POWELL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC
USDOT 311835
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (75 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate10.9% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)8 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 311835 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-208075 |
| Legal Name | POWELL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 6017312527 |
| Address | 2348 US HWY 98 EAST, Columbia, MS, 39429 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | S — Satisfactory (rated 20090408) |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 88 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 84 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 73 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 174 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 10.9% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 8 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 7 towaway) |
- 2026-06-19 — MS — 1 injured
- 2026-06-15 — MS — 2 injured, towaway
- 2026-06-09 — MA — towaway
- 2026-03-04 — MS — towaway
- 2026-03-03 — TX — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 12 (25), 7 (18), 16 (17).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 75 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 66 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 6,927,599 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 23-JUN-25 |
POWELL TRANSPORTATION COMPANY INC operates 75 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in MS.
Nearby
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- GRINER DRILLING SERVICE INC — USDOT 191671, 91 power units
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