Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1361357 · MC-561592
DAVID BUTLER
DBA DEFEATED CREEK FARMS
1 power unitsCARTHAGE, TN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-561592 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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 21 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 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 9.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2121 yr active
since 2005Insurance (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
21 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is DAVID BUTLER safe to work with?
Is DAVID BUTLER safe to load? DAVID BUTLER (USDOT 1361357, MC-561592) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in CARTHAGE, TN, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 21 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
DBDAVID BUTLER 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?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+1 earlier
Lancer · 06–16
Sentry Select · 16–19
20062019
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.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 9 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP | Apr 2019 → Oct 2019 | $750k | 1 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2016 → Apr 2019 | $750k | 1 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2006 → May 2016 | $750k | 7 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- 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
CARTHAGE, TN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
david butler — 30 carriers: USDOT 270326USDOT 281062USDOT 439720USDOT 547341USDOT 877899USDOT 935760USDOT 1112777USDOT 1341752
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 334 LITTLE SALTLICK CREEK RD, CARTHAGE, TN, 37030
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (615) 774-0132
- Cell
- (615) 735-7666
- Fax
- (615) 774-0006
Registration
- Officer
- David Butler
- USDOT / docket
- 1361357 · MC-561592
- First registered
- 04/15/2005
- Last MCS-150
- 07/12/2017 · 71,031 mi (2016)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- 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
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
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Frequently asked
What is DAVID BUTLER's USDOT number?
DAVID BUTLER's USDOT number is 1361357, and its motor carrier number is MC-561592.
Is DAVID BUTLER authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, DAVID BUTLER is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is DAVID BUTLER's fleet?
DAVID BUTLER operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is DAVID BUTLER based?
DAVID BUTLER is based in CARTHAGE, TN.