Carrier profile · USDOT 216110 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Southwestern Electric Power Company

DBA SWEPCO

452 power unitsLocal · 2 statesSHREVEPORT, LA74/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

452Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.2Avg age (yr)

2006–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(318) 862-2074 Email dispatchJMTIRPAK@AEP.COM

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

Established 44 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1982.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

9 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

452 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

44 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1982 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%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 — 8 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 44.4 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

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 2

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 452-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 452
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.0 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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 452
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 2

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

LA busiest

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

Home base

SHREVEPORT, LA

428 TRAVIS STREET

Top corridor

LA 6 · TX 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@aep.com — 13 carriers: USDOT 44649 USDOT 111120 USDOT 155747 USDOT 291412 USDOT 326869 USDOT 408396 USDOT 412350 USDOT 465952

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

452

Observed (24 mo)

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

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 428 TRAVIS STREET, SHREVEPORT, LA, 71101-3127
Mailing address: P O BOX 21106, SHREVEPORT, LA, 71156-0001
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (318) 862-2074
Cell: (361) 815-9130
Fax: (866) 421-5329
Email: jmtirpak@aep.com
Web domain: aep.com

Registration

Officers: Brett Mattison · James Tirpak
USDOT / docket: 216110
First registered: Jul 6, 1982
Last MCS-150: Sep 11, 2025 · 973,800 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 6948764

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

452

Power units

387

Drivers

386

CDL drivers

973,800

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 SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY.

SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY (USDOT 216110) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 452 power units and 387 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 11, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY's USDOT number?

SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY's USDOT number is 216110.

Is SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register.

What is SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY's safety record?

SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 roadside inspections, with 9 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY's fleet?

SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY operates 452 power units and 387 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY based?

SOUTHWESTERN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY is based in SHREVEPORT, LA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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