Carrier profile · USDOT 8350 · MC-215314 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Sadler Bros Trucking & Leasing Co Inc

93 power unitsavg 5.9 yrRegional · 7 statesNASHVILLE, TN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-215314 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

93Power units

69 observed · MCS-150

103Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.9Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(615) 256-4911 Email dispatchCHRIS@sadlerbrothers.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record6 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

93 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.9 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

142 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 36 vehicle and 142 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

44.4% · 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 2.3 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

141 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 11

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 93-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 93
Inspections · 24 mo: 142
Annualized: ≈71 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving35 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 15 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 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: 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’93–’02

Zurich American’02–’06

National Interstate’11–’15

Acuity A’21–’25

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Apr 2025	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2019 → May 2021	$750K	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2018 → Mar 2019	$750K	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	1
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Mar 2017	$750K	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2011 → Mar 2015	$750K	2
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Nov 2011	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Dec 2007 → Nov 2010	$750K	5
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2006 → Dec 2007	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2002 → Dec 2006	$750K	7
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Nov 1993 → Jul 2002	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 93
Observed power (24 mo): 69
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

5.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

34.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

142

TN busiest

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

Home base

NASHVILLE, TN

436 ENOS REED DR

Top corridor

TN 112 · IN 10 · KY 8

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: 6 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1781088 USDOT 3067898 USDOT 4153877 USDOT 3450522 USDOT 3458700 USDOT 3813220 USDOT 1594499 USDOT 3229028Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 23 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 273818 USDOT 1430510 USDOT 1781088 USDOT 3067898 USDOT 3450522 USDOT 3689437 USDOT 3744486 USDOT 2953815

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@sadlerbrothers.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3095247

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: 436 ENOS REED DR, NASHVILLE, TN, 37210-4302
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (615) 256-4911
Fax: (615) 256-4925
Email: chris@sadlerbrothers.com
Web domain: sadlerbrothers.com

Registration

Officer: Christopher B Sadler
USDOT / docket: 8350 · MC-215314
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Oct 20, 2025 · 7,736,381 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 6, 2000
D-U-N-S: 34845214

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

165

Drivers

165

CDL drivers

7,736,381

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 SADLER BROS TRUCKING & LEASING CO INC.

SADLER BROS TRUCKING & LEASING CO INC (USDOT 8350) 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 common and contract 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 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Mar 31, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 142 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 36 vehicle-level and 142 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 6 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 93 power units and 165 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 20, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 6, 2000 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SADLER BROS TRUCKING & LEASING CO INC's USDOT number?

SADLER BROS TRUCKING & LEASING CO INC's USDOT number is 8350, and its motor carrier number is MC-215314.

Is SADLER BROS TRUCKING & LEASING CO INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, SADLER BROS TRUCKING & LEASING CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SADLER BROS TRUCKING & LEASING CO INC's safety record?

SADLER BROS TRUCKING & LEASING CO INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 218 roadside inspections, with 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is SADLER BROS TRUCKING & LEASING CO INC's fleet?

SADLER BROS TRUCKING & LEASING CO INC operates 93 power units and 165 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SADLER BROS TRUCKING & LEASING CO INC based?

SADLER BROS TRUCKING & LEASING CO INC is based in NASHVILLE, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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