Carrier profile · USDOT 31816 · MC-882215 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Reagent Chemical & Research LLC

DBA REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH INC

189 power unitsavg 8.1 yrNational · 28 statesRINGOES, NJ88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-882215 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

189Power units

141 observed · MCS-150

148Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(908) 284-2800 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record7 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 387 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

189 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

144 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

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14 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 29, 2026.

Safety

238 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 5.9%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 — 219 vehicle and 238 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

8.5% · 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

231 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 24

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 189-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 189
Inspections · 24 mo: 238
Annualized: ≈119 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving47 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance24 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 13 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’26 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Liberty Fire’14–’21

Ace American’21–’25

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Apr 2026	$5M	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Apr 2026	$5M	1
UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2025 → May 2026	$5M	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Apr 2024	$5M	1
UPLAND SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Apr 2025	$5M	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Apr 2025	$5M	3
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2014 → Jan 2021	$5M	2

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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): 189
Observed power (24 mo): 141
Trailers (towed): 148

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

47.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 28 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

236

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 58 inspections
Texas: 38 inspections
Nevada: 17 inspections
Louisiana: 13 inspections
Ohio: 13 inspections
North Carolina: 11 inspections
South Carolina: 9 inspections
Georgia: 8 inspections
Oklahoma: 8 inspections
Indiana: 8 inspections
New Jersey: 8 inspections
Michigan: 6 inspections
Illinois: 6 inspections
Maryland: 5 inspections
Connecticut: 4 inspections
Kentucky: 3 inspections
Missouri: 3 inspections
Pennsylvania: 3 inspections
Kansas: 2 inspections
Delaware: 2 inspections
Arkansas: 2 inspections
Mississippi: 2 inspections
New York: 2 inspections
Iowa: 2 inspections
Nebraska: 1 inspections
West Virginia: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections

Home base

RINGOES, NJ

115 ROUTE 202

Most inspections: CA

58 inspections

CA 58 · TX 38 · NV 17

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

Last 12 months: 3 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 1576998 USDOT 3376094 USDOT 207513 USDOT 759493Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (54 trucks · 55 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 327574 USDOT 3062876 USDOT 3975567 USDOT 3978462 USDOT 146102 USDOT 1576998 USDOT 3376094 USDOT 4380083

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

189

Observed (24 mo)

141

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: 115 ROUTE 202, RINGOES, NJ, 08551
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (908) 284-2800
Fax: (908) 284-0374
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: reagentchemical.com

Registration

Officers: Rob Lippert · Frank Wohletz
USDOT / docket: 31816 · MC-882215
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 10, 2026 · 8,400,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 25, 2005
D-U-N-S: 2182228

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

189

Power units

176

Drivers

176

CDL drivers

8,400,000

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

13 of 219 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

114violation records

14OOS-tagged records

13 of 219inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

360%0 / 36

Other vehicle maintenance

2540%10 / 25

Brakes

225%1 / 22

Lights

1421%3 / 14

Hours of service

90%0 / 9

Other / unclassified

80%0 / 8

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

30%

15%

30%

5%Nov 24 to May 252 / 44

5%May 25 to Nov 253 / 59

6%Nov 25 to May 263 / 49

7%May 26 to Nov 265 / 67

Top 3 codes (18 of 114 records)

393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects7
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)5

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392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)4
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps3
107.620B-HMAMC Other violation2
172.602C-HMER Other violation2
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2LV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9 Inoperative required lamps2
395.22H1 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
395.22H3 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection2
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
172.516C6-HMPMC Other violation1
172.600C1-HMER Other violation1
172.602A-HMER Other violation1
177.817E Other violation1
390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TE2IV-D USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.22B-DFPWD Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.2SLFYEMV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11UR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.205C-WR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-B-VAC Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D3 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A1I Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LSLOWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9TS Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H2 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24D ELD — record edits / data1
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer1
395.32B ELD — non-authenticated driving1
395.8F12-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1B Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1

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Unsafe driving

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH LLC.

REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH LLC (USDOT 31816) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 30, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 5.9% 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 238 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 219 vehicle-level and 238 driver-level — across 28 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 7 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 189 power units and 176 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 10, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 25, 2005 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH LLC's USDOT number?

REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH LLC's USDOT number is 31816, and its motor carrier number is MC-882215.

Is REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH LLC's safety record?

REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH LLC has a 5.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 387 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).