Carrier profile · USDOT 627071 · MC-141754 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Turner Transportation Specialists Inc

33 power unitsavg 5.2 yrNational · 23 statesAUGUSTA, GA87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-141754 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

33Power units

33 observed · MCS-150

51Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.2Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(706) 722-0478 Email dispatchMVMANN1290@AOL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average29.2% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes14 crashes involving injuries are on 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 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

33 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.2 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

70 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

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

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

57.1% · 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 1.9 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

68 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 9

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 33-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 33
Inspections · 24 mo: 70
Annualized: ≈35 / 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 Driving42 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 12 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 15 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Ranger Ins’96–’00

Transguard America’00–’03

Stonington’04–’07

Transguard America’14–’19

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 19 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 19 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Mar 2025	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2022 → Jun 2024	$750K	1
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Aug 2021 → Jun 2022	$750K	1
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2021	$750K	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Aug 2020	$750K	1
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Oct 2019	$750K	1
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Sep 2014 → Oct 2019	$750K	2
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Sep 2014	$750K	1
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Sep 2008 → Sep 2008	$750K	2
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2007 → Sep 2008	$750K	1
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2004 → Sep 2007	$750K	1
AXA RE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2003 → Oct 2004	$750K	4
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Aug 2000 → Sep 2003	$750K	3
RANGER COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1998 → Dec 1999	$750K	1
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Aug 1996 → Nov 2000	$750K	2
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Aug 1995 → Aug 1995	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1995 → Apr 1995	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1994 → Jan 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 33
Observed power (24 mo): 33
Trailers (towed): 51

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

38.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 23 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GA busiest

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

Home base

AUGUSTA, GA

1494 WRIGHTSBORO RD

Top corridor

GA 28 · SC 4 · CA 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 5 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 721675 USDOT 4336964 USDOT 3367785 USDOT 146060 USDOT 2545684Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (50 trucks · 26 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 721675 USDOT 2563633 USDOT 4336964 USDOT 273706 USDOT 299073 USDOT 3564601 USDOT 282577 USDOT 3067764

Shares a company officer with other carriers

john turner — 41 carriers: USDOT 262849 USDOT 374355 USDOT 403686 USDOT 521010 USDOT 681442 USDOT 884355 USDOT 890775 USDOT 937624

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: 1494 WRIGHTSBORO RD, AUGUSTA, GA, 30901
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (706) 722-0478
Cell: (706) 830-4072
Fax: (706) 724-3949
Email: mvmann1290@aol.com

Registration

Officers: John Turner · Brittani Amerson
USDOT / docket: 627071 · MC-141754
First registered: Jan 16, 1996
Last MCS-150: Jul 31, 2025 · 2,255,553 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 13, 2017
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,255,553

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 TURNER TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC.

TURNER TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC (USDOT 627071) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 70 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 70 driver-level — across 23 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 33 power units and 36 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 31, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 13, 2017 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TURNER TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC's USDOT number?

TURNER TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC's USDOT number is 627071, and its motor carrier number is MC-141754.

Is TURNER TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TURNER TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TURNER TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC's safety record?

TURNER TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC has a 29.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 132 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is TURNER TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC's fleet?

TURNER TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC operates 33 power units and 36 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TURNER TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC based?

TURNER TRANSPORTATION SPECIALISTS INC is based in AUGUSTA, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 23 states.

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