Carrier profile · USDOT 993413 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Close Call Charters LLC

DBA CLOSE CALL TRUCKING AND PHOENIX BLOCK

5 power unitsavg 13.3 yrLocal · 1 statesARMUCHEE, GA86/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.3Avg age (yr)

1999–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(706) 331-4259 Email dispatchclosecalltrucking@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average80.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo80.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo80.0%

▲ 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

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.3 yr

Model years 1999–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 80.0%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 — 5 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

80.0% · 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 10.6 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 5-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 2
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

13.3 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AL busiest

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

Home base

ARMUCHEE, GA

1973 FLOYD SPRINGS ROAD

Top corridor

AL ⇄ GA

AL 6

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 3327698 USDOT 4363081

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: 1973 FLOYD SPRINGS ROAD, ARMUCHEE, GA, 30105
Mailing address: PO BOX 43, HOPE HULL, AL, 36043
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (706) 331-4259
Email: closecalltrucking@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Horace Randall Hamilton
USDOT / docket: 993413
First registered: Dec 12, 2001
Last MCS-150: Oct 24, 2024 · 195,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Dec 28, 2016
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

195,000

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 CLOSE CALL CHARTERS LLC.

CLOSE CALL CHARTERS LLC (USDOT 993413) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 80.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 5 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 24, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Dec 28, 2016 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CLOSE CALL CHARTERS LLC's USDOT number?

CLOSE CALL CHARTERS LLC's USDOT number is 993413.

Is CLOSE CALL CHARTERS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, CLOSE CALL CHARTERS LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is CLOSE CALL CHARTERS LLC's safety record?

CLOSE CALL CHARTERS LLC has a 80.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 18 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CLOSE CALL CHARTERS LLC's fleet?

CLOSE CALL CHARTERS LLC operates 5 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CLOSE CALL CHARTERS LLC based?

CLOSE CALL CHARTERS LLC is based in ARMUCHEE, GA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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