Carrier profile · USDOT 876428 · MC-383887 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Sentry Motor Freight Inc

18 power unitsavg 5.3 yrMulti-region · 10 statesWILLARD, MO75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-383887 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

26Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.3Avg age (yr)

2015–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(479) 420-1039 Email dispatchsentrymotorfreight@gmail.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.8% vs the 6.7% 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 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.3 yr

Model years 2015–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

34 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 20 vehicle and 34 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

31 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 3

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 18-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 34
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 3 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS

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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)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 · 14 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Empire Fire’02–’10

Berkley’23–now

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY · since Nov 2023

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2023 → Nov 2023	$750K	2
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Nov 2023	$750K	2
MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2019 → Nov 2021	$750K	1
MILWAUKEE CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2017 → Nov 2019	$750K	1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2016 → Nov 2017	$750K	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Apr 2016 → Nov 2016	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2015 → Apr 2016	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2013 → Feb 2015	$750K	2
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Jan 2012 → Jan 2013	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INS. CO. OF ILLINOIS	Jan 2011 → Jan 2012	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2010 → Jan 2011	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2002 → Jan 2010	$750K	3
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	May 2001 → Jan 2002	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2000 → May 2001	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 26

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

73.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

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

Home base

WILLARD, MO

99 HOLLY RIDGE RD

Top corridor

NM ⇄ MO

NM 10 · CA 6 · MO 5

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: 3 trucks 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 1830663Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (37 trucks · 22 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2574225 USDOT 3912391 USDOT 4359551 USDOT 2911978 USDOT 4087658 USDOT 3463898 USDOT 3706 USDOT 1830663

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: 99 HOLLY RIDGE RD, WILLARD, MO, 65781
Mailing address: 99 HOLLY RIDGE, WILARD, MO, 65781
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (479) 420-1039
Email: sentrymotorfreight@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Mel Hutchison
USDOT / docket: 876428 · MC-383887
First registered: Apr 28, 2000
Last MCS-150: Nov 13, 2024 · 21,401,590 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 9, 2020
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

21,401,590

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 SENTRY MOTOR FREIGHT INC.

SENTRY MOTOR FREIGHT INC (USDOT 876428) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed 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 BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY effective Nov 9, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 34 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 20 vehicle-level and 34 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 18 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 13, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 9, 2020 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SENTRY MOTOR FREIGHT INC's USDOT number?

SENTRY MOTOR FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 876428, and its motor carrier number is MC-383887.

Is SENTRY MOTOR FREIGHT INC authorized to operate?

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

What is SENTRY MOTOR FREIGHT INC's safety record?

SENTRY MOTOR FREIGHT INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 60 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).

How big is SENTRY MOTOR FREIGHT INC's fleet?

SENTRY MOTOR FREIGHT INC operates 18 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SENTRY MOTOR FREIGHT INC based?

SENTRY MOTOR FREIGHT INC is based in WILLARD, MO, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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