Carrier profile · USDOT 2477377 · MC-857049 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Rock Bottom Express LLC

21 power unitsavg 6.9 yrMulti-region · 9 statesMARION, VA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-857049 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

28Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.9Avg age (yr)

2006–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(276) 783-7409 Email dispatchrockbottom.scott@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 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 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.9 yr

Model years 2006–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

53 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 22 vehicle and 53 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

50 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 21-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 53
Annualized: ≈27 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving23 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 11 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS 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: Active
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 ’26 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive Northern’14–’20

Acuity A’21–’24

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2021 → Feb 2024	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2020 → Feb 2021	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Feb 2020	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 28

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.9 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

74.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NC busiest

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

Home base

MARION, VA

2312 LEE HWY

Top corridor

NC ⇄ VA

NC 19 · TN 19 · KY 6

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.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 148573 USDOT 1483020 USDOT 3270423

Shares a company officer with other carriers

justin mcclellan — 2 carriers: USDOT 3564971

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2312 LEE HWY, MARION, VA, 24354
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (276) 783-7409
Email: rockbottom.scott@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Scott Cornett · Justin Mcclellan
USDOT / docket: 2477377 · MC-857049
First registered: Feb 20, 2014
Last MCS-150: Sep 11, 2025 · 1,852,750 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,852,750

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 ROCK BOTTOM EXPRESS LLC.

ROCK BOTTOM EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2477377) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 20, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 53 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 22 vehicle-level and 53 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 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 21 power units and 19 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 11, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ROCK BOTTOM EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

ROCK BOTTOM EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 2477377, and its motor carrier number is MC-857049.

Is ROCK BOTTOM EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, ROCK BOTTOM EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ROCK BOTTOM EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

ROCK BOTTOM EXPRESS LLC has a 40.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 96 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is ROCK BOTTOM EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

ROCK BOTTOM EXPRESS LLC operates 21 power units and 19 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ROCK BOTTOM EXPRESS LLC based?

ROCK BOTTOM EXPRESS LLC is based in MARION, VA, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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