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THE MCPHERSON COMPANIES INC
Carrierintel Safety Score: 74/100. 34 inspection violations in 12 months. Last inspected Oct 2026.
DOT 258712MC 241613ActiveMotor CarrierInterstateZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · $1,000,000 · 1 policyTRUSSVILLE, AL
COMPANY
Authority since
2021-03-18
MCS-150
2025-02-03 · 4,433,900 mi (2024)
Fleet
126 units · 83 trailers · 103 drivers
Annual mileage (VMT)
4,433,900 mi (2024)
ADDRESS
Physical
5051 CARDINAL STREET
TRUSSVILLE, AL 35173
TRUSSVILLE, AL 35173
Mailing
Same as physical
CONTACT
Phone
2056614400
Email
alafon@mcphersonoil.com
OFFICERS
Primary Officer
CHARLES K. MCPHERSON SR.
Title
FOUNDER
OPERATION & CARGO
Operation classification
Authorized For Hire · Exempt For Hire
Specialty
Tanker / Bulk Liquids
Cargo types
3
General FreightLiquids / GasesOther: PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
Self-reported by the company on its latest MCS-150 filing (FMCSA census). Reflects what the carrier is authorized and equipped to haul, not actual recent loads. Specialty is our summary of the declared cargo mix.
AUTHORITY
410 mo
Active authority
INSURANCE
1 active
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
RISK GRADE
Minimal Risk
1 risk factors · 4 strengths
OOS RATE
9.8%
21 / 214 inspections
Carrierintel Safety Score
Rolling 12-month heuristic based on inspections, OOS, violations, crashes & fatalities. Not the official FMCSA SMS score.
74
out of 100
Good
Markers: OOS inspection Crash Fatality
Fleet vs Reality
last 12 months · power-unit VINs from roadside inspectionsDeclared (MCS-150)
126 power units
Unique power units seen
47
+ 25 trailer VINs
Inspections
61
Discrepancy
0.4x
Minimal Risk
1 risk factor · 4 strengths · 6 data pointsSAFETY PERFORMANCE
Crash Record
90 crashes · 2 fatal · 39 with injuries · 79 tow-away
Clean Inspection Rate
90% — 193 clean of 214 inspections
Out-of-Service Rate
9.8% — driver OOS 2 insp., vehicle OOS 19 insp.
COMPLIANCE & AUTHORITY
USDOT Registration
Status: Active
Operating Authority
Active: Motor Carrier
Out-of-service orders
None on record
Authority Events
26 historical event(s) on file
MCS-150 Filing
Last filed 2025-02-03
INSURANCE
Active Coverage
1 policy(ies) on file · total max coverage $1,000,000
SUMMARY
3 injury crashes in the last 24 months
Low crash rate (3.2 per 100 trucks/yr)
90% clean inspections
Active insurance on file
Coverage $1.0M
INDUSTRY REPORTS
- ELD Tampering — Carriers cited for ELD tampering under 49 CFR § 395.8(e), by carrier and state.
- Top Violations — The ten most-cited FMCSA violation codes of the last 30 days.
- Phantom Fleets — Declared power units against the vehicles seen at roadside inspections.
- English Proficiency — Carriers whose drivers were cited under 49 CFR § 391.11(b)(2), by carrier and state.
- Methodology — Where the data comes from and how the Safety Score and Risk Grade are built.
Showing 1–25 of 214
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2026-09-2813:00Rural Lauderdale, AL1vehicle
CR-76· County 077
Reported by ALDPS20E0
Tow-away
2026-02-2316:30PELAHATCHIE, MS2vehicles
20· County 121
Clear · Dusk · Dry
One-way · Full control
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by PELAHATCHIE POLICE DEPT
Tow-away
2026-01-0215:09FORT SMITH, AR2vehicles
CST-MASSARD ROAD· County 131
Clear · Daylight · Dry
Two-way, divided, unprotected median · No access control
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by Fort Smith City Police
1 injured
Tow-away
2025-11-2009:37RURAL SHELBY, AL3vehicles
I-65· County 117
Clear · Daylight · Dry
Two-way, divided, unprotected median · Full control
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT;2:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by ALDPS01G0
Tow-away
2025-11-1110:09LOCUST GROVE, GA2vehicles
1005 BANDY PKWY BILL GARDNER PKWY· County 151
Clear · Daylight · Dry
Unknown · Partial control
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by LOCUST GROVE POLICE DEPT.
