Carrier profile · USDOT 2287576 · MC-790954 · Updated Aug 4, 2026

COSTA HAULERS LLC

5 power unitsavg 3.6 yrRegional · 3 statesCOLUMBUS, NJ93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-790954 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

3.6Avg age (yr)

2020–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(609) 947-1655 Email dispatchcostahaul@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 4, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.3% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2012.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 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

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.6 yr

Model years 2020–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

27 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.3%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 — 11 vehicle and 27 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 5.0 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

27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 5

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 27
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.7 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 Driving24 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 6 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Associated’13–’15

Lancer’15–’17

American Millennium’19–’21

2012201620202024now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
HOLMAN TRANSPORTATION RRG INC	Jul 2023 → Jun 2024	$750K	1
PARK WOOD RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Jun 2023 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	Jun 2022 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jun 2021 → Jun 2022	$750K	2
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	Jun 2019 → Jun 2021	$750K	4
DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Jun 2019	$750K	2
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Mar 2017	$750K	3
ASSOCIATED INDEMNITY CORPORATION	Mar 2013 → Mar 2015	$750K	2
ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Mar 2013	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
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

3.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2020

Oldest model yr

88.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

COLUMBUS, NJ

11 FAIRMONT DR

Top corridor

PA ⇄ NJ

PA 13 · NJ 12 · DE 2

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-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.

Show all-time history (1 truck · 1 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 9800734

Shares a company officer with other carriers

antonio costa — 5 carriers: USDOT 1067445 USDOT 1742214 USDOT 2276429 USDOT 4197687

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 11 FAIRMONT DR, COLUMBUS, NJ, 08022
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (609) 947-1655
Email: costahaul@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Antonio Costa
USDOT / docket: 2287576 · MC-790954
First registered: Mar 24, 2012
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2026 · 400,471 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

400,471

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 COSTA HAULERS LLC.

COSTA HAULERS LLC (USDOT 2287576) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 4, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 4, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier received 27 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 27 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 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 Aug 4, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COSTA HAULERS LLC's USDOT number?

COSTA HAULERS LLC's USDOT number is 2287576, and its motor carrier number is MC-790954.

Is COSTA HAULERS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 4, 2026, COSTA HAULERS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is COSTA HAULERS LLC's safety record?

COSTA HAULERS LLC has a 27.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 54 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).