Carrier profile · USDOT 3078714 · MC-65536 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Housing Specialist Inc

21 power unitsavg 10.9 yrRegional · 3 statesCARLETON, MI86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-65536 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

30 observed · MCS-150

38Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.9Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(734) 586-0522 Email dispatchjoe@housingspecialist.us

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average39.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo39.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo39.2%

▲ 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

Small fleet

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.9 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

74 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 39.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 51 vehicle and 74 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

41.7% · 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 9.2 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

73 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 8

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 74
Annualized: ≈37 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving100 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance37 · 25 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance36 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance30 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 10 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 8 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Motorists Commercial’22–’23

Navigators’23–’25

Progressive Michigan’25–now

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2025 → Sep 2025	$750K	1
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2023 → Jul 2025	$750K	5
MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Sep 2023	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 30
Trailers (towed): 38

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

77.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MI busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

CARLETON, MI

10200 N TELEGRAPH RD

Top corridor

MI 53 · OH 19 · IN 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 9 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 365881 USDOT 4306338 USDOT 2431923 USDOT 2903339Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (33 trucks · 14 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 365881 USDOT 4306338 USDOT 2521422 USDOT 3365498 USDOT 2431923 USDOT 2903339 USDOT 1681811 USDOT 1834532

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@housingspecialist.us — 4 carriers: USDOT 2388798 USDOT 4293452 USDOT 4306338

Shares a company officer with other carriers

nikole gilstorf — 2 carriers: USDOT 4379548

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

Location

Physical address: 10200 N TELEGRAPH RD, CARLETON, MI, 48117
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (734) 586-0522
Fax: (734) 586-0522
Email: joe@housingspecialist.us
Web domain: housingspecialist.us

Registration

Officer: Nikole Gilstorf
USDOT / docket: 3078714 · MC-65536
First registered: Dec 18, 2017
Last MCS-150: Aug 1, 2025 · 50,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Aug 10, 2024
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

50,000

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for HOUSING SPECIALIST INC.

HOUSING SPECIALIST INC (USDOT 3078714) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE MICHIGAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 4, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 39.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 74 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 51 vehicle-level and 74 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 21 power units and 21 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 1, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Aug 10, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is HOUSING SPECIALIST INC's USDOT number?

HOUSING SPECIALIST INC's USDOT number is 3078714, and its motor carrier number is MC-65536.

Is HOUSING SPECIALIST INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, HOUSING SPECIALIST INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HOUSING SPECIALIST INC's safety record?

HOUSING SPECIALIST INC has a 39.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 118 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is HOUSING SPECIALIST INC's fleet?

HOUSING SPECIALIST INC operates 21 power units and 21 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is HOUSING SPECIALIST INC based?

HOUSING SPECIALIST INC is based in CARLETON, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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