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PAUL EPPERSON

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Company CheckPAUL EPPERSON · DOT 1995178

DBA: EPPERSON CARRIERS

955 FM 1389 N, SEAGOVILLE, TX, 75159

DOT# 1995178 MC# 728062 Seagoville, Texas 15 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Aug 10, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 5

Jul 1, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Apr 24, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
Dec 10, 2025
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Sep 23, 2025
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.
Jul 24, 2025
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($750,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address955 FM 1389 N, SEAGOVILLE, TX, 75159

Mailing Address955 NORTH HIGHWAY 1389, SEAGOVILLE, TX, 75159

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC728061

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating15 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Driver Fitness

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 9 · 2 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage367,478 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS100.0% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Last Review11/14/2012

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 07/07/2026

CompanyBERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY

Policy #7842399

Last checked08/10/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet2 units

Drivers2

Mileage367,478 mi

Operating15 years

MCS-15002/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)1

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away1

Driver Inspections

Total7

Out of Service0

OOS Rate0.0%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total2

Out of Service2

OOS Rate100.0%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Last FMCSA Review: 11/14/2012

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2024

4 · 0 OOS -

2025

4 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

2 · 0 OOS ▼

Crashes

2024

0 crashes -

2025

1 crash ▲

2026

0 crashes ▼

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Jul 2026, 8 inspections, 2 resulted in out-of-service (25% OOS rate).

Vehicle Out-of-Service 2 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (1)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Fatal	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
12/10/2025	WINDSOR TOWNSHIP	PA	0	0	1	1	Clear	Dry	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

4 roadside violations across 8 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 2 violations · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving 2 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (10)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
07/01/2026	NC	Walk-Around (Level II)	LUMBERTON NC	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/24/2026	VA	Driver-Only (Level III)	DUMFRIES VA	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2025	TN	Full (Level I)	MOHAWK TN	1	1	0	1	-	▲Detail
07/24/2025	TN	Driver-Only (Level III)	ROCKWOOD TN	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/19/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US281 BUS NB	3	1	3	1	-	▲Detail
04/23/2025	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN BUREN AR	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2024	TX	Driver-Only (Level III)	US59	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/22/2024	IL	Driver-Only (Level III)	I294	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/02/2024	AL	Walk-Around (Level II)	ROADSIDE	4	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2024	NJ	Walk-Around (Level II)	GREENWICH SCALES EASTBOUND	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections7

Vehicle Maintenance 2 viols

Out of Service Orders (1)

OOS Date	Reason	Status	Rescind Date
2011-06-20	New Entrant Revoked - Failure of Safety Audit	ACTIVE	2011-07-21

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	LTI0005565	$750,000	10/27/2017	03/18/2018	Replaced
34	CARGO	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP76713A	$0	10/26/2010	06/20/2014	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	GWP76713A	$1,000,000	10/26/2010	03/18/2014	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	506-9063061	$750,000	09/20/2023	03/18/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0034114	$750,000	08/20/2020	03/18/2022	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HUDSON EXCESS INSURANCE COMPANY	PTL10005101	$750,000	03/18/2024	03/18/2025	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	506-9039238	$750,000	03/18/2022	09/21/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0033873	$750,000	03/18/2018	08/20/2020	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	LTI0004204	$750,000	03/18/2015	01/26/2016	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	LTO0015676	$750,000	03/18/2014	03/18/2015	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	LTI0005530	$750,000	02/22/2017	10/27/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	LTI0004204	$750,000	01/26/2016	01/03/2017	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	LTI0005530	$750,000	01/03/2017	02/22/2017	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC728061	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/30/2015	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	01/19/2016
MC728061	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	12/07/2016	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/16/2016
MC728061	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	11/05/2010	-	-
MC728061	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/02/2017	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	10/12/2017
MC728061	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	08/25/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	09/21/2023
MC728061	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/22/2022	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/18/2022
MC728061	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	02/19/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	03/18/2025

No revocation records.

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87/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 87

−8

Starts at 100−13 totalFinal 87

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−8

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Active for-hire authority on file, FMCSA requires insurance to keep it active.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-8

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 2 vehicles (~0.5 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−8 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 1 crash(es) across 2 vehicles (~0.5 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 100% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

PAUL EPPERSON

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Mileage

Drivers

Safety Summary

Insurance

Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (1)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (10)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Out of Service Orders (1)

Licensing & Insurance

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