Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA WATSON LIQUID FEED
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Nothing flagged.
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
35 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is STEVEN WATSON INC safe to load? STEVEN WATSON INC (USDOT 430154, MC-243849) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in HAMILTON, TX, operating 4 power units and 5 drivers. Operating authority has been active 35 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 9 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA rates it Satisfactory. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
STEVEN WATSON INC's USDOT number is 430154, and its motor carrier number is MC-243849.
As of 2026-06-13, STEVEN WATSON INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
STEVEN WATSON INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
STEVEN WATSON INC operates 4 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
STEVEN WATSON INC is based in HAMILTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
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5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · FCCI INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2016
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTH RIVER INSURANCE CO. | Aug 2010 → Aug 2016 | $1M | 1 |
| FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | Aug 2008 → Aug 2010 | $1M | 1 |
| NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2007 → Sep 2008 | $1M | 4 |
| UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO. | Aug 2007 → Sep 2007 | $1M | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Aug 2002 → Sep 2007 | $1M | 2 |
| FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | Apr 1998 → Apr 2000 | $1M | 1 |
| NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. | Apr 1994 → Apr 1998 | $1M | 1 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Nov 1993 → Jan 1995 | $1M | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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