Carrier profile · USDOT 3029976 · MC-38849 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Environmental Specialists of Columbus

11 power unitsavg 12.9 yrLocal · 1 statesNEWARK, OH78/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNMC-38849 STATUS UNKNOWNHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.9Avg age (yr)

2007–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(740) 788-8134 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.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 2

Established 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 20 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.9 yr

Model years 2007–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — 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.

Safety

8 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 0.0%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 — 5 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 2

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 11-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
180.415 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
172.202 Other violationOther1 · 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.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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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): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.9 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

85.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Ohio: 8 inspections

Home base

NEWARK, OH

55 BUILDERS DR

Most inspections: OH

8 inspections

OH 8

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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 184328

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@esrecycling.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 557236 USDOT 3293899

Shares a company officer with other carriers

brian johnson — 87 carriers: USDOT 237899 USDOT 311444 USDOT 356812 USDOT 415271 USDOT 421427 USDOT 620860 USDOT 689827 USDOT 823877

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 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 55 BUILDERS DR, NEWARK, OH, 43055
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (740) 788-8134
Fax: (740) 788-8136
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: esrecycling.com

Registration

Officer: Brian Johnson
USDOT / docket: 3029976 · MC-38849
First registered: Jul 20, 2017
Last MCS-150: Sep 30, 2024 · 275,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

275,000

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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vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

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

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

13violation records

2OOS-tagged records

0 of 5inspections 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.

Lights

40%0 / 4

Other vehicle maintenance

450%2 / 4

Unsafe driving

30%0 / 3

Brakes

10%0 / 1

Other / unclassified

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%Stable

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 2

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 2

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 1

Top 3 codes (4 of 13 records)

392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
180.415-HMTMC Other violation1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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393.11B-CSSRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-SAPPAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
396.3A1-HCM Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS OF COLUMBUS.

ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS OF COLUMBUS (USDOT 3029976) has a Vektor safety score of 78/100 and a Review before loading 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 0.0% 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 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes 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 11 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 30, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS OF COLUMBUS's USDOT number?

ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS OF COLUMBUS's USDOT number is 3029976, and its motor carrier number is MC-38849.

Is ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS OF COLUMBUS authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS OF COLUMBUS is active in the FMCSA register.

What is ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS OF COLUMBUS's safety record?

ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS OF COLUMBUS has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 20 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 78/100 (tier: review).

How big is ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS OF COLUMBUS's fleet?

ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS OF COLUMBUS operates 11 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS OF COLUMBUS based?

ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALISTS OF COLUMBUS is based in NEWARK, OH, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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