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MCELROY TRUCK LINES INC

USDOT 271424 MC 142680 Cuba, AL Authorized For-Hire
568 power units 523 drivers 41.6M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 54.7 / 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
40 yrs history · 819 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • 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
568
Drivers · CDL
523 · 523
Annual miles
41.6M ~73k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors548200568
Trailers1,164001,164

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Aug 30, 2000)26 yrs old
Registered
Apr 15, 1986 (40 yrs)
MCS-150 update
May 4, 2026 (Address Change)
DUNS
153179916
Officer
SEAN MCELROY
Phone
(205) 392-5579
Email
sean@mcelroytrucklines.com
Address
111 Hwy-80 Spur, Cuba AL 36907

Cargo

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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
44
1 fatal (1 death) · 17 injury · 29 people hurt in all
Inspections
819
72% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
27.8%
104 of 374 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.6%
5 of 819 driver inspections
Violations
365
130 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 77 inspections, 9 out of service 77 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 82 inspections, 8 out of service 82 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 111 inspections, 8 out of service 111 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 93 inspections, 10 out of service 93 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 93 inspections, 10 out of service 93 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 114 inspections, 16 out of service 114 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 115 inspections, 25 out of service 115 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 129 inspections, 21 out of service 129 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 5 inspections.
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Violations

365 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    270 · 126 out-of-service
    Brakes 96 · Lights 71 · Tires 41 · Cargo securement 32 · Wheels & hubs 7 · 23 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    69 · 0 out-of-service
    Speeding 28 · Reckless / lane 23 · Seat belt 2 · Other 16
  • Hours of service No alert
    21 · 0 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 16 · Over hours limit 3 · No log 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    5 · 4 out-of-service
    No valid CDL 3 · Medical certificate 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Sep
    3
    2026
    Sep 3, 2026 · North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    10
    2026
    Aug 10, 2026 · North Carolina
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    7
    2026
    Jul 7, 2026 · Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Water(standing moving) road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    19
    2026
    Jun 19, 2026 · Louisiana
    Injury · 3 people hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    28
    2026
    May 28, 2026 · Arkansas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    27
    2026
    Apr 27, 2026 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Apr
    14
    2026
    Apr 14, 2026 · Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Apr
    10
    2026
    Apr 10, 2026 · Georgia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

36 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)
$750,000 · HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Feb 5, 2008 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 1994
Cargo filing
on file · HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY since Feb 5, 2008
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. since Oct 1, 2013
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
  • Tennessee 142
  • North Carolina 105
  • Mississippi 100
  • Texas 97
  • Louisiana 95
  • South Carolina 89
  • Alabama (HQ) 64
  • Georgia 30

Runs well beyond its home state: 64 of 819 inspections were in Alabama.

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