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DOT# 2907952 MC# 979093 DUNS# 80586581 Powell, TN Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
(865) 556-8509 sunderwood532@gmail.com 2628 Clinton Highway, Powell TN 37849
21 power units 40 drivers
Not graded

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
21
Drivers · CDL
40 · 40
Annual miles
180k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
07-10-2016 (10 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-22-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
STEPHEN C UNDERWOOD

Cargo

50.0
medium risk

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Not Graded

Not graded: passenger operation. The FRED Score is a property-carrier model; a passenger model is a separate study.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record.

  • Little roadside history
    Only 0 inspections in 24 months for 21 power units, where interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Tennessee average about 25; the record says little either way.
    Ask: confirm the fleet is operating at the filed size (the MCS-150 was last updated Jul 2025).
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
  • Limited inspection history
    Fewer than 5 roadside inspections on record, so there isn't enough data to score this motor carrier with high confidence — the score leans more on peers.

Track record

FMCSA record, last 24 months · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
0
roadside inspections
Vehicle out-of-service
—
no inspections
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
—
no inspections
National avg 6.7%
Violations
0
0 out-of-service

Inspected less often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Tennessee (about 25 in 24 months would be typical).

vs 10,544 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.024 0.029
Inspections 0.00 1.11
Violations 0.00 0.77
Critical violations 0.00 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

0 violations · 24 months

No violations on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Dec
    8
    2025
    Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes 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)
primary $1,000,000 + excess $4,000,000 (total $5,000,000) · PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jul 18, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2016
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: CYPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (CA) → PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2023)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jul 18, 2023, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jul 18, 2023)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/2907952