Carrier profile · USDOT 989431 · MC-421081 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Wheel Wheels Trucking Inc

17 power unitsavg 19.5 yrRegional · 6 statesKENTON, TN87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-421081 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

19.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(731) 749-8181 Email dispatchwheel-wheels@att.net

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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 average30.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes9 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 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

19.5 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.8%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 — 13 vehicle and 21 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.9% · 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 31.6 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

21 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 4

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 17-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’26 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Sentry Select’13–’26

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP · since Mar 2026

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP	Jan 2026 → Mar 2026	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2013 → Jan 2026	$750K	2
VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2012 → Jan 2013	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2011 → Jan 2012	$750K	1
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2010 → Jan 2011	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2009 → Jan 2010	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2007 → Feb 2009	$750K	2
AMERICAN EQUITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2006 → Oct 2007	$750K	4
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2005 → Oct 2006	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2003 → Mar 2005	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 2002 → May 2003	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

19.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

39.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

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

Home base

KENTON, TN

300 N POPLAR ST

Top corridor

TN 5 · TX 4 · MS 4

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

james petty — 5 carriers: USDOT 780441 USDOT 1368334 USDOT 2583461 USDOT 3230272

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 300 N POPLAR ST, KENTON, TN, 38233
Mailing address: P O BOX 99, KENTON, TN, 38233
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (731) 749-8181
Cell: (731) 446-3786
Fax: (731) 749-5865
Email: wheel-wheels@att.net

Registration

Officers: James Petty · Dusty Petty
USDOT / docket: 989431 · MC-421081
First registered: Nov 14, 2001
Last MCS-150: Feb 25, 2026 · 33,204 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 10, 2006
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

33,204

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 WHEEL WHEELS TRUCKING INC.

WHEEL WHEELS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 989431) 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 contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE HAWAII INSURANCE CORP effective Mar 11, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 17 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 25, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 10, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WHEEL WHEELS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

WHEEL WHEELS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 989431, and its motor carrier number is MC-421081.

Is WHEEL WHEELS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, WHEEL WHEELS TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WHEEL WHEELS TRUCKING INC's safety record?

WHEEL WHEELS TRUCKING INC has a 30.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 36 roadside inspections, with 2 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 WHEEL WHEELS TRUCKING INC's fleet?

WHEEL WHEELS TRUCKING INC operates 17 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is WHEEL WHEELS TRUCKING INC based?

WHEEL WHEELS TRUCKING INC is based in KENTON, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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