Carrier profile · USDOT 1334862 · MC-515557 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ADVANCED SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC

15 power unitsavg 14.3 yrLocal · 1 statesBALL, LA87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-515557 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.3Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(318) 640-2086 Email dispatchASCENVIRONMENTAL@YAHOO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

25.0

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

25.0

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.3 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

20 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 20 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 29.6 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

17 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Nov '25 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 15-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 15
Inspections · 24 mo: 20
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Canal’05–’09

Hallmark Specialty’12–’18

Houston Specialty’18–’24

Southwind Risk’24–’26

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · COMMODORE RISK RETENTION GROUP INC · since Jan 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC	Jan 2024 → Jan 2026	$1M	4
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Jan 2024	$1M	8
HALLMARK SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Jan 2018	$1M	11
PROGRESSIVE PALOVERDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2009 → Jan 2009	$1M	2
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 2005 → Jan 2009	$1M	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 8

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

44%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

LA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

BALL, LA

480 TIOGA HIGH ROAD

Top corridor

LA 20

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1412100 USDOT 789169

Shares a company officer with other carriers

amanda laffoon — 2 carriers: USDOT 2976195

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 480 TIOGA HIGH ROAD, BALL, LA, 71405
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (318) 640-2086
Cell: (318) 715-6158
Fax: (318) 640-2099
Email: ascenvironmental@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Amanda Laffoon
USDOT / docket: 1334862 · MC-515557
First registered: Feb 17, 2005
Last MCS-150: Feb 27, 2026 · 727,794 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 628101433

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

727,794

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ADVANCED SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC.

ADVANCED SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC (USDOT 1334862) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from COMMODORE RISK RETENTION GROUP INC effective Jan 26, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 20 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 20 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 27, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ADVANCED SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number?

ADVANCED SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number is 1334862, and its motor carrier number is MC-515557.

Is ADVANCED SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, ADVANCED SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ADVANCED SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC's safety record?

ADVANCED SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).