Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 359921
C E SAUDER & SONS
9 power unitsavg 10 yrLocal · 1 statesEAST EARL, PA
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
9Power units
1 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
10.0Avg age (yr)
2016–2016 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 37 yearsMultiple injury crashes
Operating authority3737 yr active
since 1989Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
2 in 24moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
10 yr
Model years 2016–2016 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
37 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is C E SAUDER & SONS safe to work with?
Is C E SAUDER & SONS safe to load? C E SAUDER & SONS (USDOT 359921) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in EAST EARL, PA, operating 9 power units and 13 drivers. Operating authority has been active 37 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 1 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
CEC E SAUDER & SONS 50
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Safety
1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS —% (24-mo)0 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)1 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.1 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 9-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
- Registered power units
- 9
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 1
- Annualized
- ≈1 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.1 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 Driving2
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 9
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 1
- 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
Average age
2016
Newest model yr
2016
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo11
PA busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
EAST EARL, PA
Top corridor
PA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@frontier.com — 3088 carriers: USDOT 1552USDOT 2345USDOT 2477USDOT 9392USDOT 10611USDOT 13191USDOT 38515USDOT 38519
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)99
Observed (24 mo)11
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
- 359 WEAVERLAND VALLEY RD, EAST EARL, PA, 17519
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (717) 445-4822
- Web domain
- frontier.com
Registration
- Officer
- Chad Sauder
- USDOT / docket
- 359921
- First registered
- 07/11/1989
- Last MCS-150
- 01/09/2026 · 240,389 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 14042865
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is C E SAUDER & SONS's USDOT number?
C E SAUDER & SONS's USDOT number is 359921.
Is C E SAUDER & SONS authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, C E SAUDER & SONS is active in the FMCSA register.
What is C E SAUDER & SONS's safety record?
C E SAUDER & SONS has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 50/100 (tier: unknown).
How big is C E SAUDER & SONS's fleet?
C E SAUDER & SONS operates 9 power units and 13 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is C E SAUDER & SONS based?
C E SAUDER & SONS is based in EAST EARL, PA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.