Carrier profile · USDOT 3088816 · MC-70772 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Ira Lee Watkins Jr

DBA BATTLECAT LOGISTICS

3 power unitsBARTLETT, TN50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-70772 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(629) 310-7251 Email dispatchWatkins2ss@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 2

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 3 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.

In good standing · 1

Established 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

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

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Canal’20–’22

Progressive Hawaii’22–’25

beyond this history

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 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 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	Mar 2022 → Apr 2025	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2020 → Mar 2022	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2020 → Mar 2020	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	Jun 2018 → Dec 2018	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
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

BARTLETT, TN

6559 ROYAL KING DRIVE

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 company officer with other carriers

ira lee watkins jr. — 2 carriers: USDOT 3936357

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6559 ROYAL KING DRIVE, BARTLETT, TN, 38135
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (629) 310-7251
Email: watkins2ss@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Ira Lee Watkins Jr.
USDOT / docket: 3088816 · MC-70772
First registered: Jan 22, 2018
Last MCS-150: Jan 26, 2025 · 25 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for IRA LEE WATKINS JR.

IRA LEE WATKINS JR (USDOT 3088816) 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 has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 26, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is IRA LEE WATKINS JR's USDOT number?

IRA LEE WATKINS JR's USDOT number is 3088816, and its motor carrier number is MC-70772.

Is IRA LEE WATKINS JR authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, IRA LEE WATKINS JR is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is IRA LEE WATKINS JR's fleet?

IRA LEE WATKINS JR operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is IRA LEE WATKINS JR based?

IRA LEE WATKINS JR is based in BARTLETT, TN.

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