DIXIE TRUCKING COMPANY LLC

USDOT 2263023 MC 822669 Birmingham, AL Authorized For-Hire
117 power units 117 drivers 12.4M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
14 yrs history · 342 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
117 all owned
Drivers · CDL
117 · 117
Annual miles
12.4M ~106k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors11700117
Trailers222350257

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Jan 4, 2017)9 yrs old
Registered
Jan 12, 2012 (14 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Nov 4, 2025
Officers
PHILLIP TIDWELL · SCOTT TIDWELL
Phone
(205) 841-1930
Email
phillip@dixietrucking.com
Address
2531 Pawnee Road, Birmingham AL 35217

Cargo

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Household GoodsMetal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsIntermodal ContainersOilfield EquipmentLivestockMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceBeveragesOther: SCRAP METALGrain/Feed/HayDry BulkPaper ProductsUtilityFarm SuppliesConstructionWater WellCoal/CokeGarbage/Refuse

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
17
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 4 injury · 5 people hurt in all · 17 tow-away
Inspections
342
49% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
32.3%
53 of 164 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.5%
5 of 342 driver inspections
Violations
282
65 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 28 inspections, 2 out of service 28 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 44 inspections, 5 out of service 44 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 39 inspections, 7 out of service 39 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 43 inspections, 9 out of service 43 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 33 inspections, 7 out of service 33 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 46 inspections, 8 out of service 46 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 43 inspections, 5 out of service 43 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 64 inspections, 16 out of service 64 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
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Violations

282 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    151 · 59 out-of-service
    Tires 36 · Brakes 35 · Lights 32 · Cargo securement 15 · Wheels & hubs 8 · 25 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    87 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 40 · Speeding 33 · Seat belt 6 · Phone use 1 · Other 7
  • Hours of service No alert
    41 · 3 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 19 · Over hours limit 10 · No log 9 · False log 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 3 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 2 · Medical certificate 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

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1 violation falls outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include it.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
17 tow-away
  • Jun
    30
    2026
    Jun 30, 2026 · Alabama
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    4
    2026
    May 4, 2026 · Alabama
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    2
    2026
    Apr 2, 2026 · Minnesota
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Snow road, dark - not lighted, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Mar
    13
    2026
    Mar 13, 2026 · Arkansas
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Mar
    4
    2026
    Mar 4, 2026 · Louisiana
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    5
    2026
    Feb 5, 2026 · Alabama
    Tow-away
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    19
    2025
    Dec 19, 2025 · Alabama
    Tow-away
    Dusk, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    15
    2025
    Dec 15, 2025 · Alabama
    Tow-away
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

9 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Mar 1, 2020 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 2013
Cargo filing
on file · ASPEN AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY since Sep 23, 2019
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Alabama (HQ) 89
  • Tennessee 48
  • Georgia 29
  • Mississippi 28
  • Louisiana 22
  • Kentucky 19
  • South Carolina 15
  • Texas 13

26% of inspections were in its home state.

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