Carrier profile · USDOT 487665 · MC-249597 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Clinch Mountain Transport Inc

DBA CMT INC

63 power unitsavg 7.6 yrMulti-region · 11 statesTHORN HILL, TN88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-249597 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

63Power units

64 observed · MCS-150

70Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(865) 767-3610 Email dispatchANTHONYDDAVIDSON@YAHOO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record8 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 329 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

63 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

194 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 18.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 98 vehicle and 194 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

17.9% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 10.4 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

187 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 16

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 63-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 63
Inspections · 24 mo: 194
Annualized: ≈97 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving122 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance25 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance22 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 13 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance12 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 10 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Gramercy’09–’12

Zurich American’12–’15

Canal’15–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Jul 2024

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2015 → Jul 2024	$1M	4
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Jul 2015	$1M	3
GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2009 → Jul 2012	$1M	6
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2007 → Jun 2009	$1M	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2005 → Jun 2006	$1M	3
ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC.	Apr 2003 → Jun 2005	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Feb 2002 → Feb 2002	$1M	2
AMERICAN BANKERS INSURANC COMPANY OF FL	Feb 2000 → Feb 2002	$1M	2
CREDIT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1999 → Feb 2000	$1M	1
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Feb 1998 → Feb 1999	$1M	1
CREDIT GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1997 → Mar 1998	$1M	3
MIDLAND RISK INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1995 → Feb 1997	$1M	3
COLONIA INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1994 → Feb 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 63
Observed power (24 mo): 64
Trailers (towed): 70

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

68.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

194

KY busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

THORN HILL, TN

218 OLD MOUNTAIN ROAD

Top corridor

KY ⇄ TN

KY 67 · SC 48 · TN 32

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1722682 USDOT 4452055Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (25 trucks · 21 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3964376 USDOT 4227932 USDOT 4300801 USDOT 1722682 USDOT 1812786 USDOT 3949740 USDOT 2353636 USDOT 3097284

Shares a company officer with other carriers

anthony davidson — 5 carriers: USDOT 940584 USDOT 2069580 USDOT 3246185 USDOT 4080502

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 218 OLD MOUNTAIN ROAD, THORN HILL, TN, 37881
Mailing address: PO BOX 99, THORN HILL, TN, 37881
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (865) 767-3610
Fax: (865) 767-3710
Email: anthonyddavidson@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Anthony Davidson · Jill Coffman
USDOT / docket: 487665 · MC-249597
First registered: Jun 12, 1992
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2026 · 6,016,597 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 13, 2016
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

6,016,597

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CLINCH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC.

CLINCH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 487665) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Jul 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 18.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 194 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 98 vehicle-level and 194 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 8 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 63 power units and 73 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 13, 2016 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CLINCH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

CLINCH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 487665, and its motor carrier number is MC-249597.

Is CLINCH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, CLINCH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CLINCH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

CLINCH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC has a 18.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 329 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CLINCH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

CLINCH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC operates 63 power units and 73 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CLINCH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC based?

CLINCH MOUNTAIN TRANSPORT INC is based in THORN HILL, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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