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EXPLORERS TRANSPORT INC

EXPLORERS TRANSPORT INC is a mid-sized fleet, operating 43 power units and 39 drivers, based in Flowery Branch, GA. Across 79 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 2.5% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with 4 reportable crashes. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO., and operating authority is active for common.

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
Policy effective · Jun 26, 2009
Review these
  • OOS mixed vs peers Driver 1.10% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 3.80% (better, peer 16.7%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims. Details →
  • 1 fatality on crash record 37 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
  • No BOC-3 process-agent filing on file Interstate carriers must designate a process agent. Confirm on FMCSA before tendering. Details →
On file
  • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-34 FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI Details →
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · 91X Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — EXPLORERS TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 705158)
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
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • OOS mixed vs peers — Driver 1.10% (worse, peer 0.00%) · Vehicle 3.80% (better, peer 16.7%) — one mixed line, not dual better/worse claims.
  • 1 fatality on crash record — 37 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file.
  • No BOC-3 process-agent filing on file — Interstate carriers must designate a process agent. Confirm on FMCSA before tendering.

On file:
  • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-34 — FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · 91X

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/705158/
As of: Sep 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 705158 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Company officer: TOM BOWERS Liquids / Gases Based in FLOWERY BRANCH, GA

FMCSA census as of Sep 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 85/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A 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
BIPD active · 100/100

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

OOS vs peers
Mixed vs peers · 40/100

Driver OOS 1.1% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 3.8% vs peer median 16.7% (better). n=23631 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.

Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing · 1 cargo

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 705158
In FMCSA records since Sep 15, 1997 (~29y)
MC / docket MC326030
Company officer TOM BOWERS
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
Liquids / Gases
Fleet size 43 units
Drivers 39
Annual mileage 2,000,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (770) 967-8889
Email: [email protected]
Physical
5325 T L BOWER WAY
FLOWERY BRANCH, GA 30542
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 705158
In FMCSA records since Sep 15, 1997 (~29y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 2,000,000 mi
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 3.8% vs 23.4% -19.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 1.1% vs 6.7% -5.6 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.38 vs 1.80 -1.42
Peer tier (mid-sized fleets (11-100 power units)) median OOS rate: 27.5%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

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.

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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2007-12-12 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 40 0 0
Trucks 3 0 0

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

Accident reports (24 months)

All 37 crashes →
Last 6 months 6–12 months 12–24 months Total
Fatalities 0 0 0 0
Injuries 0 0 0 0
Tow-away 0 1 3 4
Crash reports 0 1 3 4

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 133 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 79 79 9
OOS inspections 1 1 0
OOS percentage 1.27% 1.27% 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
43
Drivers
39
Inspections
133
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
3.8%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
4
37 all-time
Authorities
1
1 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

EXPLORERS TRANSPORT INC had 79 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 2.5%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is Unsafe Driving at 1.0. 4 reportable crashes occurred in the same 24-month window.

Inspection profile

79 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in GA (56) and SC (19).

Violation profile

2.5% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (5.3% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 10 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 43 power units (mid-sized fleet) and 39 drivers; Peterbilt, Heil co., and Heil are the most-inspected makes.

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 23,631 ACTIVE carriers operating 21–65 power units (±50% of this carrier's 43 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
1.1%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 23,631 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +1.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
3.8%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
16.7%
Median across 23,631 same-size peers
Verdict
Safer than peers
Delta -12.9 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (34 months)

