Small fleet
7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA ALVA PATTERSON TRUCKING
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Small fleet
7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
12.1 yr
Model years 1998–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.
39 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
ALVA PATTERSON (USDOT 293210) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from FCCI INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 25, 2009 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.
It reports 7 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 15, 2025.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 22, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.
ALVA PATTERSON's USDOT number is 293210, and its motor carrier number is MC-239413.
As of Jul 18, 2026, ALVA PATTERSON is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
ALVA PATTERSON has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
ALVA PATTERSON operates 7 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
ALVA PATTERSON is based in BIMBLE, KY, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.
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9 inspections · 24 mo
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · FCCI INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2009
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| REDLAND INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2007 → Sep 2009 | $750K | 2 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Sep 2005 → Sep 2007 | $750K | 2 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Sep 2003 → Sep 2004 | $750K | 3 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2002 → Sep 2003 | $750K | 1 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Sep 2000 → Sep 2002 | $750K | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 1994 → Sep 2000 | $750K | 5 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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