Carrier profile · USDOT 919317 · MC-397803 · Updated Jul 29, 2026

VAUGHN COMPANY INC

50 power unitsavg 15.3 yrRegional · 4 statesMONETT, MO81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-397803 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

50Power units

31 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(417) 235-7700 Email dispatchjosie@vaughncompany.net

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

50 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

49 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 38 vehicle and 49 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 19.1 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

48 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 5

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 50-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 50
Inspections · 24 mo: 49
Annualized: ≈25 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving43 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 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: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Progressive Northwestern’03–’06

Progressive’06–’10

Bitco National’15–’20

Bitco General’20–’23

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2023

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION	Mar 2020 → Aug 2023	$750K	2
BITCO NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2015 → Mar 2020	$750K	2
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2015 → Aug 2015	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE PREFERRED INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2011 → Apr 2013	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2010 → Apr 2011	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2006 → Sep 2010	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO.	Jul 2003 → Jan 2006	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 50
Observed power (24 mo): 31
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

25.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

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

Home base

MONETT, MO

22453 HIGHWAY H

Top corridor

MO 34 · KS 7 · AR 5

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1999605 USDOT 4073785 USDOT 3182998 USDOT 3637545

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 22453 HIGHWAY H, MONETT, MO, 65708-8410
Mailing address: PO BOX 438, MONETT, MO, 65708
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (417) 235-7700
Fax: (417) 235-8408
Email: josie@vaughncompany.net
Web domain: vaughncompany.net

Registration

Officer: Josie Flummerfelt
USDOT / docket: 919317 · MC-397803
First registered: Dec 4, 2000
Last MCS-150: Feb 18, 2026 · 2,164,490 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 25, 2023
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,164,490

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 VAUGHN COMPANY INC.

VAUGHN COMPANY INC (USDOT 919317) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 29, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 14, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 29, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

The carrier received 49 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 38 vehicle-level and 49 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 29, 2026.

It reports 50 power units and 45 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 18, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 25, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VAUGHN COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

VAUGHN COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 919317, and its motor carrier number is MC-397803.

Is VAUGHN COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 29, 2026, VAUGHN COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is VAUGHN COMPANY INC's safety record?

VAUGHN COMPANY INC has a 26.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 72 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).