Carrier profile · USDOT 1134523 · MC-456108 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Ballard & Sons Trucking LLC

2 power unitsavg 15.5 yrLocal · 1 statesMACON, GA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-456108 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.5Avg age (yr)

2005–2016 · vPIC

Call dispatch(478) 262-2775 Email dispatchrevballardpray@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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 peersOlder

15.5 yr

Model years 2005–2016 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 1 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

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 2-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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.

393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle 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: 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 · 5 insurers · 5 lapsesCoverage lapse

Canal’05–’07

Progressive Mountain’20–’22

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	Nov 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	Jul 2024 → Jan 2025	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE MOUNTAIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF OHI	Jun 2020 → Sep 2022	$750K	4
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Sep 2016	$750K	1
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS INS. CO., RRG	Jul 2009 → Apr 2011	$750K	14
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2009 → Aug 2009	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2008 → Oct 2008	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2007 → May 2008	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2005 → Oct 2007	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2004 → Sep 2005	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 1
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

15.5 yr

Average age

2016

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

GA busiest

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

Home base

MACON, GA

3520 CRESTHILL AVE

Top corridor

GA 1

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 1846003

Shares a company officer with other carriers

william ballard — 7 carriers: USDOT 595192 USDOT 1246497 USDOT 1655933 USDOT 3560232 USDOT 3577648 USDOT 4200793

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: 3520 CRESTHILL AVE, MACON, GA, 31204
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (478) 262-2775
Email: revballardpray@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: William Ballard
USDOT / docket: 1134523 · MC-456108
First registered: May 30, 2003
Last MCS-150: Mar 24, 2026 · 10,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 3, 2008
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 153241265

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,000

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 BALLARD & SONS TRUCKING LLC.

BALLARD & SONS TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1134523) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 7, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 24, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 3, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BALLARD & SONS TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

BALLARD & SONS TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 1134523, and its motor carrier number is MC-456108.

Is BALLARD & SONS TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, BALLARD & SONS TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BALLARD & SONS TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

BALLARD & SONS TRUCKING LLC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is BALLARD & SONS TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

BALLARD & SONS TRUCKING LLC operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BALLARD & SONS TRUCKING LLC based?

BALLARD & SONS TRUCKING LLC is based in MACON, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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