Carrier profile · USDOT 36789 · MC-118026 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

PALMER GREGORY & SONS INC

7 power unitsavg 5.5 yrLocal · 2 statesSPRINGFIELD, TN86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-118026 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.5Avg age (yr)

2014–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(615) 384-4725 Email dispatchmwikberg@aol.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.5 yr

Model years 2014–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 7-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 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: 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 ’22 · 17 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Maxum’09–’12

Great West’14–’20

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 17 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2022

All 17 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2021 → May 2022	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2020 → Apr 2021	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2014 → Apr 2020	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2013 → Apr 2014	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Apr 2012 → Apr 2013	$750K	1
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Apr 2012	$750K	4
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2008 → Apr 2009	$750K	1
REDLAND INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2007 → Apr 2008	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Apr 2006 → Apr 2007	$750K	1
FIRST FINANCIAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2003 → Apr 2005	$750K	5
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2002 → Apr 2003	$750K	2
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2000 → Apr 2002	$750K	1
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1999 → Apr 2000	$750K	1
CALVERT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1997 → Apr 1999	$750K	2
UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1996 → Mar 1997	$750K	1
ASSOCIATED INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1996 → Apr 1997	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1994 → Apr 1996	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

27.3%

VINs decoded

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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

TN busiest

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

Home base

SPRINGFIELD, TN

5540 LAKEVIEW RD

Top corridor

TN 5 · NC 2

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 795982 USDOT 867527 USDOT 2970957

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5540 LAKEVIEW RD, SPRINGFIELD, TN, 37172-8126
Mailing address: P O BOX 1193, SPRINGFIELD, TN, 37172-8126
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (615) 384-4725
Cell: (615) 812-1310
Fax: (615) 382-2100
Email: mwikberg@aol.com

Registration

Officers: Kyle Wikberg · Michelle Wikberg
USDOT / docket: 36789 · MC-118026
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 5, 2026 · 339,551 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 5, 2000
D-U-N-S: 42921155

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

339,551

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 PALMER GREGORY & SONS INC.

PALMER GREGORY & SONS INC (USDOT 36789) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 15, 2022 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 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 5, 2000 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PALMER GREGORY & SONS INC's USDOT number?

PALMER GREGORY & SONS INC's USDOT number is 36789, and its motor carrier number is MC-118026.

Is PALMER GREGORY & SONS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, PALMER GREGORY & SONS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PALMER GREGORY & SONS INC's safety record?

PALMER GREGORY & SONS INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).