Carrier profile · USDOT 944180 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

C a Newcomb & Sons Fence & Guardrail Company

DBA CA NEWCOMB & SONS

18 power unitsavg 5.3 yrLocal · 2 statesCARMEL, ME94/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

5.3Avg age (yr)

2009–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(207) 848-2795 Email dispatchnewcombfence@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.

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average11.1% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo6.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo6.7%

▼ 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

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.3 yr

Model years 2009–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 6.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 15 vehicle and 18 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

11.1% · 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 4.8 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

18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 3

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 18-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 18
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.87 Warning flags on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
391.15 Driver qualificationsDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2009

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

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

CARMEL, ME

940 MAIN ROAD

Top corridor

ME 17

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 940 MAIN ROAD, CARMEL, ME, 04419
Mailing address: PO BOX 206, CARMEL, ME, 04419
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (207) 848-2795
Cell: (207) 461-4896
Fax: (207) 848-2903
Email: newcombfence@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: William R Cichocki
USDOT / docket: 944180
First registered: Mar 30, 2001
Last MCS-150: Apr 15, 2025 · 320,000 mi (2019)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

320,000

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 C A NEWCOMB & SONS FENCE & GUARDRAIL COMPANY.

C A NEWCOMB & SONS FENCE & GUARDRAIL COMPANY (USDOT 944180) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 6.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 18 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It reports 18 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 15, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is C A NEWCOMB & SONS FENCE & GUARDRAIL COMPANY's USDOT number?

C A NEWCOMB & SONS FENCE & GUARDRAIL COMPANY's USDOT number is 944180.

Is C A NEWCOMB & SONS FENCE & GUARDRAIL COMPANY authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, C A NEWCOMB & SONS FENCE & GUARDRAIL COMPANY is active in the FMCSA register.

What is C A NEWCOMB & SONS FENCE & GUARDRAIL COMPANY's safety record?

C A NEWCOMB & SONS FENCE & GUARDRAIL COMPANY has a 6.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 34 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is C A NEWCOMB & SONS FENCE & GUARDRAIL COMPANY's fleet?

C A NEWCOMB & SONS FENCE & GUARDRAIL COMPANY operates 18 power units and 16 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is C A NEWCOMB & SONS FENCE & GUARDRAIL COMPANY based?

C A NEWCOMB & SONS FENCE & GUARDRAIL COMPANY is based in CARMEL, ME, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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