Carrier profile · USDOT 3516225 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Gulf Distributing Company of Alabama LLC

51 power unitsavg 2.7 yrLocal · 1 statesTANNER, AL96/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

51Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

2.7Avg age (yr)

2017–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(256) 534-1482 Email dispatchemaisel@gulfdistributing.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 2

Established 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 13 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

51 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2.7 yr

Model years 2017–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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 — 3 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 1

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 51-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 51
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 51
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

2.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2017

Oldest model yr

22.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

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

TANNER, AL

5860 ENDEAVOR WAY 5860 ENDEAVOR WAY

Top corridor

AL 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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 899748 USDOT 2369687 USDOT 976352 USDOT 2955688

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@gulfdistributing.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 529212 USDOT 813608 USDOT 1350921 USDOT 2955688

Shares a company officer with other carriers

elliot benjamin maisel sr. — 2 carriers: USDOT 2955688

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5860 ENDEAVOR WAY 5860 ENDEAVOR WAY, TANNER, AL, 35671-3005
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (256) 534-1482
Fax: (256) 534-0291
Email: emaisel@gulfdistributing.com
Web domain: gulfdistributing.com

Registration

Officers: James Marston · Elliot Benjamin Maisel Sr.
USDOT / docket: 3516225
First registered: Nov 4, 2020
Last MCS-150: May 9, 2024 · 849,826 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 80510872

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

849,826

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 GULF DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF ALABAMA LLC.

GULF DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF ALABAMA LLC (USDOT 3516225) has a Vektor safety score of 96/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 51 power units and 44 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 9, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GULF DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF ALABAMA LLC's USDOT number?

GULF DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF ALABAMA LLC's USDOT number is 3516225.

Is GULF DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF ALABAMA LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, GULF DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF ALABAMA LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is GULF DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF ALABAMA LLC's safety record?

GULF DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF ALABAMA LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 96/100 (tier: clear).

How big is GULF DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF ALABAMA LLC's fleet?

GULF DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF ALABAMA LLC operates 51 power units and 44 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GULF DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF ALABAMA LLC based?

GULF DISTRIBUTING COMPANY OF ALABAMA LLC is based in TANNER, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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