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WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC

USDOT 515711 MC 231446 Birmingham, AL Authorized For-Hire
96 power units 85 drivers 9M mi/yr
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Marginal
FRED Score 42.5 / 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.
Moderate confidence
33 yrs history · 201 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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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
96
Drivers · CDL
85 · 85
Annual miles
9M ~93k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors7521096
Trailers02330233

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
FMCSA rating
Satisfactory (Sep 24, 2012)14 yrs old
Registered
Mar 9, 1993 (33 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Jul 13, 2026 (Address Change)
Officers
J WAYNE WATKINS · RANDALL P WATKINS
Phone
(205) 592-3422
Email
rarmstrong@watkinstrucking.com
Address
4632 Richard Arrington Jr Bl, Birmingham AL 35212

Cargo

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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsMachinery/Large ObjectsGeneral FreightLogs/Poles/Beams/LumberBuilding MaterialsConstruction

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
13
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 4 injury · 5 people hurt in all
Inspections
201
69% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
23.3%
20 of 86 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.5%
3 of 201 driver inspections
Violations
110
32 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 15 inspections, 1 out of service 15 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 35 inspections, 4 out of service 35 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 28 inspections, 3 out of service 28 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 29 inspections, 2 out of service 29 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 21 inspections, 2 out of service 21 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 31 inspections, 3 out of service 31 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 21 inspections, 6 out of service 21 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 18 inspections, 1 out of service 18 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 3 inspections.
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Violations

110 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    63 · 29 out-of-service
    Lights 19 · Cargo securement 16 · Tires 11 · Brakes 10 · Wheels & hubs 2 · 5 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    25 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 18 · Seat belt 2 · Speeding 2 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    20 · 1 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 12 · Over hours limit 6 · No log 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 out-of-service
    Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
  • 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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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
  • Jun
    22
    2026
    Jun 22, 2026 · Arkansas
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    16
    2026
    Jun 16, 2026 · Louisiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Wet road, daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Dec
    29
    2025
    Dec 29, 2025 · Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    9
    2025
    Dec 9, 2025 · Alabama
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Nov
    6
    2025
    Nov 6, 2025 · Illinois
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Oct
    30
    2025
    Oct 30, 2025 · Alabama
    Property damage only
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Oct
    14
    2025
    Oct 14, 2025 · South Carolina
    Property damage only
    Dark - unknown roadway lighting, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Aug
    21
    2025
    Aug 21, 2025 · Georgia
    Property damage only
    Daylight. FMCSA: not preventable.

5 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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On FMCSA's filing record
Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Arch Insurance Company
on record since Jul 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 1994
1 other liability filing also on file
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
Broker or forwarder bond
$75,000 surety bond (BMC-84) · American Contractors Indemnity Company since Oct 1, 2013
36 months to Nov 7, 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) 51
  • Georgia 29
  • Mississippi 20
  • Tennessee 18
  • Texas 16
  • Louisiana 10
  • Kentucky 8
  • South Carolina 8

25% of inspections were in its home state.

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