Carrier profile · USDOT 468962 · MC-248505 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Rudolph Freight Systems Inc

125 power unitsavg 5.8 yrNational · 34 statesSOUTH FULTON, TN81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-248505 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

125Power units

173 observed · MCS-150

284Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 655-5071 Email dispatchsafety@rudolphfreight.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average24.2% vs the 22.26% 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 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo24.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

125 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

424 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 24.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 231 vehicle and 424 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.4% · 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 3.9 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

412 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 23

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 125
Inspections · 24 mo: 424
Annualized: ≈212 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 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 Driving163 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance79 · 73 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance32 · 4 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 9 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance22 · 13 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance16 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance14 · 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)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 ’25 · 8 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Sentry Select’02–’15

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. · since Feb 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2023 → Feb 2025	$750K	2
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2018 → Feb 2019	$750K	3
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Mar 2015 → Jul 2015	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2002 → Mar 2015	$750K	4
INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 2000 → Nov 2002	$750K	2
GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1998 → Oct 2000	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1996 → Oct 1998	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1994 → Nov 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 125
Observed power (24 mo): 173
Trailers (towed): 284

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

61.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 34 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

422

TN busiest

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

Home base

SOUTH FULTON, TN

1200 INDUSTRIAL ROAD

Top corridor

TN 47 · NM 31 · CA 31

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: 13 trucks also ran under 9 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3863918 USDOT 3992035 USDOT 105234 USDOT 3410791 USDOT 3471402 USDOT 2532266 USDOT 270179 USDOT 3520080Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 65 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2094527 USDOT 3450081 USDOT 3504640 USDOT 154712 USDOT 2076983 USDOT 3857629 USDOT 213754 USDOT 3283188

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@rudolphfreight.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2214196

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

125

Observed (24 mo)

173

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: 1200 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, SOUTH FULTON, TN, 38257
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (800) 655-5071
Fax: (270) 753-5311
Email: safety@rudolphfreight.com
Web domain: rudolphfreight.com

Registration

Officers: Robbie Rudolph · Grant Rudolph
USDOT / docket: 468962 · MC-248505
First registered: Jan 23, 1992
Last MCS-150: Feb 20, 2026 · 17,111,142 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 29, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

125

Power units

125

Drivers

125

CDL drivers

17,111,142

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 RUDOLPH FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC.

RUDOLPH FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC (USDOT 468962) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 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 CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. effective Feb 21, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 24.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 424 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 231 vehicle-level and 424 driver-level — across 34 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 12 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 125 power units and 125 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 20, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 29, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RUDOLPH FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number?

RUDOLPH FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's USDOT number is 468962, and its motor carrier number is MC-248505.

Is RUDOLPH FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is RUDOLPH FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's safety record?

RUDOLPH FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC has a 24.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 643 roadside inspections, with 12 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 RUDOLPH FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC's fleet?

RUDOLPH FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC operates 125 power units and 125 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is RUDOLPH FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC based?

RUDOLPH FREIGHT SYSTEMS INC is based in SOUTH FULTON, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 34 states.

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