Carrier profile · USDOT 87865 · MC-126000 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Sojourner Trucking Inc

55 power unitsavg 11.7 yrNational · 25 statesCRYSTAL SPRINGS, MS81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-126000 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

55Power units

66 observed · MCS-150

61Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.7Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 553-1370 Email dispatchdyoung@sojournertrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average22.9% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record4 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-mo22.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

55 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.7 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

124 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 22.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 70 vehicle and 124 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

8.3% · 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 9.5 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

119 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 55-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 55
Inspections · 24 mo: 124
Annualized: ≈62 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving61 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance37 · 13 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 11 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance17 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance13 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance11 · 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 11 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’07–’11

Starr Liability’15–’19

Arch’19–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2024

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2024	$1M	1
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2015 → Dec 2019	$1M	4
STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2013 → Dec 2015	$1M	3
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	May 2012 → May 2013	$1M	1
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	May 2011 → May 2012	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	May 2007 → May 2011	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2006 → May 2007	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2001 → Jul 2003	$1M	3
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Oct 2000 → Nov 2000	$1M	1
THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1999 → Oct 2000	$1M	1
AXA GLOBAL RISKS US INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1998 → Aug 1999	$1M	2
WESTERN CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1996 → Sep 1998	$1M	1
THE HOME INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1994 → Aug 1996	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 55
Observed power (24 mo): 66
Trailers (towed): 61

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

43.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 25 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

124

MS busiest

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

Home base

CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MS

26113 HWY 27 SOUTH

Top corridor

MS 57 · LA 15 · NM 8

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 89722 USDOT 327574 USDOT 3468283 USDOT 3744021 USDOT 2057294 USDOT 2866642 USDOT 3923661 USDOT 3014047

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: 26113 HWY 27 SOUTH, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MS, 39059
Mailing address: 26113 HWY 27, CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MS, 39059
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (800) 553-1370
Email: dyoung@sojournertrucking.com
Web domain: sojournertrucking.com

Registration

Officer: David Young
USDOT / docket: 87865 · MC-126000
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2026 · 3,395,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 29, 2012
D-U-N-S: 46496865

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,395,000

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 SOJOURNER TRUCKING INC.

SOJOURNER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 87865) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 31, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 124 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 70 vehicle-level and 124 driver-level — across 25 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 55 power units and 44 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 29, 2012 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOJOURNER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

SOJOURNER TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 87865, and its motor carrier number is MC-126000.

Is SOJOURNER TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, SOJOURNER TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SOJOURNER TRUCKING INC's safety record?

SOJOURNER TRUCKING INC has a 22.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 205 roadside inspections, with 11 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 SOJOURNER TRUCKING INC's fleet?

SOJOURNER TRUCKING INC operates 55 power units and 44 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SOJOURNER TRUCKING INC based?

SOJOURNER TRUCKING INC is based in CRYSTAL SPRINGS, MS, with roadside inspections recorded across 25 states.

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