Case file — Dixie Highway Motors (Mobile, AL). Profile: independent seller of pickup trucks and work trucks; ~25 years trading; ~44 vehicles listed.
Lot address: 2767 Industrial Blvd, Mobile, AL. Visitor parking: Front-lot customer stalls facing the office; overflow on the side street near Mobile lot gate.
Signals checked: state license (current); doc fee $599 (disclosed); outside inspection permitted, including off-site; title-in-hand ratio ~90%; after-sale terms a 30-day/1,000-mile powertrain warranty.
Finding: no divergence between claims and observable signals. Indexed as trustworthy on current evidence; most independents that clear all four signals stay clear.