Tow-away
2025-08-2517:00TUSCALOOSA, AL2vehicles
S Highway 69· County 125
Clear · Daylight · Dry
Two-way, divided, unprotected median · No access control
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by AL0630100
1 injured
2025-06-0311:16Not Reported, GA2vehicles
SR 365 NB CORNELIA HWY AT RAMSEY RD· County 139
Clear · Daylight · Dry
Two-way, divided, unprotected median · No access control
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by GSP POST 06
Tow-away
2024-11-2114:06UNINCORPORATED, GA2vehicles
CUMMING HWY AT MCCLURE DR· County 057
Clear · Daylight · Dry
Two-way, not divided
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by CHEROKEE CO SHERIFFS OFFICE
1 injured
Tow-away
2024-05-1412:43PORT ALLEN, LA3vehicles
LA-1· County 121
Sequence: 2:98:OTHER;1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT;4:98:OTHER;3:98:OTHER
Reported by PORT ALLEN PD
1 injured
Tow-away
2024-02-0506:40ATLANTA, GA2vehicles
17TH ST NW NEAR SPRING ST NW· County 121
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by ATLANTA POLICE DEPARTMENT
1 injured
Tow-away
2023-11-1815:30ATLANTA, GA2vehicles
PEYTON RD NW AT BOLTON RD NW· County 121
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by ATLANTA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Tow-away
2023-10-0304:27BIRMINGHAM, AL2vehicles
Montevallo RD· County 073
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by AL0010200
1 injured
2022-10-2418:42RURAL JEFFERSON, AL2vehicles
North Jefferson Metropolitan Parkway· County 073
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT;4:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT;3:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT;2:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by AL0010000
Tow-away
2022-07-2010:58BIRMINGHAM, AL2vehicles
I-65· County 073
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by AL0010200
1 injured
Tow-away
2022-06-3017:06AUSTELL, GA2vehicles
MAXHAM· County 097
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF
Tow-away
2022-06-2007:30BIRMINGHAM, AL4vehicles
Spaulding-Ishkooda Road· County 073
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by AL0010200
Tow-away
2022-06-0716:39NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR2vehicles
I30· County 119
Sequence: 1:13:COLLISION INVOLVING MOTOR VEHICLE IN TRANSPORT
Reported by Arkansas State Police
Tow-away
2022-06-0612:30RURAL BALDWIN, AL3vehicles
US-31· County 003
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by ALDPS02A0
2 injured
Tow-away
2022-04-2808:30RURAL GENEVA, AL2vehicles
CR-4· County 061
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by ALDPS38B0
Tow-away
2021-10-2717:316103, LA2vehicles
LA-1· County 121
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by PORT ALLEN POLICE DEPARTMENT
1 injured
Tow-away
HM release
2021-09-1309:46ALABASTER, AL1vehicle
CR-87· County 117
Sequence: 1:6:NONCOLLISION:EXPLOSION OR FIRE;2:17:COLLISION INVOLVING ANIMAL
Reported by AL0590400
Tow-away
2020-09-2305:354700, LA3vehicles
I-10· County 093
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by LADPS
2 injured
Tow-away
2020-08-1111:07GA2vehicles
BEAVER RUIN RD / STEVE REYNOLDS· County 135
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by GWINNETT COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
2 injured
2020-08-0807:15MARIETTA, GA1vehicle
ROSWELL RD / S MARIETTA HWY· County 067
Sequence: 1:17:COLLISION INVOLVING ANIMAL
Reported by MARIETTA POLICE DEPARTMENT
Tow-away
2020-07-2812:08PENSACOLA, FL2vehicles
NORTH PALAFOX STREET· County 033
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by SO
Tow-away
Showing latest 25 of 90 crashes
Current policies
(1)ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BMC-91X · 1 · #BAP 3487197
Coverage: $0 – $1,000,000
Effective 2014-04-01 → —
Active
Insurance history
Snapshot 2026-09-25
Estimated measures · FMCSA SMS v3.21 method · data through 2026-10-30 · calculated 2026-11-02
Unsafe Driving
interstate
Measure
0.59
↓ avg 2.31
Percentile
—
118 insp · 8 viol
Hours-of-Service Compliance
interstate
Measure
0.01
est.
↓ avg 0.58
Snapshot 2026-09-25: 0.01
Percentile
—
118 insp · 3 viol
Driver Fitness
interstate
Measure
0.18
est.
↓ avg 0.85
Snapshot 2026-09-25: 0.21
Percentile
—
118 insp · 3 viol
Controlled Substances/Alcohol
interstate
Measure
0.00
est.
↓ avg 0.04
Snapshot 2026-09-25: 0
Percentile
—
118 insp · 0 viol
Vehicle Maintenance
interstate
Measure
1.55
est.
↓ avg 6.29
Snapshot 2026-09-25: 1.65
Percentile
—
118 insp · 22 viol
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