Carrier profile · USDOT 3429917 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Firstchoice Recovery and Transport Services Inc

DBA CAR SERVICESCARS SERVICES

4 power unitsavg 9 yrLocal · 1 statesBOTHELL, WA50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

9.0Avg age (yr)

2017–2017 · vPIC

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

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

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MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 6.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.Not enough inspection history to rate3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 2

Established 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9 yr

Model years 2017–2017 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

6 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — 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.

Before you tender

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CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 33.33% on 3 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

3 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 33.3%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 — 3 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 1

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

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
387.301 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.71 Coupling / towing devicesVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 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): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.0 yr

Average age

2017

Newest model yr

2017

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Washington: 3 inspections

Home base

BOTHELL, WA

18712 BOTHELL EVERETT HWY

Most inspections: WA

3 inspections

WA 3

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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 1758052 USDOT 3250448

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 6, 2026

Location

Physical address: 18712 BOTHELL EVERETT HWY, BOTHELL, WA, 98012-6838
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (425) 741-4288
Fax: (425) 745-4595
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: carsllc.org

Registration

Officers: Kevin Williams Oliver Williams · Grover Williams Jr.
USDOT / docket: 3429917
First registered: May 19, 2020
Last MCS-150: May 19, 2020 · 0 mi
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

—Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 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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33%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 3 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

6violation records

1OOS-tagged records

1 of 3inspections 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

30%0 / 3

Lights

250%1 / 2

Other vehicle maintenance

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 1

50%May 25 to Nov 251 / 2

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (3 of 6 records)

390.21TA USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2IN State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Other vehicle maintenance

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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 FIRSTCHOICE RECOVERY AND TRANSPORT SERVICES INC.

FIRSTCHOICE RECOVERY AND TRANSPORT SERVICES INC (USDOT 3429917) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score. 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 6, 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 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

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

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 19, 2020. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FIRSTCHOICE RECOVERY AND TRANSPORT SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

FIRSTCHOICE RECOVERY AND TRANSPORT SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 3429917.

Is FIRSTCHOICE RECOVERY AND TRANSPORT SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. FIRSTCHOICE RECOVERY AND TRANSPORT SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is FIRSTCHOICE RECOVERY AND TRANSPORT SERVICES INC's safety record?

FIRSTCHOICE RECOVERY AND TRANSPORT SERVICES INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 3 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is FIRSTCHOICE RECOVERY AND TRANSPORT SERVICES INC's fleet?

FIRSTCHOICE RECOVERY AND TRANSPORT SERVICES INC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FIRSTCHOICE RECOVERY AND TRANSPORT SERVICES INC based?

FIRSTCHOICE RECOVERY AND TRANSPORT SERVICES INC is based in BOTHELL, WA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(425) 741-4288 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 3429917
Officer: KEVIN WILLIAMS OLIVER WILLIAMS
Address: 18712 BOTHELL EVERETT HWY
BOTHELL, WA, 98012-6838

At a glance

Current BIPD status unknown

Active-filing snapshot unavailable — request a certificate of insurance before tendering.

Vehicle OOS 33.3%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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