Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
117 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1281494
DECKS AND DOCKS LUMBER COMPANY INC
117 power unitsavg 6.8 yrNational · 16 statesCLEARWATER, FL
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
117Power units
73 observed · MCS-150
11Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
6.8Avg age (yr)
1997–2026 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 22 yearsOut-of-service rates below national averageMultiple injury crashes
Operating authority2121 yr active
since 2004Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo19.819.8 %
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
4 in 24moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
6.8 yr
Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
21 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is DECKS AND DOCKS LUMBER COMPANY INC safe to work with?
Is DECKS AND DOCKS LUMBER COMPANY INC safe to load? DECKS AND DOCKS LUMBER COMPANY INC (USDOT 1281494) is an active asset-based motor carrier based in CLEARWATER, FL, operating 117 power units and 117 drivers. Operating authority has been active 21 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 199 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 19.8% (below the 22.26% national average), with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (94/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
DADECKS AND DOCKS LUMBER COMPANY INC 94
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Safety
199 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 19.8% (24-mo)96 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 2.6% (24-mo)154 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
16.0% now● Stable
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.7 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 117-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
- Registered power units
- 117
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 154
- Annualized
- ≈77 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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 Driving51
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance40 · 4 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance12
- 390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving10
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance9
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
- 393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5
- 393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 4 OOS
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 117
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 73
- Trailers (towed)
- 11
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2026
Newest model yr
1997
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusMulti-region
revealedStates observed1515
US statesInspections · 24 mo152152
FL busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
CLEARWATER, FL
Top corridor
FL
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.
Show all-time history (2 trucks · 4 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 878722USDOT 1997112USDOT 3779574USDOT 710588
Shares a company officer with other carriers
tyler wallace — 5 carriers: USDOT 484079USDOT 3187673USDOT 3491550USDOT 4077312
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)117117
Observed (24 mo)7373
Shared w/ other carriers22
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1281 COURT ST, CLEARWATER, FL, 33756
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (727) 466-9663
- Cell
- (239) 825-1185
- Fax
- (727) 442-8999
- —
Registration
- Officers
- Tyler Wallace · Shawn D Roberts
- USDOT / docket
- 1281494
- First registered
- 09/01/2004
- Last MCS-150
- 04/29/2025 · 1,485,554 mi (2021)
- 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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Frequently asked
What is DECKS AND DOCKS LUMBER COMPANY INC's USDOT number?
DECKS AND DOCKS LUMBER COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 1281494.
Is DECKS AND DOCKS LUMBER COMPANY INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, DECKS AND DOCKS LUMBER COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is DECKS AND DOCKS LUMBER COMPANY INC's safety record?
DECKS AND DOCKS LUMBER COMPANY INC has a 19.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 199 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).
How big is DECKS AND DOCKS LUMBER COMPANY INC's fleet?
DECKS AND DOCKS LUMBER COMPANY INC operates 117 power units and 117 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is DECKS AND DOCKS LUMBER COMPANY INC based?
DECKS AND DOCKS LUMBER COMPANY INC is based in CLEARWATER, FL, with roadside inspections recorded across 16 states.