Carrier profile · USDOT 248527 · MC-305612 · Updated Jul 22, 2026

Waters Truck & Tractor Co Inc

11 power unitsavg 8.9 yrRegional · 4 statesCOLUMBUS, MS76/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-305612 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.9Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(662) 328-1575 Email dispatchsprewitt@waterstruck.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 22, 2026

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

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 31 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.9 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

26 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 14.3%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 — 14 vehicle and 26 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 17.2 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

24 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 3

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 11-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 26
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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 / 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 ’11 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Harco National’96–’11

beyond this history

1996200420122020now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA · since Apr 2014

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1996 → Jan 2011	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

30.6%

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

MS busiest

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

Home base

COLUMBUS, MS

96 E PLYMOUTH RD

Top corridor

MS 23 · NC 1 · TN 1

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: 4 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 703408 USDOT 3517690 USDOT 5271065 USDOT 42097Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 300851 USDOT 680380 USDOT 2914661 USDOT 42097 USDOT 3453081 USDOT 356275 USDOT 840320 USDOT 5271065

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@waterstruck.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 361153 USDOT 1484521 USDOT 2084136

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 96 E PLYMOUTH RD, COLUMBUS, MS, 39705-9201
Mailing address: P O BOX 831, COLUMBUS, MS, 39703
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (662) 328-1575
Fax: (662) 327-7945
Email: sprewitt@waterstruck.com
Web domain: waterstruck.com

Registration

Officers: Michael Waters · Seth Prewitt
USDOT / docket: 248527 · MC-305612
First registered: Jul 10, 1984
Last MCS-150: Jul 29, 2024 · 2,511,597 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 14, 2005
D-U-N-S: 33283086

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,511,597

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 WATERS TRUCK & TRACTOR CO INC.

WATERS TRUCK & TRACTOR CO INC (USDOT 248527) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 22, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 22, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA effective Apr 1, 2014 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 22, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 22, 2026.

The carrier received 26 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 26 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 22, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 22, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 29, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 14, 2005 in the federal record refreshed Jul 22, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WATERS TRUCK & TRACTOR CO INC's USDOT number?

WATERS TRUCK & TRACTOR CO INC's USDOT number is 248527, and its motor carrier number is MC-305612.

Is WATERS TRUCK & TRACTOR CO INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 22, 2026, WATERS TRUCK & TRACTOR CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WATERS TRUCK & TRACTOR CO INC's safety record?

WATERS TRUCK & TRACTOR CO INC has a 14.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 31 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).

How big is WATERS TRUCK & TRACTOR CO INC's fleet?

WATERS TRUCK & TRACTOR CO INC operates 11 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WATERS TRUCK & TRACTOR CO INC based?

WATERS TRUCK & TRACTOR CO INC is based in COLUMBUS, MS, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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