Carrier profile · USDOT 968441 · MC-483407 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BDS TIRE RECYCLING INC

19 power unitsavg 11.8 yrRegional · 5 statesFAIRFIELD, ME100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-483407 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

18 observed · MCS-150

30Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.8Avg age (yr)

2000–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(207) 278-3833 Email dispatchcontroller@bdstirerecycling.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 file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 73 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.8 yr

Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

52 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.0%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 — 25 vehicle and 52 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 7.1 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

50 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 5

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 19-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 52
Annualized: ≈26 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Zurich American’06–’13

Great Divide’13–’25

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2013 → Jul 2025	$750K	8
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2006 → May 2013	$750K	3
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	May 2004 → May 2006	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2004 → May 2004	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 18
Trailers (towed): 30

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

ME busiest

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

Home base

FAIRFIELD, ME

2 RAY SENNETT DRIVE

Top corridor

ME 34 · NH 8 · VT 6

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 44645

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2 RAY SENNETT DRIVE, FAIRFIELD, ME, 04937
Mailing address: PO BOX 319, FAIRFIELD, ME, 04937
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (207) 278-3833
Cell: (207) 356-7802
Email: controller@bdstirerecycling.com
Web domain: bdstirerecycling.com

Registration

Officer: Frank B Schofield
USDOT / docket: 968441 · MC-483407
First registered: Jul 18, 2001
Last MCS-150: Mar 6, 2026 · 1,394,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 28, 2009
D-U-N-S: 28380280

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,394,000

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 BDS TIRE RECYCLING INC.

BDS TIRE RECYCLING INC (USDOT 968441) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 30, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 52 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 25 vehicle-level and 52 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 19 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 28, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BDS TIRE RECYCLING INC's USDOT number?

BDS TIRE RECYCLING INC's USDOT number is 968441, and its motor carrier number is MC-483407.

Is BDS TIRE RECYCLING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BDS TIRE RECYCLING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BDS TIRE RECYCLING INC's safety record?

BDS TIRE RECYCLING INC has a 16.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 73 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).