Carrier profile · USDOT 795982 · MC-354511 · Updated Aug 23, 2026

DMT Trucking LLC

DBA DMT

604 power unitsavg 4.8 yrNational · 42 statesBIRMINGHAM, AL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-354511 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

604Power units

498 observed · MCS-150

652Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(205) 788-4000 Email dispatchdalee@sheltontrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 23, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record6 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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

52 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

52 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

604 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1,009 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 492 vehicle and 1,009 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 6.8 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

969 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '26 · 68

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 604-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 604
Inspections · 24 mo: 1,009
Annualized: ≈505 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving292 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance112 · 29 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance107 · 90 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance81 · 23 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance76 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance42 · 31 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance35 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving28 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance26 · 3 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Aequicap’03–’07

Arch’14–’19

P S’20–now

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · P&S INSURANCE RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. · since Jun 2023

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
P & S RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Jan 2020 → Jun 2023	$750K	5
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Jan 2020	$750K	1
P & S RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Jan 2020 → Jun 2021	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2020	$750K	1
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Aug 2018 → Oct 2018	$750K	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2014 → Jan 2019	$750K	9
SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2013 → Apr 2014	$750K	2
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Jan 2013	$750K	3
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Feb 2010 → Dec 2011	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2007 → Feb 2010	$750K	3
AEQUICAP INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2003 → Dec 2007	$750K	10
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2002 → Jan 2004	$750K	2
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.	Dec 2000 → Jan 2002	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 604
Observed power (24 mo): 498
Trailers (towed): 652

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

59.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 42 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

1,009

TX busiest

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

Home base

BIRMINGHAM, AL

1810 AVENUE C

Top corridor

TX ⇄ AL

TX 104 · AL 101 · TN 76

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: 100 trucks also ran under 17 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 159317 USDOT 4148328 USDOT 1941086 USDOT 2911927 USDOT 937061 USDOT 1243338 USDOT 759891 USDOT 53773Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (98 trucks · 48 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 282721 USDOT 706790 USDOT 842593 USDOT 2310289 USDOT 1941086 USDOT 2393384 USDOT 2557590 USDOT 2911927

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@sheltontrucking.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 89970 USDOT 2911927

Shares a company officer with other carriers

harold smith — 21 carriers: USDOT 609046 USDOT 925649 USDOT 981951 USDOT 1009488 USDOT 1153009 USDOT 1470712 USDOT 1711282 USDOT 1861359

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

604

Observed (24 mo)

498

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1810 AVENUE C, BIRMINGHAM, AL, 35218
Mailing address: PO BOX 786, STARKE, FL, 32091
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (205) 788-4000
Fax: (904) 368-0732
Email: dalee@sheltontrucking.com
Web domain: sheltontrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Harold Smith · Darren Lee
USDOT / docket: 795982 · MC-354511
First registered: Feb 18, 1999
Last MCS-150: Aug 19, 2026 · 49,817,208 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 24, 2011
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

604

Power units

575

Drivers

575

CDL drivers

49,817,208

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 DMT TRUCKING LLC.

DMT TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 795982) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 23, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from P&S INSURANCE RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. effective Jun 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 23, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier received 1,009 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 492 vehicle-level and 1,009 driver-level — across 42 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier has 52 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 6 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 23, 2026.

It reports 604 power units and 575 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 19, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 24, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DMT TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

DMT TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 795982, and its motor carrier number is MC-354511.

Is DMT TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 23, 2026, DMT TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DMT TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

DMT TRUCKING LLC has a 31.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1,458 roadside inspections, with 52 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is DMT TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

DMT TRUCKING LLC operates 604 power units and 575 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DMT TRUCKING LLC based?

DMT TRUCKING LLC is based in BIRMINGHAM, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 42 states.

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