Carrier profile · USDOT 262859 · MC-177315 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Potter Transport Inc

19 power unitsavg 7.8 yrRegional · 5 statesBOONVILLE, MO75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-177315 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

26Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

2012–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(660) 882-2100 Email dispatchdebbiepottertrans@c-magic.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average9.4% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 41 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1985.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.3%

▲ 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

Asset-based

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 2012–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

35 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 9.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 19 vehicle and 32 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 18.6 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

34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 19-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 35
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving28 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance20 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 4 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Truck Exchange’89–’01

Sentry Select’01–’14

Harco National’14–’19

1989199920092019now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2022 → Dec 2025	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2019 → Dec 2022	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2014 → Dec 2019	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2001 → Dec 2014	$750K	1
TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Dec 1989 → Dec 2001	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 17
Trailers (towed): 26

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.8 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

51.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MO busiest

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

Home base

BOONVILLE, MO

18725 HWY 87

Top corridor

MO 19 · KS 7 · IA 6

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 registration email domain with other carriers

@c-magic.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 3699 USDOT 735191 USDOT 1026809 USDOT 1535814

Shares a company officer with other carriers

randy potter — 4 carriers: USDOT 1024376 USDOT 1707454 USDOT 2088689

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 18725 HWY 87, BOONVILLE, MO, 65233
Mailing address: PO BOX 273, BOONVILLE, MO, 65233
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (660) 882-2100
Fax: (660) 882-8511
Email: debbiepottertrans@c-magic.com
Web domain: c-magic.com

Registration

Officers: Lynn Potter · Randy Potter
USDOT / docket: 262859 · MC-177315
First registered: Jul 31, 1985
Last MCS-150: Jul 14, 2025 · 1,321,470 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 23, 2015
D-U-N-S: 625662879

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

1,321,470

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 POTTER TRANSPORT INC.

POTTER TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 262859) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 35 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 32 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 14, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 23, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is POTTER TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

POTTER TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 262859, and its motor carrier number is MC-177315.

Is POTTER TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, POTTER TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is POTTER TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

POTTER TRANSPORT INC has a 26.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 51 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).

How big is POTTER TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

POTTER TRANSPORT INC operates 19 power units and 14 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is POTTER TRANSPORT INC based?

POTTER TRANSPORT INC is based in BOONVILLE, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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