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WATKINS TRUCKING COMPANY INC
Carrierintel Safety Score: 66/100. 64 inspection violations in 12 months. Last inspected Oct 2026.
DOT 515711MC 231446ActiveMotor CarrierBrokerInterstateArch Insurance Company +2 · $2,075,000 · 3 policiesBIRMINGHAM, AL
COMPANY
Authority since
2009-06-10
MCS-150
2026-07-13 · 8,961,759 mi (2025)
Fleet
96 units · — trailers · 85 drivers
Annual mileage (VMT)
8,961,759 mi (2025)
ADDRESS
Physical
4632 RICHARD ARRINGTON JR BL
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35212
BIRMINGHAM, AL 35212
Mailing
Same as physical
CONTACT
Phone
2055923422
Email
rarmstrong@watkinstrucking.com
OFFICERS
Primary Officer
J WAYNE WATKINS
Title
PRESIDENT
OPERATION & CARGO
Operation classification
Authorized For Hire
Specialty
Construction & Building Materials
Cargo types
6
General FreightMetal: Sheets, Coils, RollsLogs, Poles, Beams, LumberBuilding MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsConstruction
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
426 mo
Active authority
INSURANCE
3 active
Arch Insurance Company
RISK GRADE
Moderate Risk
2 risk factors · 2 strengths
OOS RATE
11.6%
36 / 310 inspections
Carrierintel Safety Score
Rolling 12-month heuristic based on inspections, OOS, violations, crashes & fatalities. Not the official FMCSA SMS score.
66
out of 100
Fair
Markers: OOS inspection Crash Fatality
Fleet vs Reality
last 12 months · power-unit VINs from roadside inspectionsDeclared (MCS-150)
96 power units
Unique power units seen
56
+ 62 trailer VINs
Inspections
83
Discrepancy
0.6x
Moderate Risk
2 risk factors · 2 strengths · 5 data pointsSAFETY PERFORMANCE
Crash Record
161 crashes · 5 fatal · 81 with injuries · 152 tow-away
Clean Inspection Rate
88% — 274 clean of 310 inspections
Out-of-Service Rate
11.6% — driver OOS 4 insp., vehicle OOS 32 insp.
COMPLIANCE & AUTHORITY
USDOT Registration
Status: Active
Operating Authority
Active: Motor Carrier, Broker
Out-of-service orders
None on record
Authority Events
100 historical event(s) on file
MCS-150 Filing
Last filed 2026-07-13
INSURANCE
Active Coverage
3 policy(ies) on file · total max coverage $2,075,000
SUMMARY
7.8 crashes per 100 trucks/yr
5 injury crashes in the last 24 months
88% clean inspections
Active BMC-84/85 bond $75K
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 310
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2026-10-1313:00Rural Cleburne, AL2vehicles
US-431· County 029
Reported by ALDPS11G0
1 injured
2026-09-3013:00Not Reported, SC4vehicles
INTERSTATE 85· County 007
Reported by HP03
Tow-away
2026-06-2215:15JONESBORO, AR2vehicles
I555· County 031
Other · Daylight · Wet
Two-way, divided, unprotected median · Full control
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by Arkansas State Police
2 injured
Tow-away
2026-06-1611:54NEW ORLEANS, LA2vehicles
ELYSIAN FIELDS· County 071
Clear · Daylight · Wet
One-way · No access control
Sequence: 2:98:OTHER;1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT;4:98:OTHER;3:98:OTHER
Reported by NEW ORLEANS PD
1 injured
Tow-away
2025-12-2911:15ATLANTA, GA2vehicles
I-20 EASTBOUND RAMP TO I-285 S NEAR I-285 SB· County 121
Clear · Daylight · Dry
Two-way, divided, unprotected median · Partial control
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by GSP POST 47
Tow-away
2025-12-0921:15RURAL PIKE, AL1vehicle
US-231· County 109
Clear · Dark – lighted · Dry
Two-way, divided, unprotected median · No access control
Sequence: 1:6:NONCOLLISION:EXPLOSION OR FIRE
Reported by ALDPS5500
Tow-away
2025-11-0615:25STITES TWP, IL2vehicles
I-70 EB MP 1· County 163
Clear · Daylight · Dry
Two-way, divided, unprotected median · Full control
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by Illinois State Police
1 injured
Tow-away
2025-10-3015:56DECATUR, AL2vehicles
I-65· County 083
Clear · Daylight · Dry
One-way · Full control
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by AL0520100
Tow-away
2025-10-1418:45PENDLETON, SC2vehicles
I-85· County 007
Clear · Dark – unknown lighting · Dry
Two-way, divided, unprotected median · Full control
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by HP03
