Carrier profile · USDOT 273357 · MC-192172 · Updated Jul 26, 2026

Mobile Forest Products & Biomass Inc

155 power unitsavg 10.7 yrRegional · 5 statesWHISTLER, AL88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-192172 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

155Power units

87 observed · MCS-150

94Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(251) 476-8184 Email dispatchcreed@mobileforest.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 26, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record5 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 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 315 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

155 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

40 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

169 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 13.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 92 vehicle and 169 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

15.8% · 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 11.4 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

161 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 14

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 155-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 155
Inspections · 24 mo: 169
Annualized: ≈85 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance39 · 9 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving21 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 6 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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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$750,000 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

$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 ’20 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Bitco General’93–’00

Sentry Select’00–’07

State National’14–’17

Great West’17–’20

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 — $750,000 · BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY · since Jul 2020

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2017 → Jun 2020	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jun 2014 → Jun 2017	$750K	2
EMPLOYERS INSURANCE OF WAUSAU, A MUTUAL CO.	Jun 2012 → Jun 2014	$750K	1
WAUSAU BUSINESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2010 → Jun 2012	$750K	1
UNION INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2007 → Mar 2007	$750K	4
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2000 → Apr 2007	$750K	2
GENERAL AGENTS INSURANCE CO. OF AMERICA, INC.	Apr 2000 → Dec 2000	$750K	1
BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION	Dec 1993 → Feb 2000	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 155
Observed power (24 mo): 87
Trailers (towed): 94

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

34.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

169

AL busiest

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

Home base

WHISTLER, AL

1820 HAND AVE

Top corridor

AL 81 · MS 74 · LA 8

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4328627Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 80806 USDOT 1171865 USDOT 4328627 USDOT 702674

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

155

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1820 HAND AVE, WHISTLER, AL, 36612
Mailing address: P O BOX 2788, MOBILE, AL, 36652
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (251) 476-8184
Email: creed@mobileforest.net
Web domain: mobileforest.net

Registration

Officers: John Zukley · Patti Zukley
USDOT / docket: 273357 · MC-192172
First registered: May 21, 1986
Last MCS-150: Jul 24, 2026 · 4,807,517 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 24, 1994
D-U-N-S: 144582954

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

155

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,807,517

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 MOBILE FOREST PRODUCTS & BIOMASS INC.

MOBILE FOREST PRODUCTS & BIOMASS INC (USDOT 273357) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 26, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 26, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 26, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 26, 2026.

The carrier received 169 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 92 vehicle-level and 169 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 26, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 26, 2026.

It reports 155 power units and 71 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 24, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 24, 1994 in the federal record refreshed Jul 26, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MOBILE FOREST PRODUCTS & BIOMASS INC's USDOT number?

MOBILE FOREST PRODUCTS & BIOMASS INC's USDOT number is 273357, and its motor carrier number is MC-192172.

Is MOBILE FOREST PRODUCTS & BIOMASS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 26, 2026, MOBILE FOREST PRODUCTS & BIOMASS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MOBILE FOREST PRODUCTS & BIOMASS INC's safety record?

MOBILE FOREST PRODUCTS & BIOMASS INC has a 13.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 315 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is MOBILE FOREST PRODUCTS & BIOMASS INC's fleet?

MOBILE FOREST PRODUCTS & BIOMASS INC operates 155 power units and 71 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MOBILE FOREST PRODUCTS & BIOMASS INC based?

MOBILE FOREST PRODUCTS & BIOMASS INC is based in WHISTLER, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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