Carrier profile · USDOT 455212 · MC-210052 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Jerry Stephens Trucking Inc

DBA STEPHENS EXPRESS INC

6 power unitsLocal · 2 statesBANKS, OR100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-210052 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(503) 324-1392 Email dispatchSTEPHENSEXPRESS@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.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

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

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 33.3 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 6-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

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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 ’16 · 7 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Unigard’93–’98

Brookwood’01–’06

Artisan Truckers’13–’16

beyond this history

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jun 2016

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2013 → Jun 2016	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2010 → Feb 2012	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2008 → Sep 2010	$750K	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2006 → Sep 2008	$750K	1
BROOKWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2001 → Sep 2006	$750K	7
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Sep 2000 → Sep 2000	$750K	4
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Sep 1997 → Sep 1999	$750K	5
UNIGARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 1993 → Jan 1998	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
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 across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OR busiest

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

Home base

BANKS, OR

42155 NW WILKESBORO ROAD

Top corridor

OR 4 · WA 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.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 42155 NW WILKESBORO ROAD, BANKS, OR, 97106
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (503) 324-1392
Cell: (503) 319-6004
Fax: (503) 324-4293
Email: stephensexpress@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Laradon Stephens · Denny Stephens
USDOT / docket: 455212 · MC-210052
First registered: Aug 14, 1991
Last MCS-150: May 16, 2025 · 440,498 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 4, 2014
D-U-N-S: 807761788

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

440,498

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 JERRY STEPHENS TRUCKING INC.

JERRY STEPHENS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 455212) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 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 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jun 1, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% 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 — 2 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 6 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 16, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 4, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JERRY STEPHENS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

JERRY STEPHENS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 455212, and its motor carrier number is MC-210052.

Is JERRY STEPHENS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, JERRY STEPHENS TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JERRY STEPHENS TRUCKING INC's safety record?

JERRY STEPHENS TRUCKING INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is JERRY STEPHENS TRUCKING INC's fleet?

JERRY STEPHENS TRUCKING INC operates 6 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JERRY STEPHENS TRUCKING INC based?

JERRY STEPHENS TRUCKING INC is based in BANKS, OR, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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