Carrier profile · USDOT 587817 · MC-319325 · Updated Jul 29, 2026

Needham Trucking Inc

20 power unitsavg 3.7 yrNational · 18 statesMCCRORY, AR74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-319325 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

18Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.7Avg age (yr)

2007–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(870) 731-0546 Email dispatchedneedham@hotmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 29, 2026

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service 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 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.9%

▲ 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

Asset-based

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.7 yr

Model years 2007–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

45 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 38.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 18 vehicle and 45 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 25.8 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

44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 6

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 20-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 45
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving39 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance17 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 7 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

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 ’23 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Lincoln General’98–’01

Great West’01–’19

Canal’21–now

1997200520132021now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CANAL INSURANCE CO. · since Jul 2023

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2021 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Jul 2021	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2001 → Jul 2019	$750K	5
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1998 → Jul 2001	$750K	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 1997 → Jul 1998	$750K	1
ASSOCIATED INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	May 1997 → Jul 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): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 18

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

65.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 18 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AR busiest

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

Home base

MCCRORY, AR

600 W POPLAR ST

Top corridor

AR 13 · MO 4 · KY 3

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 466972 USDOT 939500 USDOT 3128938 USDOT 178538

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: 600 W POPLAR ST, MCCRORY, AR, 72101-8287
Mailing address: 8050 HWY 145, MCCRORY, AR, 72101
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (870) 731-0546
Cell: (870) 919-6055
Fax: (870) 731-2591
Email: edneedham@hotmail.com

Registration

Officer: Ed Needham
USDOT / docket: 587817 · MC-319325
First registered: Jan 23, 1995
Last MCS-150: Aug 14, 2025 · 2,160,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,160,000

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 NEEDHAM TRUCKING INC.

NEEDHAM TRUCKING INC (USDOT 587817) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 29, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CANAL INSURANCE CO. effective Jul 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 29, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

The carrier received 45 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 45 driver-level — across 18 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 29, 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 Jul 29, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 21 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 14, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 29, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NEEDHAM TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

NEEDHAM TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 587817, and its motor carrier number is MC-319325.

Is NEEDHAM TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 29, 2026, NEEDHAM TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is NEEDHAM TRUCKING INC's safety record?

NEEDHAM TRUCKING INC has a 38.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 76 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is NEEDHAM TRUCKING INC's fleet?

NEEDHAM TRUCKING INC operates 20 power units and 21 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NEEDHAM TRUCKING INC based?

NEEDHAM TRUCKING INC is based in MCCRORY, AR, with roadside inspections recorded across 18 states.

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