Carrier profile · USDOT 24472 · FF-36235 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

M Korson & Co Inc

20 power unitsavg 10 yrRegional · 6 statesSOMERVILLE, MA75/100

NO OPERATING AUTHORITYFF-36235 NO AUTHORITYRATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.0Avg age (yr)

2007–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(617) 625-6060 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 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

Asset-based

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10 yr

Model years 2007–2024 · 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

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 25.00% on 8 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
19 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 15, 2026.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%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 — 8 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 12.5 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

14 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 20-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 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?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

North Star’85–’04

United States’87–’02

Hanover’98–’02

Hanover’02–’08

Hanover’08–now

Safety’08–now

1985199620072018now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SAFETY INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2008 → May 2026	$750K	36
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2008 → current	$750K	1
SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2008 → Jun 2010	$750K	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2002 → Dec 2008	$750K	2
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1999 → Dec 1999	$750K	2
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 1998 → Dec 1999	$750K	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1998 → Dec 2002	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Dec 1987 → Dec 2002	$750K	1
NORTH STAR REINSURANCE CORPORATION	Jan 1985 → Jan 2004	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.0 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

47.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CT busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Connecticut: 4 inspections
Maryland: 4 inspections
Pennsylvania: 3 inspections
New Jersey: 2 inspections
Massachusetts: 2 inspections
New York: 1 inspections

Home base

SOMERVILLE, MA

91 WASHINGTON STREET

Most inspections: CT

4 inspections

CT 4 · MD 4 · PA 3

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 6, 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 3654154 USDOT 4374778 USDOT 3952270

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 6, 2026

Location

Physical address: 91 WASHINGTON STREET, SOMERVILLE, MA, 02143
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (617) 625-6060
Fax: (617) 625-8236
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officers: Thomas F Gennaro · Emma L Gennaro
USDOT / docket: 24472 · FF-36235
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 10, 2025 · 1 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · May 30, 2018
D-U-N-S: 30815872

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 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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25%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 8 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

41violation records

2OOS-tagged records

2 of 8inspections 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.

Hours of service

180%0 / 18

Lights

80%0 / 8

Other vehicle maintenance

825%2 / 8

Unsafe driving

50%0 / 5

Brakes

20%0 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

50%Nov 24 to May 251 / 2

n/aMay 25 to Nov 250 / 0

25%Nov 25 to May 261 / 4

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 2

Top 3 codes (13 of 41 records)

395.8D11-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing5
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing4
395.8D5-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing4

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393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps3
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9A3 Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.45B2-B-VAC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LPL Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

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Hours of service

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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 M KORSON & CO INC.

M KORSON & CO INC (USDOT 24472) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SAFETY INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 24, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 28 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 10, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned May 30, 2018 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is M KORSON & CO INC's USDOT number?

M KORSON & CO INC's USDOT number is 24472, and its motor carrier number is FF-36235.

Is M KORSON & CO INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. M KORSON & CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is M KORSON & CO INC's safety record?

M KORSON & CO INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 28 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).