Carrier profile · USDOT 104706 · MC-136348 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

FRANCIS WHOLESALE CO INC

DBA FRANCIS PRODUCE COMPANY

40 power unitsavg 5.6 yrMulti-region · 13 statesGREENVILLE, SC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-136348 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

40Power units

34 observed · MCS-150

34Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.6Avg age (yr)

2012–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(864) 295-2780 Email dispatchFREDDIE@FRANCISPRODUCE.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 127 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

40 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.6 yr

Model years 2012–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

66 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 8.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 24 vehicle and 66 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 12.0 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

62 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 5

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 40-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 40
Inspections · 24 mo: 66
Annualized: ≈33 / 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 Driving45 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance16 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 3 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 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)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 ’25 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

North America’80–’98

Harco National’99–’06

Liberty Fire’19–’25

1980199220042016now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. · since Mar 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2019 → Mar 2025	$750K	2
HARLEYSVILLE WORCESTER INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2017 → Mar 2019	$750K	2
THE FIRST LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	Feb 2014 → Feb 2017	$750K	2
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Feb 2013 → Feb 2014	$750K	2
HARLEYSVILLE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2010 → Mar 2013	$750K	2
VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2006 → Feb 2006	$750K	3
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1999 → Feb 2006	$750K	4
THE CHARTER OAK FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1998 → Feb 1999	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	Jul 1980 → Apr 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): 40
Observed power (24 mo): 34
Trailers (towed): 34

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

52.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

GREENVILLE, SC

3048 WHITE HORSE ROAD

Top corridor

CA ⇄ SC

CA 15 · SC 12 · GA 8

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.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4574142 USDOT 162408 USDOT 2643829 USDOT 3761098 USDOT 2497654 USDOT 3057791 USDOT 3353907

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: 3048 WHITE HORSE ROAD, GREENVILLE, SC, 29611
Mailing address: PO BOX 1847, GREENVILLE, SC, 29602
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (864) 295-2780
Cell: (803) 600-0889
Fax: (864) 269-6687
Email: freddie@francisproduce.com
Web domain: francisproduce.com

Registration

Officers: Steven C Francis · Freddie Mcdaniel
USDOT / docket: 104706 · MC-136348
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 20, 2026 · 6,000,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 18, 2013
D-U-N-S: 36162956

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

6,000,000

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 FRANCIS WHOLESALE CO INC.

FRANCIS WHOLESALE CO INC (USDOT 104706) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 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 THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. effective Mar 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 66 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 66 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 40 power units and 43 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 20, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 18, 2013 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FRANCIS WHOLESALE CO INC's USDOT number?

FRANCIS WHOLESALE CO INC's USDOT number is 104706, and its motor carrier number is MC-136348.

Is FRANCIS WHOLESALE CO INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, FRANCIS WHOLESALE CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FRANCIS WHOLESALE CO INC's safety record?

FRANCIS WHOLESALE CO INC has a 8.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 127 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).