Carrier profile · USDOT 626020 · MC-298736 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

George Huffman

DBA GEORGE HUFFMAN & SONS TRUCKING

53 power unitsavg 13.2 yrLocal · 2 statesGRAND TOWER, IL93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-298736 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

53Power units

26 observed · MCS-150

27Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.2Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(618) 684-6075 Email dispatchghst63@hotmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.3% 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 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 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

53 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.2 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

46 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.3%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 — 22 vehicle and 46 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · 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 6.2 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 Jun '25 · 8

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 53-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 53
Inspections · 24 mo: 46
Annualized: ≈23 / 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 Driving49 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 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: 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 ’20 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’95–’01

Northland’04–’14

Country’14–’20

beyond this history

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2020

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
COUNTRY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2014 → Jan 2020	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2004 → Jan 2014	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jan 2002 → Jan 2004	$750K	6
TRANSGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.	Jan 2001 → Jan 2002	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1995 → Jan 2001	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 53
Observed power (24 mo): 26
Trailers (towed): 27

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

62.3%

VINs decoded

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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

IL busiest

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

Home base

GRAND TOWER, IL

855 GRAND TOWER RD

Top corridor

IL 32 · MO 14

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 4544701Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3140299 USDOT 4150823 USDOT 786839 USDOT 4544701 USDOT 2462411 USDOT 3783057

Shares a company officer with other carriers

george huffman — 3 carriers: USDOT 450171 USDOT 2456608

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: 855 GRAND TOWER RD, GRAND TOWER, IL, 62942
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (618) 684-6075
Fax: (618) 684-6064
Email: ghst63@hotmail.com

Registration

Officer: George Huffman
USDOT / docket: 626020 · MC-298736
First registered: Jan 2, 1996
Last MCS-150: Apr 15, 2026 · 1,357,452 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Oct 1, 1999
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,357,452

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 GEORGE HUFFMAN.

GEORGE HUFFMAN (USDOT 626020) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active 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 ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 30, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 46 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 22 vehicle-level and 46 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 20, 2026.

It reports 53 power units and 55 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 15, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Oct 1, 1999 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GEORGE HUFFMAN's USDOT number?

GEORGE HUFFMAN's USDOT number is 626020, and its motor carrier number is MC-298736.

Is GEORGE HUFFMAN authorized to operate?

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

What is GEORGE HUFFMAN's safety record?

GEORGE HUFFMAN has a 27.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 95 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is GEORGE HUFFMAN's fleet?

GEORGE HUFFMAN operates 53 power units and 55 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GEORGE HUFFMAN based?

GEORGE HUFFMAN is based in GRAND TOWER, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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