Carrier profile · USDOT 1408808 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Royal Hospitality Services Inc

DBA PURESTAR LINEN GROUP

14 power unitsavg 2 yrLocal · 2 statesSOMMERVILLE, MA81/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

2.0Avg age (yr)

2020–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(617) 629-4103 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.1% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 1

Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 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

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

2 yr

Model years 2020–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — 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

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 33.33% on 3 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

14 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 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 14-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 14
Annualized: ≈7 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness3 · 2 OOS
376.11 Other violationOther3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 9
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

2.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2020

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Massachusetts: 11 inspections
Maine: 3 inspections

Home base

SOMMERVILLE, MA

520 COLUMBIA STREET

Most inspections: MA

11 inspections

MA 11 · ME 3

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

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 4517844 USDOT 1165088

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@purestar.com — 12 carriers: USDOT 106047 USDOT 338803 USDOT 1935077 USDOT 2788575 USDOT 3541941 USDOT 3768825 USDOT 3769419 USDOT 3769637

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael altendorf — 6 carriers: USDOT 106047 USDOT 338803 USDOT 2788575 USDOT 3541941 USDOT 4453261

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 520 COLUMBIA STREET, SOMMERVILLE, MA, 02143
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (617) 629-4103
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: purestar.com

Registration

Officer: Michael Altendorf
USDOT / docket: 1408808
First registered: Aug 23, 2005
Last MCS-150: Aug 11, 2026 · 1,700,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 20, 2012
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,700,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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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33%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 3 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

15violation records

5OOS-tagged records

1 of 3inspections 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

714%1 / 7

Brakes

40%0 / 4

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Other vehicle maintenance

2100%2 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

n/aMay 25 to Nov 250 / 0

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 1

50%May 26 to Nov 261 / 2

Top 3 codes (6 of 15 records)

391.11B5-LNCDLNVL Driver not qualified2
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
390.21TE2IV-D USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9BA-NOREG-2INTER Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Driver fitness

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ROYAL HOSPITALITY SERVICES INC.

ROYAL HOSPITALITY SERVICES INC (USDOT 1408808) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 14 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 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 7, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 21 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 11, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 20, 2012 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ROYAL HOSPITALITY SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

ROYAL HOSPITALITY SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 1408808.

Is ROYAL HOSPITALITY SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. ROYAL HOSPITALITY SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is ROYAL HOSPITALITY SERVICES INC's safety record?

ROYAL HOSPITALITY SERVICES INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 21 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is ROYAL HOSPITALITY SERVICES INC's fleet?

ROYAL HOSPITALITY SERVICES INC operates 14 power units and 21 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ROYAL HOSPITALITY SERVICES INC based?

ROYAL HOSPITALITY SERVICES INC is based in SOMMERVILLE, MA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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