2023-09 2026-09

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
19 violations
1 OOS · 5.3%
Unsafe Driving
6 violations
Unknown
2 violations
Driver Fitness
1 violation
1 OOS · 100.0%
Hazardous Materials
1 violation
Hours of Service
1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Georgia (GA) 56 1 1.8% Sep 4, 2026
South Carolina (SC) 19 1 5.3% Jun 26, 2026
North Carolina (NC) 3 0 0.0% Nov 5, 2025
US (US) 1 0 0.0% Jul 31, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Peterbilt 104
Heil 91
Heil Co., 12
Kenworth 3
Freightliner 2
Heilite Tr 1
Hyundai Translead 1
Isuzu 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 — 0.05 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Hours of Service 1 — 0.01 0 — Sep 14, 2026
Unsafe Driving 6 — 1.45 1 — Sep 14, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 12 — 1.17 1 — Sep 14, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (133 rows) View all 133 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88917417 Sep 4, 2026 GA 2 MARTIN GA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C4233A · 1NPXGGGG20D442236
0 — No
88822869 Aug 25, 2026 GA 2 COMMERCE GA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C858CS · 1NPXGGGG50D672241
0 — No
88676184 Aug 10, 2026 GA 2 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C221EB · 1XPXD49X1PD887457
0 — No
88514652 Jul 23, 2026 GA 2 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C6704A · 1NPXGGGG10D464485
1 393.55E-B No
88326924 Jul 4, 2026 GA 2 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C333CX · 1NPXGGGG00D672244
0 — No
88255007 Jun 26, 2026 SC 2 —
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C857CS · 1NPXGGGG10D672236
0 — No
87997828 May 27, 2026 GA 2 —
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
GA C856CS · 1NPXGGGG80D672234
0 — No
87522589 Apr 7, 2026 SC 2 LONG CREEK SC
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C676FC · 1XPED49X0TD786637
0 — No
87504595 Apr 6, 2026 SC 2 ANDERSON SC
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C857CS · 1NPXGGGG10D672236
0 — No
87472211 Mar 30, 2026 GA 2 RINGGOLD GA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C333CX · 1NPXGGGG00D672244
0 — No
87416121 Mar 24, 2026 GA 2 ATHENS GA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C4459B · 1NPXGGGG10D275920
1 393.9A-LIL No
87086756 Feb 19, 2026 SC 2 TOWNVILLE SC
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C4456B · 1NPXGGGG30D275918
0 — No
86944695 Feb 2, 2026 SC 2 FAIR PLAY SC
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C857CS · 1NPXGGGG10D672236
0 — No
86743716 Jan 6, 2026 GA 2 SMYRNA GA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C4113A · 1NPXGGGG30D440205
0 — No
86655462 Dec 23, 2025 GA 1 BREMEN GA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C669CZ · 1NPXGGGG10D732614
0 — No
86652565 Dec 22, 2025 GA 1 TEMPLE GA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C4234A · 1NPXGGGG40D442237
1 393.9A-LBL No
86611522 Dec 18, 2025 GA 2 LITHONIA GA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C221EB · 1XPXD49X1PD887457
0 — No
86599806 Dec 17, 2025 SC 2 ANDERSON SC
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C4233A · 1NPXGGGG20D442236
0 — No
86598684 Dec 16, 2025 GA 2 SMYRNA GA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C678FC · 1XPED49X4TD786639
1 391.41B10-MC Yes
86546379 Dec 11, 2025 SC 2 FAIR PLAY SC
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C857CS · 1NPXGGGG10D672236
4 393.55C1-B, 393.78A-WS, 393.11B-CSRIGRR No
86523568 Dec 9, 2025 SC 2 ANDERSON SC
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C857CS · 1NPXGGGG10D672236
0 — No
86503189 Dec 5, 2025 SC 2 FAIR PLAY SC
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C858CS · 1NPXGGGG50D672241
1 393.45B2-BHTD Yes
86484956 Dec 3, 2025 GA 3 MOUNT AIRY GA
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
GA GPX572 · 1NKZL49X8JJ188525
1 392.2-SLLS3 No
86467634 Nov 30, 2025 GA 2 LAVONIA GA
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
GA C858CS · 1NPXGGGG50D672241
0 — No
86436668 Nov 27, 2025 GA 2 NORCROSS GA
PETERBILT TRUCK TRACTOR
GA C677FC · 1XPED49X2TD786638
0 — No
Recent Crashes (37 rows) View all 37 →
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
GA0010238600 Feb 10, 2026 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0010060745 Aug 27, 2025 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0010014502 Aug 18, 2025 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0009910073 May 17, 2025 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0008738229 Oct 10, 2022 GA 0 1 No No Injury
SC0021458943 Dec 7, 2021 SC 1 1 Yes No Fatal
GA0008302888 Nov 9, 2021 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0008034783 Apr 20, 2021 GA 0 2 Yes No Injury
GA0007969700 Feb 24, 2021 GA 0 2 Yes No Injury
GA0007546852 Feb 11, 2020 GA 0 1 No No Injury
GA0007470376 Dec 5, 2019 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0007293829 Jul 20, 2019 GA 0 3 Yes No Injury
SC0019568290 May 11, 2019 SC 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0007021389 Dec 30, 2018 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0006887957 Sep 25, 2018 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0006715148 Apr 14, 2018 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0006291907 Jun 18, 2017 GA 0 1 Yes No Injury
GA0005784611 May 29, 2016 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0005300959 May 22, 2015 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0005176430 Feb 10, 2015 GA 0 1 Yes No Injury
GA0005131268 Jan 16, 2015 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0004994392 Sep 24, 2014 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0004013539 Feb 23, 2012 GA 0 1 Yes No Injury
GA0003806305 Jun 13, 2011 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
GA0004592348 Feb 14, 2011 GA 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC326030
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (3 letters, 2 PDFs available)

