Carrier profile · USDOT 360363 · MC-319875 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Quanex Homeshield LLC

DBA QUANEX BUILDING PRODUCTS

14 power unitsavg 6.6 yrRegional · 5 statesCHEHALIS, WA86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-319875 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.6Avg age (yr)

2007–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(360) 557-5023 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

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% 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 37 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1989.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 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

Asset-based

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.6 yr

Model years 2007–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

11 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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Vehicle OOS 40.00% on 5 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

9 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 40.0%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 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 7.8 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 3

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 14-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 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: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$2,000,000 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

$2M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $2M 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 ’20 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Reliance’97–’03

Ace American’12–now

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2020

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2012 → Apr 2020	$750K	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2011 → Mar 2013	$750K	1
THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1997 → Nov 2003	$750K	1
NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION	May 1997 → Nov 1997	$750K	1

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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): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.6 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2007

Oldest model yr

35.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Washington: 4 inspections
Minnesota: 2 inspections
California: 1 inspections
Indiana: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections

Home base

CHEHALIS, WA

211 HAMILTON RD N - SUITE 301

Most inspections: WA

4 inspections

WA 4 · MN 2 · CA 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 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.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 344220 USDOT 541562 USDOT 4310692 USDOT 2455342 USDOT 3792961 USDOT 1566547

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@quanex.com — 7 carriers: USDOT 607337 USDOT 863803 USDOT 3136562 USDOT 3218654 USDOT 4032763 USDOT 4457509

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: 211 HAMILTON RD N - SUITE 301, CHEHALIS, WA, 98532
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (360) 557-5023
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: quanex.com

Registration

Officer: Bob Daniels
USDOT / docket: 360363 · MC-319875
First registered: Jul 17, 1989
Last MCS-150: Apr 13, 2026 · 720,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 6195903

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

720,000

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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40%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

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

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

27violation records

6OOS-tagged records

2 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.

Brakes

119%1 / 11

Unsafe driving

80%0 / 8

Other vehicle maintenance

683%5 / 6

Driver fitness

10%0 / 1

Lights

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%

33%Nov 24 to May 251 / 3

50%May 25 to Nov 251 / 2

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (8 of 27 records)

393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.47A-BCFSBD Brake actuators / linings / components2

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390.21TE2IV-D USDOT number marking on vehicle1
391.41A-MCPC No / expired medical certificate1
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSOA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.106D-C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.110B1-C Cargo securement — number of tiedowns1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Brakes

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for QUANEX HOMESHIELD LLC.

QUANEX HOMESHIELD LLC (USDOT 360363) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 $2,000,000 limit in force from ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 10, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% 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 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 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 7, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 13, 2026. 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 QUANEX HOMESHIELD LLC's USDOT number?

QUANEX HOMESHIELD LLC's USDOT number is 360363, and its motor carrier number is MC-319875.

Is QUANEX HOMESHIELD LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. QUANEX HOMESHIELD LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is QUANEX HOMESHIELD LLC's safety record?

QUANEX HOMESHIELD LLC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 23 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).