Carrier profile · USDOT 1057535 · MC-442497 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Dinosaur Trucking Inc

14 power unitsavg 12.3 yrLocal · 2 statesBRENT, AL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-442497 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.3Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(205) 926-6574 Email dispatchDINOSAURTRUCKING@BELLSOUTH.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record4 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.3 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

17 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 17 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 7.3 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 2

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 14-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 17
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

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

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 11 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Hudson’18–’23

beyond this history

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Dec 2022

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2018 → Jan 2023	$750K	3
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2016 → Dec 2018	$750K	1
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Aug 2016 → Aug 2016	$750K	2
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2015 → Aug 2016	$750K	3
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2013 → Aug 2015	$750K	1
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2012 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Oct 2010 → Oct 2012	$750K	2
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2008 → Oct 2010	$750K	2
BROOKWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2007 → Oct 2008	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2005 → Oct 2007	$750K	1
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Oct 2004 → Oct 2005	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Nov 2002 → Oct 2004	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

40.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AL busiest

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

Home base

BRENT, AL

81 HILLTOP DRIVE

Top corridor

AL 16 · MS 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

cecil gibson — 2 carriers: USDOT 1590158

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 81 HILLTOP DRIVE, BRENT, AL, 35034
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (205) 926-6574
Fax: (205) 926-5697
Email: dinosaurtrucking@bellsouth.net

Registration

Officers: Cecil Gibson · Mary Ellen Gibson
USDOT / docket: 1057535 · MC-442497
First registered: Sep 30, 2002
Last MCS-150: May 6, 2025 · 700,764 mi (2018)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Oct 28, 2015
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

700,764

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 DINOSAUR TRUCKING INC.

DINOSAUR TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1057535) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active 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 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Dec 20, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 17 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 6, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Oct 28, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DINOSAUR TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

DINOSAUR TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 1057535, and its motor carrier number is MC-442497.

Is DINOSAUR TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is DINOSAUR TRUCKING INC's safety record?

DINOSAUR TRUCKING INC has a 27.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 27 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is DINOSAUR TRUCKING INC's fleet?

DINOSAUR TRUCKING INC operates 14 power units and 9 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DINOSAUR TRUCKING INC based?

DINOSAUR TRUCKING INC is based in BRENT, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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