Carrier profile · USDOT 781556 · MC-620492 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ESTES GRADING & TRUCKING LLC

9 power unitsLocal · 2 statesSOUTHAVEN, MS94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-620492 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

1.6Avg age (yr)

2024–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(901) 268-1761 Email dispatchestesscraptrucks@gmail.com

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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 fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on 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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo75.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo75.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 75.0%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 — 4 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 9-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: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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 ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Employers’07–’13

Praetorian’14–’16

United Fire’16–’19

Union’19–’25

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · BRIERFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNION INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2019 → Sep 2025	$750K	4
UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2016 → Aug 2019	$750K	1
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2014 → Aug 2016	$750K	6
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Nov 2013 → Nov 2014	$750K	1
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2007 → Nov 2013	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 2

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 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AR busiest

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

Home base

SOUTHAVEN, MS

2876 STANTON RD

Top corridor

AR ⇄ MS

AR 3 · TN 2

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-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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 599735

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 2876 STANTON RD, SOUTHAVEN, MS, 38671
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (901) 268-1761
Cell: (901) 485-3788
Fax: (662) 280-0029
Email: estesscraptrucks@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Robert B Estes Iii · Jan Winters
USDOT / docket: 781556 · MC-620492
First registered: Nov 17, 1998
Last MCS-150: Aug 5, 2025 · 221,076 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 30, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

221,076

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 ESTES GRADING & TRUCKING LLC.

ESTES GRADING & TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 781556) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load 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 BRIERFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 4, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 75.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 9 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 5, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 30, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ESTES GRADING & TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

ESTES GRADING & TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 781556, and its motor carrier number is MC-620492.

Is ESTES GRADING & TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is ESTES GRADING & TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

ESTES GRADING & TRUCKING LLC has a 75.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).