Tow-away
2025-08-2108:40Not Reported, GA2vehicles
MABROS INDUSTRIAL PKWY AT TANNERS CHURCH RD· County 063
Clear · Daylight · Dry
Unknown · Partial control
Reported by CLAYTON CO POLICE DEPARTMENT
Tow-away
2025-07-1610:25GRAND RAPIDS TWP, MI2vehicles
E I 96· County 081
Clear · Daylight · Dry
Two-way, divided, unprotected median
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by MSP Grand Rapids
Tow-away
2025-05-1509:30RURAL(SALINE COUNTY), AR2vehicles
I30· County 125
Clear · Daylight · Dry
Two-way, divided, barrier · Full control
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by Arkansas State Police
Tow-away
2025-05-1307:27AUSTELL, GA2vehicles
I20 EAST AT SIX FLAGS PKWY· County 067
Clear · Daylight · Dry
Two-way, divided, barrier · No access control
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by COBB COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
Tow-away
2025-04-2517:28ALABASTER, AL2vehicles
US HIGHWAY 31· County 117
Rain · Dusk · Wet
Two-way, not divided · No access control
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by AL0590400
Tow-away
2024-11-1508:36NON-CITY OR UNINCORPORATE, MO2vehicles
CRD LILAC AVE· County 189
Clear · Daylight · Dry
Two-way, not divided
Sequence: 1:98:OTHER:OTHER;2:98:OTHER;3:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by MO0950000
1 injured
Tow-away
2024-09-0911:20GA4vehicles
I-575 NORTHBOUND NEAR CHASTAIN RD· County 067
Clear · Daylight · Dry
Two-way, not divided · No access control
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by GSP POST 9
1 injured
Tow-away
2024-05-2014:50BIRMINGHAM, AL2vehicles
RICHARD ARRINGTON JR BLVD· County 073
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by AL0010200
2 injured
Tow-away
2024-03-2717:40INDIANAPOLIS, IN2vehicles
465· County 097
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT;2:9:NONCOLL:EQP FAILURE(BRAKE FAILURE,BLOWN TIRE, ETC)
Reported by ISP INDIANAPOLIS 52
Tow-away
2024-03-0110:09MOBILE, AL2vehicles
I-65· County 097
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by AL0020100
Tow-away
2023-12-0601:57GA2vehicles
I-20 EAST ON RAMP AT MM 165· County 301
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by GSP POST 25
Tow-away
2023-10-0308:20RURAL, LA2vehicles
I-10· County 099
Sequence: 2:98:OTHER;1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT;4:98:OTHER;3:98:OTHER
Reported by LSP (TROOP I)
Tow-away
2023-06-2318:50UNINCORPORATED, FL3vehicles
WB I-10 MM 272· County 121
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by FHP
Tow-away
2023-04-0310:30AUBURN, AL3vehicles
E University Dr· County 081
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by AL0430100
Tow-away
2023-04-0217:32RURAL(CRAIGHEAD COUNTY), AR2vehicles
US63· County 031
Sequence: 1:13:COLLISION INVOLVING MOTOR VEHICLE IN TRANSPORT
Reported by Arkansas State Police
1 injured
Tow-away
2022-11-1018:59DURHAM, NC5vehicles
85· County 063
Sequence: 1:20:COLLISION INVOLVING OTHER MOVABLE OBJECT
Reported by Durham Police Department
2 injured
Tow-away
Showing latest 25 of 161 crashes
Current policies
(3)Arch Insurance Company
BMC-91X · 1 · #ZACAT3010907
Coverage: $0 – $1,000,000
Effective 2026-07-01 → —
Active
Arch Insurance Company
BMC-91X · 1 · #ZACAT3010906
Coverage: $0 – $1,000,000
Effective 2025-07-01 → —
Active
American Contractors Indemnity Company
BMC-84 · 3 · #1000977127
Coverage: $0 – $75,000
Effective 2013-10-01 → —
Active
Insurance history
Snapshot 2026-09-25
Estimated measures · FMCSA SMS v3.21 method · data through 2026-10-31 · calculated 2026-11-03
Unsafe Driving
interstate
Measure
1.9
↓ avg 2.31
Percentile
—
201 insp · 23 viol
Hours-of-Service Compliance
interstate
Measure
0.27
est.
↓ avg 0.58
Snapshot 2026-09-25: 0.31
Percentile
—
201 insp · 14 viol
Driver Fitness
interstate
Measure
0.04
est.
↓ avg 0.85
Snapshot 2026-09-25: 0.04
Percentile
—
201 insp · 2 viol
Controlled Substances/Alcohol
interstate
Measure
0.00
est.
↓ avg 0.04
Snapshot 2026-09-25: 0
Percentile
—
201 insp · 0 viol
Vehicle Maintenance
interstate
Measure
4.35
est.
↓ avg 6.29
Snapshot 2026-09-25: 4.04
Percentile
—
201 insp · 34 viol
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