Carrier profile · USDOT 1801948 · MC-655776 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DOLPHIN TRUCKING SERVICES LLC

7 power unitsavg 10.9 yrRegional · 3 statesCALERA, AL100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-655776 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.9Avg age (yr)

2013–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(205) 396-4637 Email dispatchclient@dolphintrucking.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 26 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.9 yr

Model years 2013–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 27.1 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 1

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 7-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / 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 Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.26 ELD — required data elementsHOS Compliance2 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Imperium’08–’10

Knight Specialty’21–’23

beyond this history

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Jul 2023

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Jul 2023	$750K	5
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2021	$750K	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Jul 2020	$750K	2
A-ONE COMMERCIAL INSURANCE RRG, INC	Mar 2018 → Mar 2019	$750K	3
CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA)	Aug 2014 → Jan 2015	$750K	1
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2013 → Aug 2014	$750K	1
WESTERN WORLD INSURANCE CO	Aug 2012 → Aug 2013	$750K	1
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Aug 2012	$750K	1
WESTERN WORLD INSURANCE CO	Aug 2010 → Aug 2011	$750K	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2008 → Aug 2010	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.9 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

38.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

CALERA, AL

495 COUNTY ROAD 211

Top corridor

AL 7 · GA 1 · TN 1

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3165567Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3547625 USDOT 3882348 USDOT 3121573 USDOT 3165567 USDOT 2576500

Shares a company officer with other carriers

daniel machua — 2 carriers: USDOT 2436425

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 495 COUNTY ROAD 211, CALERA, AL, 35040
Mailing address: 911 TIMBERLINE CIR, CALERA, AL, 35040
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (205) 396-4637
Email: client@dolphintrucking.net
Web domain: dolphintrucking.net

Registration

Officer: Daniel Machua
USDOT / docket: 1801948 · MC-655776
First registered: Aug 14, 2008
Last MCS-150: May 1, 2026 · 1,241,494 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 18, 2019
Recordable crash rate: 9.24
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,241,494

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 DOLPHIN TRUCKING SERVICES LLC.

DOLPHIN TRUCKING SERVICES LLC (USDOT 1801948) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Jul 21, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 18, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DOLPHIN TRUCKING SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

DOLPHIN TRUCKING SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 1801948, and its motor carrier number is MC-655776.

Is DOLPHIN TRUCKING SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is DOLPHIN TRUCKING SERVICES LLC's safety record?

DOLPHIN TRUCKING SERVICES LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 26 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).