MCVANTAGE PACKAGING LLC

MCVANTAGE PACKAGING LLC is a small fleet, operating 8 power units and 10 drivers, organized as a corporation, based in Tuscumbia, AL. Across 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 16.0% out-of-service rate sits near the 19.4% national average, with 1 reportable crash. 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
Review these
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 3.30% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 30.8% vs peer 5.00% Details →
  • 1 fatality on crash record 28 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — MCVANTAGE PACKAGING LLC (USDOT 253184)
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:
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 3.30% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 30.8% vs peer 5.00%
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 28 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/253184/
As of: Sep 22, 2026
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USDOT 253184 Active CORPORATION PRIVATE PROPERTY Satisfactory rated Company officer: CHESTER MCKINNY JR Company officer 2: EDDIE DANIEL Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber Construction Other (PALLETS AND NAILS) Based in TUSCUMBIA, AL

FMCSA census as of Sep 22, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 79/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

B confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD
NR

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

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

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 3.3% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 30.8% vs peer median 5% (worse). n=106866 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory 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 253184
In FMCSA records since Nov 28, 1984 (~41y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer CHESTER MCKINNY JR
Company officer 2 EDDIE DANIEL
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Cargo carried
Logs / Poles / Beams / Lumber, Construction, Other (PALLETS AND NAILS)
Fleet size 8 units
Drivers 10
Annual mileage 759,320 mi
Contact & address
Physical
514 HIGHWAY 43 SOUTH
TUSCUMBIA, AL 35674
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 253184
In FMCSA records since Nov 28, 1984 (~41y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 759,320 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 30.8% vs 23.4% +7.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 3.3% vs 6.7% -3.4 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.84 vs 1.80 -0.96
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 0 8 0
Trailers 250 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 28 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 0 0
Tow-away 0 0 1 1
Crash reports 0 0 1 1

Reportable crashes from FMCSA MCMIS for the trailing 24 months. Counts may differ slightly from SAFER due to reporting lag.

Inspections (24 months)

All 45 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 25 25 0
OOS inspections 1 3 0
OOS percentage 4% 12%
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
8
Drivers
10
Inspections
45
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
30.8%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
1
28 all-time
Authorities
0
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles
Risk intelligence

MCVANTAGE PACKAGING LLC had 25 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 16.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 5.0. 1 reportable crash occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

25 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in AL (11) and TN (9).

Violation profile

16.0% out-of-service rate, near the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (20.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 6 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 8 power units (small fleet) and 10 drivers; Freightliner, Wabash National, and Trao are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 30.8% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

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

Compared against 106,866 ACTIVE carriers operating 4–12 power units (±50% of this carrier's 8 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
3.3%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 106,866 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +3.3 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
30.8%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
5%
Median across 106,866 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +25.8 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (23 months)

