Carrier profile · USDOT 149002 · MC-143387 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Associated Couriers LLC

DBA LIFE COURIERS

60 power unitsavg 4 yrMulti-region · 9 statesFENTON, MO100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-143387 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

60Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

4.0Avg age (yr)

2017–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(314) 739-0400 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Clear to load

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

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 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 53 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.1%

▼ 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

Small fleet

60 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4 yr

Model years 2017–2024 · 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.

Safety

21 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 7.1%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 — 14 vehicle and 21 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 3.7 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

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 60-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: 60
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
397.67 Hazardous materials transportHM Compliance1 · 0 OOS
387.303 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$2,000,000 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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 7 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Continental’87–’95

Old Republic’03–’18

Old Republic’21–now

1987199720072017now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Dec 2025	$1M	3
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Jul 2019	$1M	1
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Jul 2021	$1M	1
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Jul 2018	$1M	3
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Jul 2019	$1M	2
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2003 → Jul 2018	$1M	14
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2000 → May 2003	$1M	1
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 1999 → Jul 1999	$1M	2
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Apr 1996 → Jul 1999	$1M	1
AMERICAN GUARANTEE AND LIABILITY	Apr 1995 → Apr 1996	$1M	1
THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1987 → Apr 1995	$1M	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): 60
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

4.0 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2017

Oldest model yr

88.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

New York: 9 inspections
Missouri: 2 inspections
Connecticut: 2 inspections
Maryland: 2 inspections
Massachusetts: 2 inspections
New Jersey: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections
Vermont: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections

Home base

FENTON, MO

1859 BOWLES AVE STE 200

Most inspections: NY

9 inspections

NY 9 · MO 2 · CT 2

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 2, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 327574 USDOT 2379047Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 327574 USDOT 1667452 USDOT 2379047 USDOT 1308649 USDOT 3023487 USDOT 794760 USDOT 1926053 USDOT 4122010

Shares a company officer with other carriers

matthew scott — 25 carriers: USDOT 673838 USDOT 800576 USDOT 922260 USDOT 1021702 USDOT 1075305 USDOT 1078283 USDOT 1681563 USDOT 1844947

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 2, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1859 BOWLES AVE STE 200, FENTON, MO, 63026
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (314) 739-0400
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: lifecouriers.com

Registration

Officers: Matthew Scott · Tyler Lawson
USDOT / docket: 149002 · MC-143387
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 18, 2026 · 2,550,974 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 29, 2009
D-U-N-S: 83099226

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,550,974

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 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

1 of 14 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

9violation records

1OOS-tagged records

1 of 14inspections 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

40%0 / 4

Lights

20%0 / 2

Other vehicle maintenance

250%1 / 2

Other / unclassified

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 5

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 4

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 2

33%May 26 to Nov 261 / 3

Top 3 codes (3 of 9 records)

390.21TE-LCMVINFO USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
397.67B-HMDP Hazardous materials transport1

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

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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 ASSOCIATED COURIERS LLC.

ASSOCIATED COURIERS LLC (USDOT 149002) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 9, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.1% 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 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 60 power units and 27 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 18, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 29, 2009 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ASSOCIATED COURIERS LLC's USDOT number?

ASSOCIATED COURIERS LLC's USDOT number is 149002, and its motor carrier number is MC-143387.

Is ASSOCIATED COURIERS LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026. ASSOCIATED COURIERS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ASSOCIATED COURIERS LLC's safety record?

ASSOCIATED COURIERS LLC has a 7.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 53 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).