MICHAEL KEITH UNDERWOOD

Doing business as UNDERWOOD TRANSPORT

Plains, GA · Intrastate (Non-Hazmat) · 3 power units · Safety rating: Conditional · USDOT since Feb 29, 2000 (26 years)

Do not book until these are resolved · 2 signals

How risk signals work

At least one fact in the FMCSA record should stop a booking until it is cleared up. Confirm the current record on Motus first; it is not a finding of wrongdoing. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

  • Operating authority is not authorized (last known)Without active authority the company may not haul or broker interstate freight for hire.
  • Conditional FMCSA safety ratingRated Sep 1, 2003. FMCSA found safety controls that needed correcting.
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Operating authority
Last known: Not authorized
MC387690: no authority granted
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
None on file
Not required without active authority
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
0.0%
Only 1 vehicle inspection; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

Not a live check. FMCSA has not published a Motus record for this carrier, so authority and insurance show the last known status from May 14, 2026. Confirm on Motus ↗ before booking.

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Operating authority

MC387690 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Operating authorityNot authorized
FMCSA has not granted common, contract, broker or forwarder authority on this docket.

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 859105 ↗

Insurance on file

No insurance filings were found in the public FMCSA data for this carrier.

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Roadside inspections Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

2inspections
0.0%vehicle out-of-service
0 of 1 · Georgia avg 22.6%
0.0%driver out-of-service
0 of 2 · Georgia avg 7.2%
9violations written on inspection reports
2 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Mar 25, 2026GA36No
Mar 11, 2026GA13No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The Georgia average covers 65,409 vehicle and 121,643 driver inspections of all Georgia-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

2 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 0 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 9 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareGeorgia share
Unsafe Driving1050.0%18.6%
Vehicle Maintenance1050.0%59.3%
2 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Driver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV
Seat Belt · Unsafe Driving · code 39216D
10
Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939ALSML
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 18, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Georgia column is the mix across all Georgia-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 18, 2026

USDOT number859105
MC / docketMC387690
Legal nameMICHAEL KEITH UNDERWOOD
DBA nameUNDERWOOD TRANSPORT
OperationIntrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Business typeIndividual
Power units3
Drivers1
Annual mileage100 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingConditional (Sep 1, 2003)
USDOT number addedFeb 29, 2000 · 26 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateMar 23, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightHousehold GoodsMetal: Sheets, Coils, RollsMotor VehiclesBuilding MaterialsFresh ProduceGrain, Feed, HayConstructionOtherSod Grass, Fire Wood

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about MICHAEL KEITH UNDERWOOD

What does MICHAEL KEITH UNDERWOOD's operating authority allow?

FMCSA records show no active operating authority for MICHAEL KEITH UNDERWOOD (MC387690), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.

Which information about MICHAEL KEITH UNDERWOOD is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. No insurance filings were found in the public data. There are too few vehicle inspections in the last 24 months to judge the out-of-service rate.

What should I verify before booking MICHAEL KEITH UNDERWOOD?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 859105. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (229) 331-8326, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC387690, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 18, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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