Carrier profile · USDOT 2917641 · MC-983355 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Lower Alabama (La) Transport LLC

7 power unitsavg 7.5 yrMulti-region · 8 statesBAY MINETTE, AL86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-983355 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(251) 583-9354 Email dispatchloweralabamatransport@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average41.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo41.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

26 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 41.7%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 26 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 43.3 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

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 4

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 26
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.9 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 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 ’25 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Progressive Specialty’16–’18

American Transportation’18–’19

United States’19–’21

Sentry Select’21–’23

Spinnaker’24–’25

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SPINNAKER INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2023 → Aug 2023	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Aug 2023	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2019 → Aug 2021	$750K	1
AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION GROUP INSURANCE RRG	Aug 2018 → Sep 2019	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Aug 2016 → Aug 2018	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

68.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AL busiest

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

Home base

BAY MINETTE, AL

41081 ST HWY 225

Top corridor

AL 7 · FL 5 · LA 4

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1426957Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1079241 USDOT 4104900 USDOT 1459863 USDOT 1426957 USDOT 3940770 USDOT 4532154 USDOT 4155168 USDOT 105878

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 41081 ST HWY 225, BAY MINETTE, AL, 36507
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (251) 583-9354
Email: loweralabamatransport@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Margaret Brannan · Harold J Plato
USDOT / docket: 2917641 · MC-983355
First registered: Aug 9, 2016
Last MCS-150: Mar 31, 2026 · 864,199 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

864,199

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 LOWER ALABAMA (LA) TRANSPORT LLC.

LOWER ALABAMA (LA) TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2917641) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load 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 SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 31, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 41.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 26 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 26 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 31, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is LOWER ALABAMA (LA) TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

LOWER ALABAMA (LA) TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 2917641, and its motor carrier number is MC-983355.

Is LOWER ALABAMA (LA) TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, LOWER ALABAMA (LA) TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LOWER ALABAMA (LA) TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

LOWER ALABAMA (LA) TRANSPORT LLC has a 41.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 37 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is LOWER ALABAMA (LA) TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

LOWER ALABAMA (LA) TRANSPORT LLC operates 7 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LOWER ALABAMA (LA) TRANSPORT LLC based?

LOWER ALABAMA (LA) TRANSPORT LLC is based in BAY MINETTE, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 8 states.

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