Carrier profile · USDOT 96606 · MC-119837 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

OZARK MOTOR LINES INC

749 power unitsavg 5.6 yrNational · 28 statesMEMPHIS, TN88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-119837 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

749Power units

604 observed · MCS-150

821Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(901) 251-9711 Email dispatchgpreciado@ozark.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record42 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 1731 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

66 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

66 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

749 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1,125 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 17.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 410 vehicle and 1,125 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

21.4% · 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 11.7 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

1,073 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 61

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 749-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 749
Inspections · 24 mo: 1,125
Annualized: ≈563 / 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 Driving354 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance99 · 94 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance43 · 8 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance33 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance30 · 11 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance26 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance19 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance17 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

St Paul’94–’01

Great West’01–’09

Travelers Property’09–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA · since May 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Aug 2009 → May 2025	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Aug 2001 → Aug 2009	$1M	2
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1994 → Aug 2001	$1M	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 749
Observed power (24 mo): 604
Trailers (towed): 821

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

1997

Oldest model yr

21.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 28 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

1,123

TN busiest

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

Home base

MEMPHIS, TN

3934 HOMEWOOD RD

Top corridor

TN 205 · NC 181 · MS 98

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: 12 trucks also ran under 13 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3574434 USDOT 3804030 USDOT 4450809 USDOT 1977907 USDOT 1795427 USDOT 2147595 USDOT 3304980 USDOT 3706Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (99 trucks · 136 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3411498 USDOT 4130523 USDOT 4158232 USDOT 4128830 USDOT 4269826 USDOT 4324214 USDOT 2899726 USDOT 3171204

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

749

Observed (24 mo)

604

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3934 HOMEWOOD RD, MEMPHIS, TN, 38118-6151
Mailing address: PO BOX 181077, MEMPHIS, TN, 38181-1077
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (901) 251-9711
Fax: (901) 375-8661
Email: gpreciado@ozark.com
Web domain: ozark.com

Registration

Officers: Jason Higginbotham · Tommy Higginbotham
USDOT / docket: 96606 · MC-119837
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 26, 2026 · 77,318,714 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 20, 1994
D-U-N-S: 6868590

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

749

Power units

661

Drivers

661

CDL drivers

77,318,714

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

Jun 12, 2026Authority history changeMotor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Jun 12, 2026Carrier record changeActive · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for OZARK MOTOR LINES INC.

OZARK MOTOR LINES INC (USDOT 96606) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA effective May 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 1,125 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 410 vehicle-level and 1,125 driver-level — across 28 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 66 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 42 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 749 power units and 661 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 26, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 20, 1994 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is OZARK MOTOR LINES INC's USDOT number?

OZARK MOTOR LINES INC's USDOT number is 96606, and its motor carrier number is MC-119837.

Is OZARK MOTOR LINES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, OZARK MOTOR LINES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is OZARK MOTOR LINES INC's safety record?

OZARK MOTOR LINES INC has a 17.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1,731 roadside inspections, with 66 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).