Carrier profile · USDOT 2589720 · MC-908212 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

PLAINS TRANSPORTATION INC

1 power unitLocal · 1 statesSTRAWBERRY PLAINS, TN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-908212 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

26.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2000 · vPIC

Call dispatch(865) 803-2167 Email dispatchPLAINSTRANSPORT@OUTLOOK.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 1-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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.

396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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 ’24 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive Hawaii’15–’18

Progressive Hawaii’21–’24

beyond this history

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Mar 2024

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 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

STRAWBERRY PLAINS, TN

10227 THORN GROVE PIKE

Top corridor

TN 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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 10227 THORN GROVE PIKE, STRAWBERRY PLAINS, TN, 37871
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (865) 803-2167
Email: plainstransport@outlook.com

Registration

Officer: Jennifer Seals
USDOT / docket: 2589720 · MC-908212
First registered: Mar 17, 2015
Last MCS-150: Dec 6, 2024 · 180,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

180,000

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 PLAINS TRANSPORTATION INC.

PLAINS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2589720) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Mar 23, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 6, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PLAINS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

PLAINS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 2589720, and its motor carrier number is MC-908212.

Is PLAINS TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, PLAINS TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PLAINS TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

PLAINS TRANSPORTATION INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is PLAINS TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

PLAINS TRANSPORTATION INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is PLAINS TRANSPORTATION INC based?

PLAINS TRANSPORTATION INC is based in STRAWBERRY PLAINS, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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Contact & documents

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USDOT: 2589720
MC / Docket: MC-908212
Officer: JENNIFER SEALS
Address: 10227 THORN GROVE PIKE
STRAWBERRY PLAINS, TN, 37871

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 11 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Mar 2024

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(865) 803-2167 Email dispatchPLAINSTRANSPORT@OUTLOOK.COMCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 2589720
MC / Docket: MC-908212
Officer: JENNIFER SEALS
Address: 10227 THORN GROVE PIKE
STRAWBERRY PLAINS, TN, 37871

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 11 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Mar 2024

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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