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DOT #97213 · VULCRAFT CARRIER CORPORATION
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VULCRAFT CARRIER CORPORATION

DOT# 97213 MC# 134681 Fort Payne, AL Authorized For-Hire
(260) 205-1080 lbetz@vulcraft-in.com 7205 Gault Avenue North, Fort Payne AL 35967
194 power units · all owned 97 drivers 6.2M mi/yr · ~32k per unit
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Excellent
FRED Score 91.4 / 100
Low confidence
52 yrs history · 113 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
194
Drivers · CDL
97 · 97
Annual miles
6.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 5 0 0 5
Tractors 92 0 0 92
Trailers 350 20 0 370

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (09-09-1991) · 35 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-20-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JASON BASSHAM
Officer
BRIAN T. HARRISON

Cargo

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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 truck 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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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
4
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
113
88% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
4.8%
3 of 63
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 113
Violations
15
3 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 15 inspections, 1 out of service 15 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 14 inspections, 1 out of service 14 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 18 inspections, 0 out of service 18 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 18 inspections, 0 out of service 18 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 15 inspections, 0 out of service 15 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 9 inspections, 1 out of service 9 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 10 inspections, 0 out of service 10 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 13 inspections, 1 out of service 13 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
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What they get cited for

15 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    11 · 3 OOS
    Brakes 3 · Cargo securement 3 · Lights 2 · Tires 1 · Other parts 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Speeding 1 · Other 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    0
  • Driver fitness No alert
    0
  • 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
4 crashes
  • Mar
    11
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Jan
    22
    2026
    Ohio
    Property damage only
    Ice road, daylight, one-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Sep
    16
    2025
    Indiana
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    1
    2024
    North Dakota
    Property damage only
    Snow road, daylight, blowing sand soil dirt or snow, two-way trafficway not divided. FMCSA: not preventable.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$7,000,000 · Arch Insurance Company
on record since Jan 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 1985
Cargo filing
on file · FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO. since May 3, 2007
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 happens

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Inspections by state
  • New York 25
  • Texas 24
  • Nebraska 14
  • Ohio 8
  • Alabama (HQ) 6
  • North Carolina 5
  • Michigan 4
  • South Carolina 4

Runs well beyond its home state: 6 of 113 inspections were in Alabama.

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