Carrier profile · USDOT 213582 · MC-160423 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Reliable Carriers Inc

80 power unitsavg 4.9 yrMulti-region · 14 statesMANCHESTER, TN88/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNMC-160423 STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

80Power units

70 observed · MCS-150

103Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.9Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(931) 728-9995 Email dispatchinfo@reliablecarriersontime.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 44 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1982.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 247 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Unclassified

Fleet signal still resolving

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.9 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

44 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1982 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

152 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.2%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 — 59 vehicle and 152 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

4.2% · 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 3.8 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

148 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '26 · 17

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 80-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 80
Inspections · 24 mo: 152
Annualized: ≈76 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving59 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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 ’16 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’92–’08

National Union’12–’16

Hartford Fire’16–now

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2016

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Mar 2016	$1M	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Oct 2012 → Mar 2016	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2011 → Oct 2012	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2009 → Oct 2011	$1M	2
UNION INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2008 → Oct 2009	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 1992 → Oct 2008	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 80
Observed power (24 mo): 70
Trailers (towed): 103

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

56.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

151

TN busiest

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

Home base

MANCHESTER, TN

2147 VOLUNTEER PARKWAY

Top corridor

TN 72 · AL 14 · GA 14

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 (18 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3578942 USDOT 3676587 USDOT 2876280 USDOT 3803863 USDOT 4296722 USDOT 1380680 USDOT 4083577 USDOT 3542939

Shares a company officer with other carriers

justin henderson — 8 carriers: USDOT 771980 USDOT 974781 USDOT 1021216 USDOT 1668011 USDOT 1741866 USDOT 3744881 USDOT 4006065

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: 2147 VOLUNTEER PARKWAY, MANCHESTER, TN, 37355
Mailing address: POST OFFICE BOX 288, MANCHESTER, TN, 37349-0288
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (931) 728-9995
Fax: (931) 728-9993
Email: info@reliablecarriersontime.net
Web domain: reliablecarriersontime.net

Registration

Officer: Justin Henderson
USDOT / docket: 213582 · MC-160423
First registered: Jun 4, 1982
Last MCS-150: Jan 19, 2026 · 7,600,500 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 17, 1990
D-U-N-S: 604388074

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

7,600,500

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 RELIABLE CARRIERS INC.

RELIABLE CARRIERS INC (USDOT 213582) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 152 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 59 vehicle-level and 152 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 80 power units and 70 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 19, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 17, 1990 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RELIABLE CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

RELIABLE CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 213582, and its motor carrier number is MC-160423.

Is RELIABLE CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, RELIABLE CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is RELIABLE CARRIERS INC's safety record?

RELIABLE CARRIERS INC has a 10.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 247 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).