Carrier profile · USDOT 779187 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Eric Knowles Inc

3 power unitsavg 9.3 yrLocal · 1 statesFOLKSTON, GA88/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.3Avg age (yr)

2006–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(912) 286-2742 Email dispatchekilogging@hotmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average20.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo100.0%

▲ 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

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.3 yr

Model years 2006–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

100.0% · 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 3-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 7 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.87 Warning flags on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.3 yr

Average age

2021

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

FL busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Florida: 5 inspections

Home base

FOLKSTON, GA

8067 HWY 301

Top corridor

FL ⇄ GA

FL 5

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

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 4291023 USDOT 1398780

Shares a company officer with other carriers

eric knowles — 2 carriers: USDOT 2550645

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 8067 HWY 301, FOLKSTON, GA, 31537
Mailing address: P O BOX 594, FOLKSTON, GA, 31537
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (912) 286-2742
Email: ekilogging@hotmail.com

Registration

Officers: Eric Knowles · Suzanne Thrift
USDOT / docket: 779187
First registered: Nov 2, 1998
Last MCS-150: Mar 21, 2025 · 4,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Sep 24, 2017
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

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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100%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

3 of 3 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

33violation records

12OOS-tagged records

3 of 3inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Lights

1926%5 / 19

Other vehicle maintenance

1155%6 / 11

Unsafe driving

20%0 / 2

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

100%Stable

15%

30%

n/aOct 24 to Apr 250 / 0

100%Apr 25 to Oct 252 / 2

100%Oct 25 to Apr 261 / 1

n/aApr 26 to Oct 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (8 of 33 records)

393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps3
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps3
393.11A1-LSML Required lamps/reflectors missing2

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393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.75A1-TAORETA Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A1-TBSP Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A1-TFBMF Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.87A-FPLR Warning flags on projecting loads1
393.95B Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A1-LPLOWR Inoperative required lamps1

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Lights

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ERIC KNOWLES INC.

ERIC KNOWLES INC (USDOT 779187) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 100.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 21, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Sep 24, 2017 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ERIC KNOWLES INC's USDOT number?

ERIC KNOWLES INC's USDOT number is 779187.

Is ERIC KNOWLES INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. ERIC KNOWLES INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is ERIC KNOWLES INC's safety record?

ERIC KNOWLES INC has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is ERIC KNOWLES INC's fleet?

ERIC KNOWLES INC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ERIC KNOWLES INC based?

ERIC KNOWLES INC is based in FOLKSTON, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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