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Carrier profile · USDOT 279917 · MC-195853 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

EMERSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC

1 power unitsDOBSON, NC

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-195853 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(336) 352-4410 Email dispatchesystems@surry.net

Carrier verification summary for EMERSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC

EMERSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 279917) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

EMERSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 279917) has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

EMERSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 279917) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

EMERSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 279917) reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 23, 2011.

EMERSON FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 279917) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 40 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 15.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

39 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’95–’99

Canal’03–’06

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2008 → Jun 2010	$750K	1
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2007 → Aug 2008	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2006 → Sep 2007	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2003 → Aug 2006	$750K	5
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2001 → Aug 2003	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1999 → Aug 2001	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1995 → Aug 1999	$750K	1
THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1994 → Aug 1995	$750K	1

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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.

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

DOBSON, NC

869 PRISON CAMP RD

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 registration email domain with other carriers

@surry.net — 79 carriers: USDOT 148573 USDOT 158989 USDOT 281057 USDOT 373276 USDOT 438922 USDOT 475375 USDOT 484321 USDOT 532133

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 869 PRISON CAMP RD, DOBSON, NC, 27017
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (336) 352-4410
Cell: (336) 374-0248
Fax: (336) 352-3008
Email: esystems@surry.net
Web domain: surry.net

Registration

Officer: Phillip M Emerson
USDOT / docket: 279917 · MC-195853
First registered: Oct 10, 1986
Last MCS-150: Jul 23, 2011 · 22,400 mi (2002)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 868162702

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

22,400

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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