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.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Dec 12, 2007 MC326030-C Reinstatement Letter Reinstatement Metadata only
Oct 29, 2007 MC326030-P Daily Register Revocation Daily Register →
Feb 26, 2007 MC326030-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (12 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. 9399788 34 — Jun 26, 2009 On file ACTIVE
FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. 9399788 91X $1,000,000 Jun 26, 2009 On file ACTIVE
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY FBCAT0089300 CARGO — Jun 26, 2007 Jun 26, 2009 REPLACED
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY FBCAT0089300 BIPD/Primary — Jun 26, 2007 Jun 26, 2009 REPLACED
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY FBCAT0089300 BIPD/Primary — Jun 26, 2007 Jul 26, 2009 CANCELLED
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY FBCAT0089300 CARGO — Jun 26, 2007 Jul 26, 2009 CANCELLED
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY CAO0200334 BIPD/Primary — Jun 26, 2006 Jun 26, 2007 CANCELLED
GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY CAP3757165 BIPD/Primary — Nov 18, 1999 Jun 26, 2006 REPLACED
GREAT AMERICAN ALLIANCE COMPANY PAC 375 71 64 CARGO — Nov 18, 1999 Jun 26, 2007 REPLACED
AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY 8-23 MZG 8065 75 07 BIPD/Primary — Oct 9, 1997 Nov 18, 1999 REPLACED
AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY XCG 255 16 91 BIPD/Excess — Oct 9, 1997 Nov 25, 2007 CANCELLED
AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY 8-23 MZG 8065 75 07 CARGO — Oct 9, 1997 Nov 18, 1999 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jul 26, 2009
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Jun 30, 2009
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  3. Jun 26, 2009
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Dec 12, 2007
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  5. Dec 3, 2007
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  6. Dec 3, 2007
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  7. Dec 3, 2007
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  8. Dec 3, 2007
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION [dup-6c9f9b9f]
  9. Nov 25, 2007
    insurance
    CANCEL — AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Jun 26, 2007
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  11. Jun 26, 2007
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT AMERICAN ALLIANCE COMPANY
  12. Jun 26, 2007
    insurance
    CANCEL — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  13. Jun 26, 2006
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT AMERICAN ASSURANCE COMPANY
  14. Nov 18, 1999
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
ATLANTA GA GA 10 0
MULTI-LANE RURAL HIGHWAY GA 7 0
SMYRNA GA GA 7 1
FAIR PLAY SC SC 6 1
MULTI-LANE URBAN HIGHWAY GA 5 0
DULUTH GA GA 4 0
HIGH CRASH CORRIDOR GA 4 0
RINGGOLD GA GA 4 0
ANDERSON SC SC 4 0
DORAVILLE GA GA 3 0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 10 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 4 1
393.75(a) Flat tire or fabric exposed Vehicle Maintenance 3 3
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
395.24 HOS (ELD) - ELD form and manner Hours of Service 2 0
107.620(b) No copy of US DOT Hazardous Materials Registration Number Unknown 1 0
392.82(a)(1) Using a hand-held mobile telephone while operating a CMV 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
393.45(d) Brake connections with leaks or constrictions Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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Georgia carriers Flowery Branch carriers FEDERATED MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY 133 inspections 37 reportable crashes
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