WHITE OAK TRANSPORTATION INC

DOT# 804716 MC# 358189 Decatur, AL Authorized For-Hire
(256) 432-0405 mlimbaugh@whiteoaktrans.com 2205 Hwy 20 West, Decatur AL 35601
313 tractors 298 drivers 24.9M mi/yr · ~79k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 51.3 / 100
High confidence
27 yrs history · 601 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
313
Drivers · CDL
298 · 249
Annual miles
24.9M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 9 304 0 313
Trailers 348 558 0 906

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (10-20-2008) · 18 yr old
Registered
04-08-1999 (27 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-24-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
MICHAEL LIMBAUGH
Officer
CHANDRA JOHNSON

Cargo

62.4
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects Intermodal Containers General Freight Beverages Other: CORRUGATED BOXES Grain/Feed/Hay Dry Bulk Paper Products Farm Supplies
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

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

Expected crash rate is about the same as similar fleets.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.04×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
11.7 vs 11.3 for similar fleets
Likely 6–18 crashes
This motor carrier
11.7
Similar fleets
11.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~29%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 17 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 8.5 a year), including 1 fatal (1 death) and 4 with injuries; similar fleets have about 11 a year. The grade counts 34 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.40× and out-of-service orders 0.66× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -12%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Fatal crash
    1 crash with 1 fatality in 24 months (most recent Oct 21, 2024).
    Ask: the accident register and loss runs for these crashes.
  • Injury crashes
    4 crashes with 5 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Driver qualification
    5 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 medical certificate, 2 no valid CDL (Oct 2024 – Sep 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Brakes and tires
    Brakes are 60 of 237 violations (25%). Brake or tire defects led to 53 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
Strengths
  • Driver out-of-service rate 0.8% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 12
  • Excessive speeding: 20

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
17
1 fatality · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
601
73% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
22.1%
65 of 294
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.8%
5 of 601
National avg 6.7%
Violations
237
86 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 200–499 trucks in Alabama (about 413 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 92 inspections, 12 out of service 92 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 73 inspections, 9 out of service 73 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 103 inspections, 11 out of service 103 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 70 inspections, 10 out of service 70 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 59 inspections, 5 out of service 59 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 60 inspections, 6 out of service 60 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 75 inspections, 11 out of service 75 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 66 inspections, 5 out of service 66 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.
vs 948 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.030 0.023
Inspections 1.48 0.77
Violations 0.38 0.33
Critical violations 0.12 0.07

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 200–499 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

237 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    161 · 81 OOS
    Brakes 60 · Tires 42 · Lights 33 · Steering & suspension 7 · Wheels & hubs 4 · 15 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    50 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 23 · Speeding 21 · Phone use 2 · Other 4
  • Hours of service No alert
    20 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 14 · Over hours limit 4 · False log 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    6 · 5 OOS
    Medical certificate 3 · No valid CDL 3
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Aug
    3
    2026
    California
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    3
    2026
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    20
    2026
    Tennessee
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Feb
    10
    2026
    Tennessee
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jan
    21
    2026
    Georgia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    12
    2025
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Aug
    25
    2025
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Dawn, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    8
    2025
    Georgia
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.

9 more in the FMCSA records below.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Travelers Indemnity Co of Connecticut
on record since Oct 1, 2015 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 1999
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jul 12, 1999)

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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Inspections by state
  • Alabama (HQ) 215
  • Tennessee 155
  • Mississippi 122
  • Arkansas 34
  • Georgia 28
  • Kentucky 14
  • Louisiana 13
  • Florida 12

36% of inspections were in its home state.