Carrier profile · USDOT 246550 · MC-198129 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ROWE MACHINERY INC

37 power unitsavg 8.6 yrNational · 21 statesHALEYVILLE, AL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-198129 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

37Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

28Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.6Avg age (yr)

1998–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(205) 486-9237 Email dispatchlsparks@ROWEMACHINERY.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 above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.8%

▲ 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

Asset-based

37 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.6 yr

Model years 1998–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

45 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.8%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 — 18 vehicle and 45 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

42 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 37-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 37
Inspections · 24 mo: 45
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’14 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Fire Connecticut’94–’99

Sentry Select’03–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2014

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2003 → Dec 2014	$750K	2
UNITED NATIONAL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2002 → Dec 2003	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK	Sep 2002 → Sep 2002	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK	Sep 2001 → Apr 2002	$750K	4
FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Sep 2000 → Sep 2001	$750K	1
CALIBER ONE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 1999 → Sep 2000	$750K	1
FIRE & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Sep 1994 → Sep 1999	$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): 37
Observed power (24 mo): 21
Trailers (towed): 28

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.6 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

38.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MS busiest

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

Home base

HALEYVILLE, AL

287 COUNTY HIGHWAY 85

Top corridor

MS ⇄ AL

MS 8 · TN 8 · AL 6

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 768620

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 287 COUNTY HIGHWAY 85, HALEYVILLE, AL, 35565
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (205) 486-9237
Fax: (205) 486-8343
Email: lsparks@rowemachinery.com
Web domain: rowemachinery.com

Registration

Officer: Tammie Rowe
USDOT / docket: 246550 · MC-198129
First registered: May 4, 1984
Last MCS-150: Jan 13, 2025 · 1,436,775 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 4, 1998
D-U-N-S: 147865737

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,436,775

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 ROWE MACHINERY INC.

ROWE MACHINERY INC (USDOT 246550) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 1, 2014 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 45 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 45 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 37 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 13, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 4, 1998 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ROWE MACHINERY INC's USDOT number?

ROWE MACHINERY INC's USDOT number is 246550, and its motor carrier number is MC-198129.

Is ROWE MACHINERY INC authorized to operate?

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

What is ROWE MACHINERY INC's safety record?

ROWE MACHINERY INC has a 27.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 76 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).