Carrier profile · USDOT 276019 · MC-1209340 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Adams Transportation and Service Inc

DBA ADAMS FERTILIZER EQUIPMENT

6 power unitsavg 11.1 yrMulti-region · 10 statesDEWITT, AR81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1209340 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(870) 946-2494 Email dispatchlisa.mcgilton@adamsfertequip.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 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)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 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

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.1 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

40 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 18 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 19.4 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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 2

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 6-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 18
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’23 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Nationwide Agribusiness’20–’21

United Financial’21–’23

United Financial’23–’24

beyond this history

2020202220242026now

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 · FEDERAL INSURANCE CO. · since Oct 2024

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE NORTHWESTERN INS. CO.	Oct 2024 → Nov 2023	$750K	3
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	4
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2023 → Nov 2023	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2023	$750K	2
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2021 → Oct 2021	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2020 → Jul 2021	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.1 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

62.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

DEWITT, AR

1503 SOUTH WHITEHEAD DRIVE

Top corridor

MO ⇄ AR

MO 5 · AR 2 · IL 2

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 (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4149769 USDOT 3708265

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@adamsfertequip.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3708265

Shares a company officer with other carriers

scott galloway — 4 carriers: USDOT 914413 USDOT 2043362 USDOT 2251627

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: 1503 SOUTH WHITEHEAD DRIVE, DEWITT, AR, 72042
Mailing address: P O BOX 628, DEWITT, AR, 72042
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (870) 946-2494
Email: lisa.mcgilton@adamsfertequip.com
Web domain: adamsfertequip.com

Registration

Officers: Scott Galloway · George Galloway
USDOT / docket: 276019 · MC-1209340
First registered: Jul 14, 1986
Last MCS-150: Jan 15, 2026 · 300,432 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 27, 2005
D-U-N-S: 46144192

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

300,432

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 ADAMS TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICE INC.

ADAMS TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICE INC (USDOT 276019) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from FEDERAL INSURANCE CO. effective Oct 13, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 18 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

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

It reports 6 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 15, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 27, 2005 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ADAMS TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

ADAMS TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 276019, and its motor carrier number is MC-1209340.

Is ADAMS TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, ADAMS TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ADAMS TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICE INC's safety record?

ADAMS TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICE INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 22 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is ADAMS TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICE INC's fleet?

ADAMS TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICE INC operates 6 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ADAMS TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICE INC based?

ADAMS TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICE INC is based in DEWITT, AR, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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