THE MCPHERSON COMPANIES INC
(205) 661-4400
alafon@mcphersonoil.com
5051 Cardinal Street, Trussville AL 35173
126
power units · all owned
103 drivers
4.4M mi/yr · ~35k per unit
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 59.4 / 100
Moderate confidence
41 yrs history · 118 roadside inspections
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 126
- Drivers · CDL
- 103 · 103
- Annual miles
- 4.4M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Tractors | 92 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| Trailers | 83 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (03-05-2013) · 13 yr old
- Registered
- 04-30-1985 (41 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-03-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- Alecia LaFon
- Officer
- CHARLES K. MCPHERSON JR.
Cargo
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Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
7
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
118
68% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
9.9%
9 of 91
Driver out-of-service
1.7%
2 of 118
Violations
50
12 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
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What they get cited for
50 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert29 · 6 OOSBrakes 8 · Lights 7 · Tires 5 · Cargo securement 2 · Steering & suspension 2 · 5 more
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Unsafe driving No alert8 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 5 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 1
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Hours of service No alert3 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 2 · No log 1
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Driver fitness No alert3 · 2 OOSNo valid CDL 3
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat7 · 4 OOS
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Feb232026MississippiProperty damage onlyDusk, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jan22026ArkansasInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov202025AlabamaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov112025GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Aug252025AlabamaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun32025GeorgiaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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Nov212024GeorgiaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
3 of the 7 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Apr 1, 2014 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since May 1992
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
- Broker or forwarder bond
- required · none on file
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Inspections by state
- Alabama (HQ) 51
- Louisiana 23
- Georgia 20
- Florida 11
- Arkansas 6
- Mississippi 4
- Tennessee 2
- Federal inspectors 1
43% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
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BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
118
Driver Insp
118
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
91
Vehicle OOS
9
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 8 | 0.59 | |
| HOS Compliance | 3 | 0.01 | |
| Driver Fitness | 3 | 0.21 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 22 | 1.65 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JUL-25 – 31-OCT-24) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.