Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1195663 · MC-571505
MICHAEL FRANK
DBA SONNY BOY TRANSPORTATION
5 power unitsLOUDON, TN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-571505 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
5Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 23 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.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 5 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 7.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2222 yr active
since 2003Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
22 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is MICHAEL FRANK safe to work with?
Is MICHAEL FRANK safe to load? MICHAEL FRANK (USDOT 1195663, MC-571505) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in LOUDON, TN, operating 5 power units and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 22 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
MFMICHAEL FRANK 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
Northland · 06–12
National · 12–14
Great West · 14–17
20062019
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
5 insurer eras · collapsed from 10 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | May 2018 → Jul 2019 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP | May 2017 → May 2017 | $750k | 2 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Aug 2014 → May 2017 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Aug 2012 → Aug 2014 | $750k | 2 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2006 → Aug 2012 | $750k | 4 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 5
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
LOUDON, TN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
michael frank — 15 carriers: USDOT 760471USDOT 1174114USDOT 1555752USDOT 1900141USDOT 2114280USDOT 2157028USDOT 2381102USDOT 2521581
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 180 HILLVIEW LANE, LOUDON, TN, 37774
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (865) 458-0069
- Cell
- (865) 335-5264
- Fax
- (865) 458-8515
- Web domain
- att.net
Registration
- Officer
- Michael Frank
- USDOT / docket
- 1195663 · MC-571505
- First registered
- 12/20/2003
- Last MCS-150
- 06/28/2019 · 494,859 mi (2017)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is MICHAEL FRANK's USDOT number?
MICHAEL FRANK's USDOT number is 1195663, and its motor carrier number is MC-571505.
Is MICHAEL FRANK authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, MICHAEL FRANK is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is MICHAEL FRANK's fleet?
MICHAEL FRANK operates 5 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is MICHAEL FRANK based?
MICHAEL FRANK is based in LOUDON, TN.