer eras · collapsed from 9 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Aug 2020 → May 2021 | $750k | 1 |
| ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2017 → Aug 2020 | $750k | 3 |
| MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2012 → Aug 2017 | $750k | 2 |
| GRANGE INSURANCE COMPANY. | Jan 2011 → Aug 2012 | $750k | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 1999 → Jul 2000 | $750k | 1 |
| SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 1998 → Aug 1999 | $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)
- 6
- 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
BEREA, KY
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@windstream.net — 5065 carriers: USDOT 3865USDOT 6236USDOT 7480USDOT 28870USDOT 33852USDOT 34326USDOT 38801USDOT 47874
Shares a company officer with other carriers
chester powell — 3 carriers: USDOT 688421USDOT 3098455
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 300 NORTH DOG WOOD DR, BEREA, KY, 40403
- Mailing address
- 300 NORTH DOGWOOD DR, BEREA, KY, 40403
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (859) 986-1133
- Cell
- (859) 661-0499
- Web domain
- windstream.net
Registration
- Officer
- Chester Powell
- USDOT / docket
- 497183 · MC-339416
- First registered
- 09/08/1992
- Last MCS-150
- 10/08/2019 · 10,000 mi (2018)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 801580275
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 497183, and its motor carrier number is MC-339416.
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 6 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is CHESTER POWELL based?
CHESTER POWELL is based in BEREA, KY.