Carrier profile · USDOT 573891 · MC-289248 · Updated Jul 3, 2026

STEPHENSON OIL CO

2 power unitsHAMILTON, OH50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-289248 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(513) 863-7080 Email dispatchtom@stephensonoil.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 3, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 2 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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$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 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Nationwide Agribusiness’94–’98

Federated’98–’09

Farmland’03–’06

Nationwide Agribusiness’06–’13

Federated’20–’24

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. · since Feb 2024

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2020 → Feb 2024	$1M	1
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Nov 2013 → Nov 2014	$1M	3
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2006 → Nov 2013	$1M	2
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2003 → Nov 2006	$1M	1
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1998 → Nov 2009	$1M	2
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1994 → Dec 1998	$1M	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): —
Trailers (towed): —

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 · 24 mo

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

Home base

HAMILTON, OH

3938 STILLWELL BECKETT RD

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3938 STILLWELL BECKETT RD, HAMILTON, OH, 45013-9178
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (513) 863-7080
Fax: (513) 863-7129
Email: tom@stephensonoil.com
Web domain: stephensonoil.com

Registration

Officer: Thomas Stephenson
USDOT / docket: 573891 · MC-289248
First registered: Sep 6, 1994
Last MCS-150: Jan 5, 2026 · 10 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 13, 1996
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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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 STEPHENSON OIL CO.

STEPHENSON OIL CO (USDOT 573891) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. effective Feb 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 3, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 13, 1996 in the federal record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.