Small fleet
240 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-07-15
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Small fleet
240 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
4.2 yr
Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark computing.
40 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is S & S FIRESTONE INC safe to load? S & S FIRESTONE INC (USDOT 271514) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in LEXINGTON, KY, operating 240 power units and 95 drivers. Operating authority has been active 40 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 534 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 8.3% (below the 22.26% national average), with 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA rates it Conditional. Vektor rates it review before loading (84/100), with the leading concern: fatal crash on record. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-07-15.
S & S FIRESTONE INC's USDOT number is 271514.
As of 2026-07-15, S & S FIRESTONE INC is active in the FMCSA register.
S & S FIRESTONE INC has a 8.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 534 roadside inspections, with 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 84/100 (tier: review).
S & S FIRESTONE INC operates 240 power units and 95 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
S & S FIRESTONE INC is based in LEXINGTON, KY, with roadside inspections recorded across 19 states.
534 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 19 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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