SANDERSON FARMS LLC

USDOT 79127 · Doing business as WAYNE SANDERSON FARMS

ActiveEstablished authority

Active, interstate carrier, large fleet (634 power units) — safety rating: satisfactory.

USDOT79127
MC NumberMC-208309
Fleet634 power units
Drivers672
Phone6016494030
LocationLaurel, MS

Vetting summary

At a glance

  • Insurance on fileGREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY
  • Out-of-service rate18.1% vs 19.1% national avg
  • Crashes (24 months)38 reported — involvement does not imply fault
  • Authority ageGranted 38 years ago

These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.

Registration

Carrier identity

USDOT Number79127
MC NumberMC-208309
Legal NameSANDERSON FARMS LLC
DBA NameWAYNE SANDERSON FARMS
Entity TypeCORPORATION
Phone6016494030
Address127 FLYNT ROAD, Laurel, MS, 39440

Status

Authority & safety

Operating StatusActive
Operation TypeInterstate
Safety RatingS — Satisfactory (rated 20011212)
Hazmat Flagfalse

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.

Filings

Insurance

Current InsurerGREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY
Coverage on File$2,000,000
Insurance on File Since2023-11-01
InsurerCoverageFormEffectiveCancelled
GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY$2,000,000BMC-91X2023-11-01

Timeline

Authority history

Authority First Granted1988-06-09 Established authority
Authority Events on Record1
  • 1988-06-09 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED

Our scoring

Safety scores

Unsafe Driving
78 / 100
Hours-of-Service Compliance
0 / 100
Driver Fitness
0 / 100
Controlled Substances & Alcohol
0 / 100
Vehicle Maintenance
74 / 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)

Inspections83
Out-of-Service Rate18.1% vs 19.1% national average
Crashes38 total (6 fatal, 20 with injuries, 32 towaway)
  • 2026-01-02 — NC — 1 injured
  • 2025-12-18 — MS — towaway
  • 2025-12-17 — NC — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2025-09-25 — TX — 1 injured, towaway
  • 2025-09-16 — TX — towaway

Most frequent violation categories: 20 (24), 23 (12), 15 (5).

Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.

Equipment

Fleet & operations

Power Units (trucks)634
Drivers672
Recent Annual Mileage34,778,380
Last MCS-150 Filing17-JUL-25

SANDERSON FARMS LLC operates 634 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in MS.

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