Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
130 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 265356 · MC-854662
PINE STATE TRADING CO
130 power unitsGARDINER, ME
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-854662 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
130Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 41 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 130 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 8.9 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority4040 yr active
since 1985Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal22
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
40 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is PINE STATE TRADING CO safe to work with?
Is PINE STATE TRADING CO safe to load? PINE STATE TRADING CO (USDOT 265356, MC-854662) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in GARDINER, ME, operating 130 power units and 107 drivers. Operating authority has been active 40 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
PSPINE STATE TRADING CO 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoFiled with FMCSA
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
Liberty Fire · 14–18
20142018
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 130
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
GARDINER, ME
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@pinestatetrading.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2858432
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 100 ENTERPRISE AVENUE, GARDINER, ME, 04345
- Mailing address
- 99 ENTERPRISE AVENUE, GARDINER, ME, 04345
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (207) 622-3741
- Cell
- (207) 530-3047
- Fax
- (207) 213-2482
- Web domain
- pinestatetrading.com
Registration
- Officers
- Nick Alberding · Garrett Grunewald
- USDOT / docket
- 265356 · MC-854662
- First registered
- 10/10/1985
- Last MCS-150
- 08/16/2017 · 3,900,000 mi (2014)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 18980342
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is PINE STATE TRADING CO's USDOT number?
PINE STATE TRADING CO's USDOT number is 265356, and its motor carrier number is MC-854662.
Is PINE STATE TRADING CO authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, PINE STATE TRADING CO is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is PINE STATE TRADING CO's fleet?
PINE STATE TRADING CO operates 130 power units and 107 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is PINE STATE TRADING CO based?
PINE STATE TRADING CO is based in GARDINER, ME.