Carrier profile · USDOT 56582 · MC-114921 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Murphy Transportation Inc

4 power unitsLONG BEACH, CA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-114921 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(562) 495-4144

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 4 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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: 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 ’15 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Federal’94–’97

Reliance’97–’03

American Reading’08–’15

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT · since Sep 2015

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING	Apr 2008 → Oct 2015	$750K	2
THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1997 → Nov 2003	$750K	1
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1994 → Feb 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): 4
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

LONG BEACH, CA

1601 WEST 12TH STREET

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

charles murphy — 16 carriers: USDOT 378874 USDOT 813067 USDOT 1267300 USDOT 1300301 USDOT 1353791 USDOT 1503555 USDOT 1619550 USDOT 1675119

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1601 WEST 12TH STREET, LONG BEACH, CA, 90813
Mailing address: PO BOX 20208, LONG BEACH, CA, 90801
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (562) 495-4144
Fax: (562) 436-9174
Email: —

Registration

Officers: Francis Murphy · Charles Murphy
USDOT / docket: 56582 · MC-114921
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 26, 2026 · 28,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 28424406

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

28,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 MURPHY TRANSPORTATION INC.

MURPHY TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 56582) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 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 $750,000 limit in force from THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT effective Sep 18, 2015 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 26, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is MURPHY TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

MURPHY TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 56582, and its motor carrier number is MC-114921.

Is MURPHY TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

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

How big is MURPHY TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?

MURPHY TRANSPORTATION INC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MURPHY TRANSPORTATION INC based?

MURPHY TRANSPORTATION INC is based in LONG BEACH, CA.

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