Carrier profile · USDOT 4229630 · MC-1636165 · Updated Jul 25, 2026

RICK GRIMES ENTERPRISES LLC

2 power unitsavg 7.3 yrRegional · 6 statesBYHALIA, MS86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1636165 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.3Avg age (yr)

2005–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(662) 551-6933 Email dispatchDEEPSOUTHWRECKERSERVICE2024@YAHOO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 25, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average60.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo60.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo60.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.3 yr

Model years 2005–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

2 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 60.0%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 — 5 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

60.0% · 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 11.7 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 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

≈2.8 / 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: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.8 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 Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
390.17 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.71 Coupling / towing devicesVehicle 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: 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

$300K BIPD last filed ’26 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National Liability’21–’24

Amguard’24–’25

Accredited Specialty’24–’25

Amguard’25–’26

202120232025now

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 · TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2025 → May 2026	$300K	1
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2025	$750K	3
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2025	$300K	1
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Oct 2021 → May 2024	$750K	4
BLUE HILL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY INC	May 2021 → Oct 2021	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

30.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OK busiest

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

Home base

BYHALIA, MS

268 BAICEY PLACE RD

Top corridor

OK ⇄ MS

OK 3 · TN 3 · MS 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: 4 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3623504 USDOT 4046956 USDOT 4338297 USDOT 2157737Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3139629 USDOT 3623504 USDOT 4046956 USDOT 4338297 USDOT 4089200 USDOT 4330928 USDOT 3700919 USDOT 2157737

Shares a company officer with other carriers

richard grimes — 4 carriers: USDOT 561618 USDOT 3404338 USDOT 3721151

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: 268 BAICEY PLACE RD, BYHALIA, MS, 38611
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (662) 551-6933
Email: deepsouthwreckerservice2024@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Richard Grimes
USDOT / docket: 4229630 · MC-1636165
First registered: Apr 23, 2024
Last MCS-150: Dec 10, 2025 · 363,000 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

363,000

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 RICK GRIMES ENTERPRISES LLC.

RICK GRIMES ENTERPRISES LLC (USDOT 4229630) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 25, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 10, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 25, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 60.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 25, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 10, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RICK GRIMES ENTERPRISES LLC's USDOT number?

RICK GRIMES ENTERPRISES LLC's USDOT number is 4229630, and its motor carrier number is MC-1636165.

Is RICK GRIMES ENTERPRISES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 25, 2026, RICK GRIMES ENTERPRISES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RICK GRIMES ENTERPRISES LLC's safety record?

RICK GRIMES ENTERPRISES LLC has a 60.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).