Carrier profile · USDOT 258300 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Specialty Chemical Company LLC

12 power unitsavg 5.8 yrRegional · 3 statesCLEVELAND, TN94/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.8Avg age (yr)

2004–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(423) 479-9664 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 · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average7.4% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1985.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.7%

▼ 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

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.8 yr

Model years 2004–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1985 — 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.

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1 hours-of-service violation on record, most recent May 11, 2026.

Safety

27 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 21.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 23 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● 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

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 4

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 12-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 27
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
383.95 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 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.

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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): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

53.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Tennessee: 23 inspections
Georgia: 2 inspections
Alabama: 2 inspections

Home base

CLEVELAND, TN

2018 KING EDWARD AVE

Most inspections: TN

23 inspections

TN 23 · GA 2 · AL 2

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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 51938 USDOT 926113 USDOT 155449

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@chemgroup.com — 5 carriers: USDOT 77038 USDOT 189107 USDOT 218584 USDOT 235081

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 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 2018 KING EDWARD AVE, CLEVELAND, TN, 37311-0901
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (423) 479-9664
Fax: (423) 472-7258
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: chemgroup.com

Registration

Officers: Jerome Akins · Phillip Cochran
USDOT / docket: 258300
First registered: Apr 24, 1985
Last MCS-150: May 12, 2026 · 555,246 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 12, 2003
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

555,246

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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22%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

5 of 23 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

23violation records

9OOS-tagged records

5 of 23inspections 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.

Other vehicle maintenance

743%3 / 7

Brakes

520%1 / 5

Other / unclassified

520%1 / 5

Driver fitness

3100%3 / 3

Hours of service

10%0 / 1

Lights

1100%1 / 1

Unsafe driving

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

22%Nov 24 to May 252 / 9

17%May 25 to Nov 251 / 6

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 4

50%May 26 to Nov 262 / 4

Top 3 codes (5 of 23 records)

177.817E1-HMHC Other violation2
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
107.620B-HMAMC Other violation1

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172.506A-HMPMC Other violation1
177.834J2-HMBP Other violation1
383.23A2-LCDL Operating without a valid CDL1
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
383.95A-LCDL Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-B-VAC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45C-BSG Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A1-TAOBETA Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-OAL Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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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 SPECIALTY CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC.

SPECIALTY CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC (USDOT 258300) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load 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 21.7% 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 27 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 23 vehicle-level and 27 driver-level — across 3 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 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 12, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 12, 2003 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SPECIALTY CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC's USDOT number?

SPECIALTY CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC's USDOT number is 258300.

Is SPECIALTY CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. SPECIALTY CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is SPECIALTY CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC's safety record?

SPECIALTY CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC has a 21.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 47 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SPECIALTY CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC's fleet?

SPECIALTY CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC operates 12 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SPECIALTY CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC based?

SPECIALTY CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC is based in CLEVELAND, TN, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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