Carrier profile · USDOT 258712 · MC-241613 · Updated Aug 6, 2026

The Mcpherson Companies Inc

109 power unitsavg 8.1 yrMulti-region · 8 statesTRUSSVILLE, AL88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-241613 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

109Power units

70 observed · MCS-150

38Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.1Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(205) 661-4400 Email dispatchalafon@mcphersonoil.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 41 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1985.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 211 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo9.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

109 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.1 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

122 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 9.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 94 vehicle and 122 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

18.2% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 13.7 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

116 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 9

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 109-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 109
Inspections · 24 mo: 122
Annualized: ≈61 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving29 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther4 · 4 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: Inactive

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

$1M BIPD last filed ’14 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Federated’92–’95

Federated’97–’04

Nationwide Agribusiness’06–’14

beyond this history

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2014

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	May 2006 → May 2014	$1M	2
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2004 → May 2006	$1M	3
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	May 1997 → May 2004	$1M	5
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	May 1996 → Jul 1997	$1M	1
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 1995 → May 1996	$1M	1
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	May 1992 → Jul 1995	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 109
Observed power (24 mo): 70
Trailers (towed): 38

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

47.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

121

AL busiest

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

Home base

TRUSSVILLE, AL

5051 CARDINAL STREET

Top corridor

AL 52 · LA 25 · GA 21

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 4041754 USDOT 268015

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@mcphersonoil.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1472598

Shares a company officer with other carriers

charles k. mcpherson sr. — 2 carriers: USDOT 1472598

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

109

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: 5051 CARDINAL STREET, TRUSSVILLE, AL, 35173
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (205) 661-4400
Fax: (205) 661-4596
Email: alafon@mcphersonoil.com
Web domain: mcphersonoil.com

Registration

Officers: Alecia Lafon · Charles K. Mcpherson Jr.
USDOT / docket: 258712 · MC-241613
First registered: Apr 30, 1985
Last MCS-150: Feb 3, 2025 · 4,433,900 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 5, 2013
D-U-N-S: 57212979

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

109

Power units

103

Drivers

103

CDL drivers

4,433,900

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 THE MCPHERSON COMPANIES INC.

THE MCPHERSON COMPANIES INC (USDOT 258712) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 1, 2014 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 9.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier received 122 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 94 vehicle-level and 122 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier has 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 6, 2026.

It reports 109 power units and 103 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 3, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 5, 2013 in the federal record refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is THE MCPHERSON COMPANIES INC's USDOT number?

THE MCPHERSON COMPANIES INC's USDOT number is 258712, and its motor carrier number is MC-241613.

Is THE MCPHERSON COMPANIES INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 6, 2026, THE MCPHERSON COMPANIES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is THE MCPHERSON COMPANIES INC's safety record?

THE MCPHERSON COMPANIES INC has a 9.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 211 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is THE MCPHERSON COMPANIES INC's fleet?

THE MCPHERSON COMPANIES INC operates 109 power units and 103 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is THE MCPHERSON COMPANIES INC based?

THE MCPHERSON COMPANIES INC is based in TRUSSVILLE, AL, with roadside inspections recorded across 8 states.

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