POWELL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC
(601) 731-2527
jace@powelltransportation.com
2348 Us Hwy 98 East, Columbia MS 39429
75
tractors
66 drivers
6.9M mi/yr · ~92k per unit
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 50.0 / 100
Moderate confidence
38 yrs history · 184 roadside inspections
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 75
- Drivers · CDL
- 66 · 0
- Annual miles
- 6.9M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 62 | 13 | 0 | 75 |
| Trailers | 99 | 0 | 0 | 99 |
Registration
- Organization
- CORPORATION
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (04-08-2009) · 17 yr old
- Registered
- 03-24-1988 (38 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 06-23-2025 (Address Change)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- TY MITCHELL POWELL
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Grain/Feed/Hay
Farm Supplies
Construction
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
11
0 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
184
63% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
21.9%
21 of 96
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 183
Violations
115
27 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per truck and per mile, against fleets like this one
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What they get cited for
115 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert69 · 27 OOSBrakes 23 · Cargo securement 15 · Lights 14 · Tires 11 · Wheels & hubs 5 · 1 more
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Unsafe driving No alert25 · 0 OOSSpeeding 10 · Reckless / lane 6 · Seat belt 6 · Phone use 1 · Other 2
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Hours of service No alert21 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 11 · Over hours limit 8 · No log 2
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Driver fitness No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Aug272026LouisianaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Aug202026ArkansasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jul142026MississippiProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun192026MississippiInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun152026MississippiInjury · 2 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun92026MassachusettsProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar42026MississippiProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Mar32026TexasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
3 more in the FMCSA records below.
4 of the 11 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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$1,000,000 · CHEROKEE INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Dec 1, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 1994
- 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 May 14, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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Inspections by state
- Louisiana 45
- Texas 34
- Mississippi (HQ) 31
- Alabama 14
- Arkansas 12
- Missouri 10
- Oklahoma 8
- Tennessee 7
17% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated, and its history
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
184
Driver Insp
183
Driver OOS
0
Vehicle Insp
96
Vehicle OOS
21
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 24 | 2.98 | |
| HOS Compliance | 15 | 0.37 | |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 37 | 3.55 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-AUG-25 – 31-MAY-26) 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.