Carrier profile · USDOT 963121 · MC-1718197 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

Russell Mccall's Inc

208 power unitsavg 3.7 yrNational · 38 statesDECATUR, GA70/100

NO OPERATING AUTHORITYMC-1718197 NO AUTHORITYRATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

208Power units

176 observed · MCS-150

77Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 966-6172 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 2

Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 498 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

208 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

89 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

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24 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 3, 2026.

Safety

335 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 16, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 11.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 188 vehicle and 333 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

17.8% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 1.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

329 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 22

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 208-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 208
Inspections · 24 mo: 335
Annualized: ≈168 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving87 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance29 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 21 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 9 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

St Paul’03–’14

Travelers Property’14–’17

Phoenix’17–’23

Arch’23–now

2001200820152022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Aug 2025	$1M	3
THE PHOENIX INSURANCE CO	May 2017 → Apr 2023	$1M	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Feb 2014 → May 2017	$1M	1
ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2003 → May 2014	$1M	2
PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	Aug 2001 → Aug 2003	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 16, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 208
Observed power (24 mo): 176
Trailers (towed): 77

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

62.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 38 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 16, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

324

FL busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Florida: 43 inspections
California: 41 inspections
Georgia: 25 inspections
Colorado: 19 inspections
North Carolina: 16 inspections
South Carolina: 16 inspections
Tennessee: 13 inspections
Indiana: 12 inspections
Alabama: 12 inspections
New Mexico: 11 inspections
Virginia: 10 inspections
Nevada: 10 inspections
New York: 9 inspections
Maryland: 9 inspections
Washington: 8 inspections
Texas: 8 inspections
Pennsylvania: 7 inspections
Arizona: 7 inspections
New Jersey: 6 inspections
Wisconsin: 5 inspections
Ohio: 4 inspections
Mississippi: 4 inspections
Illinois: 4 inspections
Michigan: 4 inspections
Missouri: 3 inspections
Nebraska: 3 inspections
Kentucky: 2 inspections
Utah: 2 inspections
Louisiana: 2 inspections
Wyoming: 2 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
Oregon: 1 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
Connecticut: 1 inspections
Rhode Island: 1 inspections
Idaho: 1 inspections
Vermont: 1 inspections

Home base

DECATUR, GA

3370 PANTHERSVILLE RD

Most inspections: FL

43 inspections

FL 43 · CA 41 · GA 25

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 16, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1598699 USDOT 2393872Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (37 trucks · 42 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 288247 USDOT 1417978 USDOT 1426957 USDOT 327574 USDOT 2334119 USDOT 1494822 USDOT 4236022 USDOT 4353380

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@gfifoods.com — 9 carriers: USDOT 1270310 USDOT 2368916 USDOT 2370636 USDOT 2371470 USDOT 2520260 USDOT 2913717 USDOT 3225622 USDOT 4382503

Shares a company officer with other carriers

melissa dunhem — 6 carriers: USDOT 1270310 USDOT 2370636 USDOT 2520260 USDOT 2913717 USDOT 3225622

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

208

Observed (24 mo)

176

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 16, 2026

Location

Physical address: 3370 PANTHERSVILLE RD, DECATUR, GA, 30034
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (800) 966-6172
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: gfifoods.com

Registration

Officer: Melissa Dunhem
USDOT / docket: 963121 · MC-1718197
First registered: Jun 20, 2001
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2025 · 3,696,827 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 4, 2006
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

208

Power units

225

Drivers

225

CDL drivers

3,696,827

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 16, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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12%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

22 of 188 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

227violation records

46OOS-tagged records

22 of 188inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

764%3 / 76

Other vehicle maintenance

6055%33 / 60

Lights

333%1 / 33

Brakes

316%2 / 31

Hours of service

190%0 / 19

Driver fitness

888%7 / 8

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

12%Oct 24 to Apr 255 / 42

2%Apr 25 to Oct 251 / 47

12%Oct 25 to Apr 266 / 49

20%Apr 26 to Oct 2610 / 50

Top 3 codes (33 of 227 records)

392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)12
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components12
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)9

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393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)8
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators6
395.20BELDNV Hours of service / ELD6
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed6
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)5
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects5
395.24 ELD — record edits / data5
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL4
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle4
392.2-INAT State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.41-BNPB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)4
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects4
393.60C Windshield / glazing4
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps4
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps4
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.9 Inoperative required lamps3
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps3
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak3
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle2
390.21TE-LCMVINFO USDOT number marking on vehicle2
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate2
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps2
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps2
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak2
383.51A-NSOUT Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
383.95A-LCDL Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
390.21TC-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.15 Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSIV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2IRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.4A-DOSP Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.5A3-IDUI Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.100C-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.106C2-C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.11A1-LFTSM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.201A-FRMC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.201B-FR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-SAPPAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209A-STSWNS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209E-SPSLA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.25E Lighting device requirements1
393.25E-L Lighting device requirements1
393.28-WS-6 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.30-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43A-TPV Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43E-BBST Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.53BMAN Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.75A1-TAOBETA Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-ATIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
395.15I9 Automatic on-board recording device1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.30B2-ELDDFC24 ELD — use / data transfer1
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.3AII Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-F Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-TFCV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Lights

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for RUSSELL MCCALL'S INC.

RUSSELL MCCALL'S INC (USDOT 963121) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 11, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 16, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 11, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 16, 2026.

The carrier received 335 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 188 vehicle-level and 333 driver-level — across 38 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 16, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 16, 2026.

It reports 208 power units and 225 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 16, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 4, 2006 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RUSSELL MCCALL'S INC's USDOT number?

RUSSELL MCCALL'S INC's USDOT number is 963121, and its motor carrier number is MC-1718197.

Is RUSSELL MCCALL'S INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 16, 2026. RUSSELL MCCALL'S INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RUSSELL MCCALL'S INC's safety record?

RUSSELL MCCALL'S INC has a 11.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 498 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).