Carrier profile · USDOT 362045 · MC-199447 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Philip Sims Trucking LLC

4 power unitsavg 6.2 yrRegional · 3 statesOTIS, CO82/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-199447 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.2Avg age (yr)

2014–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(970) 345-0189 Email dispatchhr@SIMSTRANS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 2

Established 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 14 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.2 yr

Model years 2014–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 4 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 37.5 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

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '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 4-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / 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 Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Northland’08–’12

Northland’15–’24

1988199820082018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Dec 2025	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2015 → Dec 2024	$750K	5
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Jan 2015	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2008 → Feb 2012	$750K	4
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2005 → Jan 2008	$750K	2
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2003 → Dec 2005	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2002 → Dec 2003	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 1994 → Mar 1997	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 1988 → Apr 1989	$750K	1
SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1988 → Oct 1988	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.2 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CO busiest

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

Home base

OTIS, CO

35147 COUNTY ROAD 42

Top corridor

CO 2 · ND 1 · SD 1

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2962420 USDOT 4334268 USDOT 3227275

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@simstrans.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3100983

Shares a company officer with other carriers

philip sims — 3 carriers: USDOT 3005127 USDOT 3814784

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 35147 COUNTY ROAD 42, OTIS, CO, 80743
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (970) 345-0189
Cell: (970) 597-0247
Fax: (970) 345-6773
Email: hr@simstrans.com
Web domain: simstrans.com

Registration

Officer: Philip Sims
USDOT / docket: 362045 · MC-199447
First registered: Aug 8, 1989
Last MCS-150: Aug 29, 2024 · 909,350 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 10, 2016
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

909,350

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 PHILIP SIMS TRUCKING LLC.

PHILIP SIMS TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 362045) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 3 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 4 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 29, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 10, 2016 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PHILIP SIMS TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

PHILIP SIMS TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 362045, and its motor carrier number is MC-199447.

Is PHILIP SIMS TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, PHILIP SIMS TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PHILIP SIMS TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

PHILIP SIMS TRUCKING LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is PHILIP SIMS TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

PHILIP SIMS TRUCKING LLC operates 4 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PHILIP SIMS TRUCKING LLC based?

PHILIP SIMS TRUCKING LLC is based in OTIS, CO, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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