Carrier profile · USDOT 520645 · MC-262542 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

F & W TRANSPORTATION INC

99 power unitsavg 9.3 yrNational · 36 statesAUGUSTA, GA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-262542 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

99Power units

82 observed · MCS-150

103Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(706) 796-3342 Email dispatchadamwillis@fwtrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.4% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

99 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

159 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 68 vehicle and 159 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

21.1% · 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 6.7 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

152 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 12

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 99-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 99
Inspections · 24 mo: 159
Annualized: ≈80 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving89 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance27 · 9 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 18 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 3 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 13 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Legion’96–’99

State Pennsylvania’11–’20

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 17 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. · since Jul 2025

All 17 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2024 → Jul 2025	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2021 → Jul 2024	$1M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jun 2020 → Jun 2021	$1M	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Mar 2011 → Jun 2020	$1M	10
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2010 → Mar 2011	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2009 → Mar 2010	$1M	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2007 → Mar 2009	$1M	2
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SOUTH INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2006 → Mar 2007	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2005 → Mar 2006	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 2004 → Mar 2005	$1M	2
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2003 → Dec 2003	$1M	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Mar 2000 → Mar 2003	$1M	7
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1999 → Mar 2000	$1M	1
LEGION INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1996 → Apr 1999	$1M	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Apr 1995 → Apr 1995	$1M	1
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL SOUTH INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1995 → Apr 1996	$1M	1
FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Mar 1993 → Apr 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 99
Observed power (24 mo): 82
Trailers (towed): 103

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

37.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 36 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

156

GA busiest

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

Home base

AUGUSTA, GA

4197 MIKE PADGETT HWY

Top corridor

GA 22 · SC 21 · TN 11

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: 6 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 92690 USDOT 219545 USDOT 640863 USDOT 1284430 USDOT 867493 USDOT 3706Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (29 trucks · 24 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 972702 USDOT 3097810 USDOT 239699 USDOT 1948956 USDOT 600382 USDOT 92690 USDOT 90882 USDOT 219545

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@fwtrans.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1975854

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: 4197 MIKE PADGETT HWY, AUGUSTA, GA, 30906-9780
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (706) 796-3342
Cell: (706) 796-3342
Fax: (706) 792-0488
Email: adamwillis@fwtrans.com
Web domain: fwtrans.com

Registration

Officer: R. Adam Willis
USDOT / docket: 520645 · MC-262542
First registered: Apr 26, 1993
Last MCS-150: Mar 19, 2026 · 8,881,041 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 5, 2007
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

8,881,041

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 F & W TRANSPORTATION INC.

F & W TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 520645) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. effective Jul 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 159 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 68 vehicle-level and 159 driver-level — across 36 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 99 power units and 95 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 19, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 5, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is F & W TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

F & W TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 520645, and its motor carrier number is MC-262542.

Is F & W TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, F & W TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is F & W TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

F & W TRANSPORTATION INC has a 29.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 254 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).