Carrier profile · USDOT 4288103 · MC-1679743 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Shotgun Distribution LLC

11 power unitsavg 10.6 yrLocal · 2 statesDALTON, GA94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1679743 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.6Avg age (yr)

2000–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(804) 777-9982 Email dispatchoperations@shotgundistribution.com

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average11.1% vs the 6.7% 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.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 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

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.6 yr

Model years 2000–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

2 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 66.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 11-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
392.4 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
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 ’25 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’24–now

202420252026now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Jan 2025

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2024 → Jan 2025	$750K	1

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.6 yr

Average age

2021

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

20.0%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

VA busiest

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

Home base

DALTON, GA

220 CROSS PLAINS BLVD SE

Top corridor

VA ⇄ GA

VA 6 · TN 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

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 (1 truck · 1 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1991814

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@shotgundistribution.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1751230

Shares a company officer with other carriers

mike hill — 13 carriers: USDOT 27742 USDOT 252961 USDOT 915586 USDOT 1212570 USDOT 1315121 USDOT 1371575 USDOT 1562626 USDOT 1906985

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.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 220 CROSS PLAINS BLVD SE, DALTON, GA, 30721-5146
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (804) 777-9982
Email: operations@shotgundistribution.com
Web domain: shotgundistribution.com

Registration

Officer: Mike Hill
USDOT / docket: 4288103 · MC-1679743
First registered: Aug 27, 2024
Last MCS-150: Jun 9, 2025 · 185,055 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

185,055

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate SHOTGUN DISTRIBUTION LLC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SHOTGUN DISTRIBUTION LLC.

SHOTGUN DISTRIBUTION LLC (USDOT 4288103) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Jan 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 66.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 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 Aug 16, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 9, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SHOTGUN DISTRIBUTION LLC's USDOT number?

SHOTGUN DISTRIBUTION LLC's USDOT number is 4288103, and its motor carrier number is MC-1679743.

Is SHOTGUN DISTRIBUTION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, SHOTGUN DISTRIBUTION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SHOTGUN DISTRIBUTION LLC's safety record?

SHOTGUN DISTRIBUTION LLC has a 66.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SHOTGUN DISTRIBUTION LLC's fleet?

SHOTGUN DISTRIBUTION LLC operates 11 power units and 11 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SHOTGUN DISTRIBUTION LLC based?

SHOTGUN DISTRIBUTION LLC is based in DALTON, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

Similar carriers near Dalton, GA

Comparable carriers around Dalton and across Georgia

NTS Truckload Inc Clear · 86Dalton, GA · 11 power units

Reeva Transport LLC Clear · 88Dalton, GA · 10 power units

JBC Carriers LLC Clear · 100Dalton, GA · 9 power units

Mcip Trucking LLC Review · 74Dalton, GA · 9 power units

Floor It Logistics LLCDalton, GA · 14 power units

S&m Auto Repair and Towing LLC Clear · 94Dalton, GA · 8 power units

Boyd Trucking Company Inc Review · 68Dalton, GA · 8 power units

Oldcastle Industrial Minerals Inc Review · 80Dalton, GA · 8 power units

More in Georgia →Top safety in Georgia →Largest fleets in Georgia →

More Georgia carriers

Other FMCSA-registered carriers near this one in the directory, by USDOT number.

Meeko Logistics LLCJonesboro Elitis Logistics LLCReviewSavannah · 2 power units Talia Transportation LLCDecatur · 1 power unit TRM Logistics LLCClearAtlanta · 1 power unit Egrooveproductions LLCClearStone Mountain · 1 power unit Truckeon LLCRebecca · 1 power unit