Carrier profile · USDOT 684085 · MC-318149 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

EPPERSON CRANES INC

12 power unitsLocal · 1 statesMIAMI, FL50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-318149 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

10.0Avg age (yr)

2016–2016 · vPIC

Call dispatch(305) 592-7888 Email dispatcheppersoncranes@bellsouth.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$900K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$900K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS —%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 — 0 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 12-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 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.

392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle 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$900,000 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

$900K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $900K 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 · 12 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great American’98–’02

Travelers’09–’12

American Alternative’14–’23

General Security’23–now

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $900,000 · GENERAL SECURITY INDEMNITY COMPANY · since May 2023

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GENERAL SECURITY INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 2023 → May 2023	$750K	1
PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	May 2023 → May 2023	$750K	1
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	May 2014 → May 2023	$750K	1
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Oct 2012 → May 2014	$750K	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Oct 2012	$750K	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2008 → Sep 2009	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2007 → Sep 2008	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2005 → Sep 2007	$750K	4
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Sep 2004 → Sep 2005	$750K	1
INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2003 → Sep 2004	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2002 → Sep 2003	$750K	3
GREAT AMERICAN ALLIANCE COMPANY	May 1998 → Sep 2002	$750K	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	May 1997 → Jun 1998	$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): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 0

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 across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

FL busiest

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

Home base

MIAMI, FL

8455 NW 70 STREET

Top corridor

FL 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8455 NW 70 STREET, MIAMI, FL, 33166
Mailing address: PO BOX 52-3065, MIAMI, FL, 33152
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (305) 592-7888
Cell: (305) 439-7424
Fax: (305) 592-3653
Email: eppersoncranes@bellsouth.net
Web domain: bellsouth.net

Registration

Officers: J K Epperson Jr · Peter Epperson
USDOT / docket: 684085 · MC-318149
First registered: Apr 4, 1997
Last MCS-150: Mar 30, 2026 · 10,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 161117627

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,000

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 EPPERSON CRANES INC.

EPPERSON CRANES INC (USDOT 684085) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 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 $900,000 limit in force from GENERAL SECURITY INDEMNITY COMPANY effective May 31, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 12 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 30, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EPPERSON CRANES INC's USDOT number?

EPPERSON CRANES INC's USDOT number is 684085, and its motor carrier number is MC-318149.

Is EPPERSON CRANES INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, EPPERSON CRANES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EPPERSON CRANES INC's safety record?

EPPERSON CRANES INC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.