2023-09 2026-07

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
Alabama (AL) 11 1 9.1% Feb 6, 2026
Tennessee (TN) 9 1 11.1% Jul 14, 2026
Mississippi (MS) 4 2 50.0% Mar 15, 2026
Kentucky (KY) 1 0 0.0% Mar 13, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 38
Wabash National 10
Trail-Eze 6
Transcraft 5
Trailmobil 3
Trim 3
Trailer 2
Dors 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 0.28 0 Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 2 3.37 3 Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 6 4.89 5 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 (45 rows) View all 45 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88427448 Jul 14, 2026 TN 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLTL No
88301279 Jun 30, 2026 TN 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.75A3-TAOL, 392.2-SLLED Yes
88143772 Jun 13, 2026 TN 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87484056 Apr 1, 2026 TN 3 tn-mt.-juliet-tn
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87300712 Mar 15, 2026 MS 3 TISHOMINGO COUNTY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
86975400 Feb 6, 2026 AL 3 ATHENS AL
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.16-D No
86850717 Jan 21, 2026 AL 3 BLOUNTSVILLE AL
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85879847 Sep 24, 2025 MS 1 FULTON SCALE US 78 EAST
FREIGHTLINER STRAIGHT TRUCK
3 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32, 393.78A-WS Yes
85678968 Aug 28, 2025 AL 2 CULLMAN AL
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 392.2-SLLSR, 393.9A-LCL, 393.11A1-LIL No
85582946 Aug 24, 2025 MS 3 TISHOMINGO COUNTY
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.2-SLLSIV, 392.2-SLLTL No
85538302 Aug 18, 2025 TN 3 MOUNT JULIET TN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85426764 Aug 5, 2025 AL 3 TOWN CREEK AL
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
85387144 Jul 31, 2025 TN 3 LAWRENCEBURG TN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 392.2-SLLS1 No
84850793 Jun 2, 2025 AL 2 CULLMAN AL
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 392.2-SLLS2, 392.2-SLLILC, 393.9A-LSML No
84348627 Apr 8, 2025 AL 3 TUSCUMBIA AL
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
84207488 Mar 21, 2025 MS 2 IUKA SCALE US 72 EAST
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.104D, 392.2RG Yes
84117732 Mar 13, 2025 KY 1 FRANKLIN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83716449 Jan 28, 2025 AL 2 ROADSIDE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 383.23A2, 383.71H Yes
83472688 Dec 24, 2024 AL 3 ROADSIDE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83414048 Dec 16, 2024 AL 2 ROADSIDE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.55D1, 393.45D, 393.55E No
83070903 Nov 4, 2024 AL 2 ROADSIDE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
83060370 Nov 1, 2024 AL 3 ROADSIDE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
82945771 Oct 18, 2024 TN 3 MURFREESBORO TN
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
82914992 Oct 14, 2024 TN 3 INTERSTATE 40
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
82914958 Oct 14, 2024 TN 3 tn-mt.-juliet-tn
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
Recent Crashes (28 rows) View all 28 →
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
AL0005674666 Jul 18, 2025 AL 0 0 Yes No Tow
TN0400138206 Aug 19, 2024 TN 0 1 Yes No Injury
MS0201230164 Jan 30, 2023 MS 0 1 Yes No Injury
AL0002725767 Nov 15, 2022 AL 0 0 Yes No Tow
TN0103480438 Nov 8, 2022 TN 0 0 Yes No Tow
AL0009756266 Dec 23, 2019 AL 0 0 Yes No Tow
AL0009671095 Jun 12, 2019 AL 0 1 Yes No Injury
AL0008683520 Jul 16, 2018 AL 0 2 Yes No Injury
TN0101878395 Jan 4, 2018 TN 0 0 Yes No Tow
TN0101489068 Dec 19, 2016 TN 0 0 Yes No Tow
TN0101011994 Nov 18, 2015 TN 0 2 Yes No Injury
TN0100440913 Feb 7, 2014 TN 0 1 Yes No Injury
TN0100356229 Jul 19, 2013 TN 0 1 Yes No Injury
TN0100287602 Feb 3, 2013 TN 0 0 Yes No Tow
TN0010810607 Sep 24, 2012 TN 0 0 Yes No Tow
MS9002100001 Oct 1, 2010 MS 0 0 Yes No Tow
TN0009413320 Sep 18, 2008 TN 0 0 Yes No Tow
AL007528758A Jul 27, 2007 AL 0 1 Yes No Injury
AL007512876A Jun 4, 2007 AL 1 0 Yes No Fatal
AL004530839A Sep 2, 2004 AL 0 1 Yes No Injury
AL001090770A Oct 1, 2001 AL 0 0 Yes No Tow
AL000072339A Jul 6, 2000 AL 0 0 Yes No Tow
AL000064109A May 16, 2000 AL 0 0 Yes No Tow
AL0009109066 Nov 10, 1999 AL 0 0 Yes No Tow
AL008114383A Dec 9, 1998 AL 0 3 Yes No Injury
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 6 0
396.3(a)(1) Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories Vehicle Maintenance 3 2
393.75(a)(3) Tire-flat and/or audible air leak Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 2 2
172.200(a) No shipping paper provided by offeror Hazardous Materials 1 0
383.23(a)(2) Operating a CMV without a CDL Driver Fitness 1 1
392.16(a) Failing to use seat belt (49 CFR) Unsafe Driving 1 0
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.207(a) Axle positioning parts defective/missing Vehicle Maintenance 1 1

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