E J POPE & SON INC

DBA: POPE TRANSPORT COMPANY

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Do not book — hard regulatory blocker

One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Do not book
Policy effective · Apr 1, 2023
Blockers
  • Census status: Inactive FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.
Review these
  • 1 fatality on crash record 149 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
On file
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Multi-States Agent For Process Inc. Details →
  • OOS rate better than size peers
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 — E J POPE & SON INC (USDOT 338658)
Verdict: DO NOT BOOK
Do not book — hard regulatory blocker
One or more hard blockers are on file. Do not tender until the issue is cured and confirmed on FMCSA.

Authority / census status: Inactive
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  • Census status: Inactive — FMCSA census marks this USDOT as not actively authorized. Confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Cautions:
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 149 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Multi-States Agent For Process Inc.
  • OOS rate better than size peers

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/338658/
As of: Sep 2, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 338658 Inactive CORPORATION AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: WILLIAM BUNCH Company officer 2: TRAVIS BLANCHARD Liquids / Gases Based in MOUNT OLIVE, NC

FMCSA census as of Sep 2, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · B

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 83/100). 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
Inactive · 30/100

Census status is Inactive — confirm on SAFER before tendering.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Safer than peers · 100/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 16.7% (better). n=20086 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: Do not book.

  • Status NOT_AUTH → INACTIVE · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 338658
In FMCSA records since Dec 31, 1988 (~37y)
Entity CORPORATION
Company officer WILLIAM BUNCH
Company officer 2 TRAVIS BLANCHARD
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Liquids / Gases
Fleet size 50 units
Drivers 112
Annual mileage 6,879,390 mi
Contact & address
Physical
1092 N BREAZEALE AVENUE
MOUNT OLIVE, NC 28365
Mailing
1092 N BREAZEALE AVE
MOUNT OLIVE, NC 28365
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 338658
In FMCSA records since Dec 31, 1988 (~37y)
Entity CORPORATION
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 6,879,390 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Active liability insurance
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 0 50 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 149 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 1 1
Tow-away 0 1 0 1
Crash reports 0 1 1 2

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

Power Units
50
Drivers
112
Inspections
0
None in our FMCSA import window (~3 years)
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes (24m)
2
149 all-time
Authorities
1
0 active
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

2 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 50 power units (mid-sized fleet); 112 drivers.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
2 revocations on record.

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

Compared against 20,086 ACTIVE carriers operating 25–75 power units (±50% of this carrier's 50 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 20,086 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
16.7%
Median across 20,086 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -16.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record. · 1 status change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Status NOT_AUTH INACTIVE
      Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
Recent Inspections

No roadside inspections on file for this carrier in our FMCSA import window.

Public FMCSA inspection feeds cover roughly the last three years of roadside activity (not the full MCMIS archive). Older inspections — including those from before a carrier went inactive — are usually absent for every carrier, not just closed ones. Reportable crash history on this page goes further back; see crashes below or the full crash subpage.

Recent Crashes (149 rows) View all 149 →
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
NC0108246168 Sep 24, 2025 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
NC0108040877 Mar 7, 2025 NC 0 1 No No Injury
NC0107723245 May 16, 2024 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
NC0107708104 May 4, 2024 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0009207286 Oct 17, 2023 GA 0 1 Yes No Injury
NC0107405579 Jul 23, 2023 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
SC0023257739 Jul 7, 2023 SC 0 0 Yes No Tow
SC0023238773 May 8, 2023 SC 0 1 Yes No Injury
NC0107332964 May 8, 2023 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
VA0222315239 Aug 19, 2022 VA 0 0 Yes No Tow
NC0106858299 Feb 9, 2022 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
SC0022504710 Jan 31, 2022 SC 0 1 Yes No Injury
NC0106819258 Dec 31, 2021 NC 0 1 Yes No Injury
SC0021463954 Dec 29, 2021 SC 0 2 Yes No Injury
NC0106776504 Nov 16, 2021 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
SC0021450199 Nov 9, 2021 SC 0 0 Yes No Tow
SC0021288189 Nov 5, 2021 SC 0 1 Yes No Injury
VA0212695309 Sep 23, 2021 VA 1 0 Yes No Fatal
NC0106706426 Sep 13, 2021 NC 0 3 Yes No Injury
NC0106607110 Jun 16, 2021 NC 0 3 Yes No Injury
NC0106492515 Feb 14, 2021 NC 0 0 Yes No Tow
SC0020353830 Dec 29, 2020 SC 0 0 Yes No Tow
VA0202745374 Sep 24, 2020 VA 0 1 Yes No Injury
VA0201795066 Jun 26, 2020 VA 0 1 Yes No Injury
NC0105977928 Aug 31, 2019 NC 0 2 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC187038 common INACTIVE
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
Jul 31, 2025 MC187038-C Voluntary Revocation Revocation Voluntary Revocation →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (17 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY TRK 2032143 91X $1,000,000 Apr 1, 2023 On file ACTIVE
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. 5C0 72 54 CARGO Apr 1, 2014 Dec 5, 2014 CANCELLED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY BAP 5503204 BIPD/Primary Sep 30, 2013 Apr 1, 2023 REPLACED
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. 3J49282 BIPD/Excess Feb 21, 2010 Feb 21, 2010 REPLACED
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. 3J49282 BIPD/Excess Feb 21, 2010 Nov 6, 2013 CANCELLED
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. 3M4 92 82 BIPD/Primary Sep 30, 2007 Sep 30, 2013 REPLACED
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. 3M4 92 82 BIPD/Primary Sep 30, 2007 Nov 6, 2013 CANCELLED
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO. 3C49282 CARGO Sep 30, 2007 Apr 1, 2014 CANCELLED
GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY AEC0012732 BIPD/Primary Sep 30, 2002 Oct 31, 2007 CANCELLED
GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY AEC0012732 BIPD/Primary Sep 30, 2002 Sep 30, 2007 REPLACED
AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO. BE2131617 BIPD/Excess Sep 30, 2002 Feb 21, 2010 CANCELLED
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO. CA 855004A BIPD/Primary Sep 30, 1999 Sep 30, 2002 CANCELLED
ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY PPP 0427249 CARGO Sep 30, 1995 Sep 30, 2007 REPLACED
ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY PPP 0427249 CARGO Sep 30, 1995 Dec 14, 2007 CANCELLED
THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO. JK 2666 392 CARGO Sep 30, 1994 Jul 15, 1995 CANCELLED
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA CA541-7483 RA BIPD Sep 30, 1994 Sep 30, 1999 REPLACED
THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO. JK 2666392 CARGO Sep 30, 1994 Sep 30, 1995 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jul 31, 2025
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Jul 31, 2025
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Jul 31, 2025
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  4. Apr 1, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Dec 5, 2014
    insurance
    CANCEL — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
  6. Apr 1, 2014
    insurance
    CANCEL — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
  7. Nov 6, 2013
    insurance
    CANCEL — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
  8. Nov 6, 2013
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
  9. Oct 17, 2013
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Sep 30, 2013
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
  11. Feb 21, 2010
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.
  12. Feb 21, 2010
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE CO.
  13. Dec 14, 2007
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY
  14. Dec 3, 2007
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  15. Oct 31, 2007
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Oct 18, 2007
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  17. Sep 30, 2007
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY
  18. Sep 30, 2007
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY
  19. Sep 30, 2002
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.
  20. Sep 30, 1999
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA
  21. Sep 30, 1995
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.
  22. Jul 15, 1995
    insurance
    CANCEL — THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.
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