Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 794550 · MC-354231
PAUL BOYD
DBA BOYD'S WRECKER SERVICE
9 power unitsMEMPHIS, TN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-354231 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
9Power 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 27 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 9 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 12.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2727 yr active
since 1999Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
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
27 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is PAUL BOYD safe to work with?
Is PAUL BOYD safe to load? PAUL BOYD (USDOT 794550, MC-354231) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in MEMPHIS, TN, operating 9 power units and 7 drivers. Operating authority has been active 27 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
PBPAUL BOYD 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.
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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
CargoFiled with FMCSA
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 7 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse
+7 earlier
Northland · 99–01
19982012
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.
8 insurer eras · collapsed from 13 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2012 → Dec 2012 | $750k | 1 |
| UNIVERSAL UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE CO. | Feb 2005 → Feb 2005 | $750k | 2 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2004 → Feb 2005 | $750k | 2 |
| RLI INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2002 → Feb 2004 | $750k | 1 |
| WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION | Mar 2002 → Aug 2002 | $750k | 2 |
| WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION | Oct 2001 → Nov 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 1999 → Aug 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| GREAT RIVER INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 1998 → Aug 1998 | $750k | 3 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 9
- 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
MEMPHIS, TN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
paul boyd — 3 carriers: USDOT 4150861USDOT 4466903
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 4296 HIGHWAY 51 NORTH, MEMPHIS, TN, 38127
- Mailing address
- 4296 HWY 51 NORTH, MEMPHIS, TN, 38127
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (901) 358-6333
- Cell
- (901) 481-1501
- Fax
- (901) 386-0289
- boydswrecker@att.net
- Web domain
- att.net
Registration
- Officer
- Paul Boyd
- USDOT / docket
- 794550 · MC-354231
- First registered
- 02/09/1999
- Last MCS-150
- 10/15/2013 · 125,000 mi (2010)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- 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 PAUL BOYD's USDOT number?
PAUL BOYD's USDOT number is 794550, and its motor carrier number is MC-354231.
Is PAUL BOYD authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, PAUL BOYD is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is PAUL BOYD's fleet?
PAUL BOYD operates 9 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is PAUL BOYD based?
PAUL BOYD is based in MEMPHIS, TN.