Carrier profile · USDOT 271424 · MC-142680 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Mcelroy Truck Lines Inc

568 power unitsavg 9.5 yrNational · 22 statesCUBA, AL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-142680 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

568Power units

441 observed · MCS-150

557Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(205) 392-5579 Email dispatchsean@mcelroytrucklines.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.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.2% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record31 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 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

45 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

45 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

568 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

40 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

805 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 372 vehicle and 805 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

36.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 6.0 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

782 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 56

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 568-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 568
Inspections · 24 mo: 805
Annualized: ≈403 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving135 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance114 · 43 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance71 · 45 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance70 · 59 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance68 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance66 · 23 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance49 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance33 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance21 · 5 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance20 · 5 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$0 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’08 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United States’94–’97

St Paul’97–’02

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $0 · HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2008

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2006 → Feb 2008	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2004 → Oct 2006	$750K	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2002 → Oct 2004	$750K	2
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1997 → Oct 2002	$750K	3
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1994 → Jul 1997	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 568
Observed power (24 mo): 441
Trailers (towed): 557

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

46.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 22 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

803

TN busiest

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

Home base

CUBA, AL

111 HWY-80 SPUR

Top corridor

TN ⇄ AL

TN 139 · NC 105 · MS 98

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 10 trucks also ran under 11 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1134215 USDOT 4009034 USDOT 3132068 USDOT 467312 USDOT 448860 USDOT 266764 USDOT 762049 USDOT 4383951Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (89 trucks · 75 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1813823 USDOT 4353119 USDOT 4490824 USDOT 3848218 USDOT 4338400 USDOT 239699 USDOT 292991 USDOT 2173559

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

568

Observed (24 mo)

441

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: 111 HWY-80 SPUR, CUBA, AL, 36907
Mailing address: PO BOX 104, CUBA, AL, 36907
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (205) 392-5579
Fax: (205) 392-7272
Email: sean@mcelroytrucklines.com
Web domain: mcelroytrucklines.com

Registration

Officer: Sean Mcelroy
USDOT / docket: 271424 · MC-142680
First registered: Apr 15, 1986
Last MCS-150: May 4, 2026 · 41,562,251 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 30, 2000
D-U-N-S: 153179916

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

568

Power units

523

Drivers

523

CDL drivers

41,562,251

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 MCELROY TRUCK LINES INC.

MCELROY TRUCK LINES INC (USDOT 271424) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $0 limit in force from HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 5, 2008 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 805 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 372 vehicle-level and 805 driver-level — across 22 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 45 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 31 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 568 power units and 523 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 30, 2000 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MCELROY TRUCK LINES INC's USDOT number?

MCELROY TRUCK LINES INC's USDOT number is 271424, and its motor carrier number is MC-142680.

Is MCELROY TRUCK LINES INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, MCELROY TRUCK LINES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MCELROY TRUCK LINES INC's safety record?

MCELROY TRUCK LINES INC has a 28.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1,306 roadside inspections, with 45 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is MCELROY TRUCK LINES INC's fleet?

MCELROY TRUCK LINES INC operates 568 power units and 523 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MCELROY TRUCK LINES INC based?

MCELROY TRUCK LINES INC is based in CUBA, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 22 states.

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