Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3968289
SPINDLER ENTERPRISES LLC
DBA SPINDLER REFUSE
5 power unitsavg 3.2 yrLocal · 1 statesHALETHORPE, MD
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
5Power units
5 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
3.2Avg age (yr)
2017–2025 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Vehicle out-of-service rate above average
Watch · 2
In good standing · 0
Nothing flagged.
Operating authority33 yr active
since 2022Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo25.025.0 %
▲ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersNewer
3.2 yr
Model years 2017–2025 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
3 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is SPINDLER ENTERPRISES LLC safe to work with?
Is SPINDLER ENTERPRISES LLC safe to load? SPINDLER ENTERPRISES LLC (USDOT 3968289) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in HALETHORPE, MD, operating 5 power units and 3 drivers. Operating authority has been active 3 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 15 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 25.0% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (87/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
SESPINDLER ENTERPRISES LLC 87
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Safety
15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 25.0% (24-mo)8 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 10.0% (24-mo)10 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
33.3% now▲ Worsening
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈1.0 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 5-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
- Registered power units
- 5
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 10
- Annualized
- ≈5 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.0 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 Driving7
- 393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1
- 383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1
- 393.88 Television receiversVehicle Maintenance1
- 382.15 Controlled substances / alcoholControlled Substances1 · 1 OOS
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 5
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 5
- 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
Average age
2025
Newest model yr
2017
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo1010
MD busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
HALETHORPE, MD
Top corridor
MD
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
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 (1 truck · 1 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1561159
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@spindlerrefuse.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1029938
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)55
Observed (24 mo)55
Shared w/ other carriers11
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 4335 WASHINGTON BLVD, HALETHORPE, MD, 21227-4538
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 7397, HALETHORPE, MD, 21227-0397
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (410) 538-2929
- Cell
- (410) 302-0539
- Fax
- (410) 536-5369
- Web domain
- spindlerrefuse.com
Registration
- Officers
- Alexander Eugene Politsch · Lauren Elizabeth Spindler
- USDOT / docket
- 3968289
- First registered
- 10/11/2022
- Last MCS-150
- 11/07/2024 · 90,000 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is SPINDLER ENTERPRISES LLC's USDOT number?
SPINDLER ENTERPRISES LLC's USDOT number is 3968289.
Is SPINDLER ENTERPRISES LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, SPINDLER ENTERPRISES LLC is active in the FMCSA register.
What is SPINDLER ENTERPRISES LLC's safety record?
SPINDLER ENTERPRISES LLC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 15 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).
How big is SPINDLER ENTERPRISES LLC's fleet?
SPINDLER ENTERPRISES LLC operates 5 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is SPINDLER ENTERPRISES LLC based?
SPINDLER ENTERPRISES LLC is based in HALETHORPE, MD, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.