Carrier profile · USDOT 373510 · MC-788595 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

V G REED & SONS INC

2 power unitsLOUISVILLE, KY50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-788595 INACTIVE

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(502) 560-0100 Email dispatchbill.howell@vgreed.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Established 37 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 1

Established 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

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

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

36 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Sentinel’11–’15

Selective South’15–’24

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

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.

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	Aug 2015 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD	Aug 2011 → Aug 2015	$750K	2

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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

LOUISVILLE, KY

1002 SOUTH 12TH ST

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 company officer with other carriers

robert reed — 33 carriers: USDOT 305083 USDOT 340159 USDOT 636211 USDOT 642242 USDOT 654861 USDOT 938728 USDOT 1061978 USDOT 1062035

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1002 SOUTH 12TH ST, LOUISVILLE, KY, 40210
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (502) 560-0100
Email: bill.howell@vgreed.com
Web domain: vgreed.com

Registration

Officer: Robert Reed
USDOT / docket: 373510 · MC-788595
First registered: Nov 16, 1989
Last MCS-150: Mar 11, 2025 · 2,200 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 6379754

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,200

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 V G REED & SONS INC.

V G REED & SONS INC (USDOT 373510) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I 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.

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 Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 11, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is V G REED & SONS INC's USDOT number?

V G REED & SONS INC's USDOT number is 373510, and its motor carrier number is MC-788595.

Is V G REED & SONS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, V G REED & SONS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is V G REED & SONS INC's safety record?

V G REED & SONS INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.