Carrier profile · USDOT 104267 · MC-145574 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Russ's Motor Serviceinc

11 power unitsavg 11.3 yrLocal · 2 statesTAYLOR, MI90/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-145574 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

19Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(313) 299-2167 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.Multiple injury crashes7 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 37 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 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

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.3 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

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6 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Sep 24, 2026.
Clean inspections20 inspections, 0 OOS in 24 months
0 out-of-service inspections at any level in that window.

Safety

20 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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 — 9 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● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 2

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 11-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 20
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Liberty’91–’96

Travelers’96–’00

Hudson’08–’25

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Nov 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2008 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2006 → Feb 2008	$750K	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2004 → Nov 2006	$750K	1
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2003 → Nov 2004	$750K	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2002 → Nov 2003	$750K	1
SPECIALTY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2001 → Nov 2002	$750K	1
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2000 → Nov 2001	$750K	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 1996 → Nov 2000	$750K	3
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1991 → Nov 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 19

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

48.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

New York: 15 inspections
Michigan: 5 inspections

Home base

TAYLOR, MI

9850 PELHAM

Most inspections: NY

15 inspections

NY 15 · MI 5

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 128493Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 520220 USDOT 3575901 USDOT 128493 USDOT 418669

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ilgi.com — 10 carriers: USDOT 128493 USDOT 418669 USDOT 520220 USDOT 603957 USDOT 678969 USDOT 2029530 USDOT 2377058 USDOT 4012539

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 9850 PELHAM, TAYLOR, MI, 48125
Mailing address: 9850 PELHAM ROAD, TAYLOR, MI, 48180
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (313) 299-2167
Fax: (313) 295-7461
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: ilgi.com

Registration

Officers: Craig R Lowry · Richard G Klein
USDOT / docket: 104267 · MC-145574
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 14, 2024 · 973,826 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 3, 1999
D-U-N-S: 53193249

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

973,826

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 2026

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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

0 of 9 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

27violation records

0OOS-tagged records

0 of 9inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

80%0 / 8

Brakes

60%0 / 6

Other vehicle maintenance

60%0 / 6

Hours of service

40%0 / 4

Lights

30%0 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%Stable

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 3

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 2

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 4

Top 3 codes (6 of 27 records)

392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2

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395.24 ELD — record edits / data2
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TC-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.100C-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.102C2-C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LLPL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
395.22H2-ELDNISDT ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for RUSS'S MOTOR SERVICEINC.

RUSS'S MOTOR SERVICEINC (USDOT 104267) has a Vektor safety score of 90/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Nov 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 20 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 20 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 14, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 3, 1999 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RUSS'S MOTOR SERVICEINC's USDOT number?

RUSS'S MOTOR SERVICEINC's USDOT number is 104267, and its motor carrier number is MC-145574.

Is RUSS'S MOTOR SERVICEINC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. RUSS'S MOTOR SERVICEINC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RUSS'S MOTOR SERVICEINC's safety record?

RUSS'S MOTOR SERVICEINC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 37 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 90/100 (tier: clear).