Carrier profile · USDOT 2574005 · MC-901103 · Updated Jul 8, 2026

PREMIUM CARRIERS INC

9 power unitsavg 7.4 yrMulti-region · 9 statesBATH, NC74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-901103 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.4Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(252) 943-7346 Email dispatchsormond00@gmail.com

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

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.5% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 12 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-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.4 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

40 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 24 vehicle and 40 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 19.4 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

39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 4

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 40
Annualized: ≈20 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.2 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance14 · 11 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance12 · 4 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 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$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 ’25 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Progressive Southeastern’15–’16

Integon’16–’18

Progressive Southeastern’18–’21

Incline’22–now

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 · INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Aug 2025	$1M	3
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2020	$1M	5
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Aug 2021	$1M	1
INTEGON INDEMNITY CORPORATION	Aug 2016 → Aug 2018	$1M	7
PROGRESSIVE SOUTHEASTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2015 → Aug 2016	$1M	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): 16
Trailers (towed): 16

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

48.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

BATH, NC

2617 POSSUM HILL ROAD

Top corridor

NC 23 · FL 9 · GA 2

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: 3 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 643760 USDOT 3092824Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 643760 USDOT 3092824 USDOT 2842304

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2617 POSSUM HILL ROAD, BATH, NC, 27808
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (252) 943-7346
Email: sormond00@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Sierra O. Morgan
USDOT / docket: 2574005 · MC-901103
First registered: Jan 22, 2015
Last MCS-150: Mar 18, 2026 · 967,989 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 3, 2025
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

967,989

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 PREMIUM CARRIERS INC.

PREMIUM CARRIERS INC (USDOT 2574005) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 8, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 8, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY effective Aug 23, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 8, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 8, 2026.

The carrier received 40 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 40 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 8, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 8, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 18, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 3, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Jul 8, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PREMIUM CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

PREMIUM CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 2574005, and its motor carrier number is MC-901103.

Is PREMIUM CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 8, 2026, PREMIUM CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PREMIUM CARRIERS INC's safety record?

PREMIUM CARRIERS INC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 60 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).