Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
- First granted
- Not in the history file
- BIPD required / on file
- $1,000,000 / $1,000,000
- Cargo insurance
- Not required
- Bond or trust fund
- Not required
Public carrier record · USDOT 81053
MCCONNELL & SON INC
North Little Rock, AR · MC 133811
MCCONNELL & SON INC (USDOT 81053, MC 133811) is a for-hire carrier in North Little Rock, Arkansas with 40 power units and 49 drivers. The public crash file lists 4 crashes for it in two years, 1 with a fatality. It is registered as a hazmat carrier; 2 inspections involved a placarded load.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
- 1 fatal crash in the 24-month window
- Safety rating is more than 5 years old
AuthorityActive1 active of 1 on file
Insurance2 on fileinsurance filings
Safety ratingSatisfactorySep 10, 1980
Power units40as reported
Drivers49as reported
Inspections44latest Aug 14, 2026
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 81053 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | MCCONNELL & SON INC |
| Doing business as / DBA | Not reported |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 133811 |
| Reported physical address | 5117 1 2 EAST BROADWAY, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72117, US |
| Reported business phone | (501) 945-4813 |
| Reported power units | 40 |
| Reported drivers | 49 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Feb 03, 2025 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Hugh Mcconnell |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier |
| Hazmat indicator | Yes |
| Mailing address | PO BOX 17812, NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR, 72117 |
| Business organization (recorded at review) | Corporation |
| Latest FMCSA review | Historical audit record · Mar 17, 1983 |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Satisfactory |
| Safety rating date | Sep 10, 1980 |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
MCCONNELL & SON INC reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
44 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 5 states. Inspected in 17 of 25 months; busiest Apr 2025 with 9.
| Inspections | 44 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 2.3% (1 of 44) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 8.3% (1 of 12) |
| Violations | 13 across 12 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 2 |
| Crashes | 4 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 1 / 2 / 4 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 1 / 3 |
| Placarded hazmat inspections | 2 · 0 with a hazmat out-of-service order |
Most frequent published violation codes
3922SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit538351ASINDriving a CMV while CDL is suspended for a safety-related or unknown reason and in state of driver's license issuance139222ADDriver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers13922SLLFCState/Local Laws - Following too closely13922SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit1
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Reported cargo and business classification
MCCONNELL & SON INC reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 3 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Liquids and gases
- Dry bulk commodities
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Jun 01, 1974
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Feb 03, 2025
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
Authority filings
Insurance filings
| Docket | Insurer | Coverage | Effective date | Form | Policy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MC133811 | Great West Casualty Company | $5,000 | Mar 01, 2008 | BMC-34 | CLP97878H |
| MC133811 | Great West Casualty Company | $1,000,000 | Mar 01, 2006 | BMC-91X | CLP97878F |
Process agent (BOC-3)
- Truck Process Agents of America, Inc.Fargo, ND · MC133811
The company the carrier designated to receive legal papers in each state, as filed on its BOC-3.
Operating authority timeline
Status changes and notices recorded against MCCONNELL & SON INC’s operating authority dockets, newest first, from the FMCSA authority history and notices datasets.
- ReinstatedMC133811 · Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
A notice or status line describes the docket, not the reason behind it. Check Motus for the current status before booking.
Shared contact details
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