AUSTIN MORRIS

DBA: AUSTIN MORRIS FARMS

AUSTIN MORRIS is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver, based in Manchester, TN. Across 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

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Violations per Inspection above national average 3.50 vs 1.80 national (+1.70).

Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — AUSTIN MORRIS (USDOT 2421014)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Violations per Inspection above national average — 3.50 vs 1.80 national (+1.70).

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2421014/
As of: Sep 24, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

USDOT 2421014 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE Company officer: AUSTIN MORRIS Farm Supplies Based in MANCHESTER, TN

FMCSA census as of Sep 24, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 92/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=233753 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

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Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 2421014

In FMCSA records since Jul 11, 2013 (~13y)

Company officer AUSTIN MORRIS

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Farm Supplies

Fleet size 1 units

Drivers 1

Annual mileage 10,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (931) 581-6013

Email: [email protected]

Physical

804 KEELE RD

MANCHESTER, TN 37355

Mailing

PO BOX 596

MANCHESTER, TN 37355

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 2421014

In FMCSA records since Jul 11, 2013 (~13y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 10,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 3.50 vs 1.80 +1.70

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	1	0	0
Trailers	1	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 5 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	2	2	0
OOS inspections	0	0	0
OOS percentage	0%	0%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

AUSTIN MORRIS FARMS had 2 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 7.0.

Inspection profile

2 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in IN (1) and TN (1).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Hours of Service (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 3 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Fontaine, Freightliner, and Kenworth are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

OOS order history

1 out-of-service order issued against this carrier.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 233,753 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 233,753 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 233,753 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (3 months)

2024-07 2024-12

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Indiana (IN)	1	0	0.0%	Oct 15, 2024
Tennessee (TN)	1	0	0.0%	Dec 20, 2024

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Fontaine		1
Freightliner		1
Kenworth		1
Peterbilt		1
Reitnouer		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service	1	—	0.50	1	—	Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	7.00	7	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (5 rows) View all 5 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
83458067	Dec 20, 2024	TN	3	tn-u.s.-highway-64	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR UK S0265HY · 1FUJCLAV31LG06606	0	—	No
82949009	Oct 15, 2024	IN	3	SEYMOUR IN	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR TN S2025HY · 1XKWDB9X5XJ799552	7	395.8A, 396.17C-PI, 392.2-SLLS3	No
82117384	Jul 15, 2024	KY	2	MOREHEAD	PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR TN R6189HY · 1XPXD49XXKD473084	2	392.2, 390.21T(b)	No
79302217	Aug 1, 2023	AR	3	MONROE COUNTY	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR TN TEM-IRP · 1XKWDB9X5XJ799552	2	395.8(a)(1), 392.2	Yes
78862565	Jun 9, 2023	TN	2	—	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR TN S0265HY · 1FUJCLAV31LG06606	5	393.9(a), 396.17(c), 392.2	Yes

Recent Crashes (4 rows)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
KY0072861328	Feb 3, 2023	KY	1	Yes	No	Injury
KY0072631027	Jun 1, 2021	KY	0	Yes	No	Tow
TN0100917130	Aug 4, 2015	TN	0	Yes	No	Tow
TN0100432344	Jan 18, 2014	TN	0	Yes	No	Tow

MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date	Docket	Action	Authority	PDF
Oct 18, 2013	MC842205-C	Original MC Certificate	Certificate	Original MC Certificate →

Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events

May 27, 2014

oos

Out-of-service order — New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
MONROE COUNTY	AR	1	1
SEYMOUR IN	IN	1	0
MOREHEAD	KY	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	3	0
393.95(a)	No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	1	1
395.8(a)(1)	Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service	Hours of Service	1	1
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	Vehicle Maintenance	1	0

Related Records

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Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots