VEKTORCarrier Intelligence Packet
TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT COMPANY
USDOT 188121 · 5336 MESSER AIRPORT HIGHWAY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35212
88Clear to loadLow riskVektor risk score · 0–100
Generated August 11, 2026 from the live FMCSA / NHTSA record. Decision support — not an FMCSA safety rating or a recommendation to use or avoid any carrier. Verify authority & insurance before tendering.
Watch · 1
- Fatal crash on record — 1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.
In good standing · 2
- Established 52 years — Operating authority has been on file since 1974.
- Out-of-service rates below national average — Both vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 117 inspections.
Identity & authority
- Operating status
- Active
- Common authority
- —
- Contract authority
- —
- Broker authority
- —
- Safety rating
- Satisfactory (Nov 16, 1990)
- Authority age
- 52 yr
- Registered
- Jun 1, 1974
- Out-of-service
- No
- Phone
- (205) 591-2131
- cstracener@tec1943.com
- Website
- tec1943.com
- Address
- 5336 MESSER AIRPORT HIGHWAY, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35212
Fleet
- Power units
- 185
- Drivers
- 178
- Observed units
- 56
- Avg fleet age
- 6.1 yr
Insurance
- Auto-liability on file
- No
- BIPD limit
- —
- Cargo on file
- No
- Cargo limit
- —
- Bond on file
- No
- Lapses
- 0
Safety · trailing 24 months
- Vehicle OOS
- 8.1% (nat'l 22.26%)
- Driver OOS
- 1.2% (nat'l 6.67%)
- Inspections
- 83
- Crashes
- 10
- Fatal crashes
- 1
| CSA BASIC | Measure | Percentile | Source | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0.41 | 15% | Vektor est. | — |
| Hours-of-Service | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0.08 | 11% | Vektor est. | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 1.27 | 7% | Vektor est. | — |