Carrier profile · USDOT 452939 · MC-1397960 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

EAST COAST LANDSCAPING & CONSTRUCTION INC

7 power unitsavg 8 yrLocal · 2 statesPORTSMOUTH, RI74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1397960 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.0Avg age (yr)

2003–2025 · vPIC

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average17.4% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% 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 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo40.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M 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

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8 yr

Model years 2003–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

23 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 17.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 8.3 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

23 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.6 / 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: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 23
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
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 ’23 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Selective South’22–’23

beyond this history

20222023202420252026now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MIDDLESEX INSURANCE CO. · since Jul 2023

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	Mar 2022 → Aug 2023	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 15
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

8.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

14.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

RI busiest

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

Home base

PORTSMOUTH, RI

202 CHASE ROAD

Top corridor

RI 13 · MA 10

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3381963

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@eastcoastconstruction.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3809342

Shares a company officer with other carriers

max essery — 2 carriers: USDOT 3809342

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 202 CHASE ROAD, PORTSMOUTH, RI, 02871
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (401) 683-5656
Cell: (401) 500-5733
Fax: (401) 683-5662
Email: megan@eastcoastconstruction.com
Web domain: eastcoastconstruction.com

Registration

Officers: Max Essery · William Reed
USDOT / docket: 452939 · MC-1397960
First registered: Jul 23, 1991
Last MCS-150: Nov 6, 2025 · 1 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 781149760

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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 EAST COAST LANDSCAPING & CONSTRUCTION INC.

EAST COAST LANDSCAPING & CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 452939) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from MIDDLESEX INSURANCE CO. effective Jul 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 23 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 6, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EAST COAST LANDSCAPING & CONSTRUCTION INC's USDOT number?

EAST COAST LANDSCAPING & CONSTRUCTION INC's USDOT number is 452939, and its motor carrier number is MC-1397960.

Is EAST COAST LANDSCAPING & CONSTRUCTION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, EAST COAST LANDSCAPING & CONSTRUCTION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EAST COAST LANDSCAPING & CONSTRUCTION INC's safety record?

EAST COAST LANDSCAPING & CONSTRUCTION INC has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 29 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is EAST COAST LANDSCAPING & CONSTRUCTION INC's fleet?

EAST COAST LANDSCAPING & CONSTRUCTION INC operates 7 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is EAST COAST LANDSCAPING & CONSTRUCTION INC based?

EAST COAST LANDSCAPING & CONSTRUCTION INC is based in PORTSMOUTH, RI, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(401) 683-5656 Email dispatchmegan@eastcoastconstruction.comCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 452939
MC / Docket: MC-1397960
Officer: MAX ESSERY
Address: 202 CHASE ROAD
PORTSMOUTH, RI, 02871

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 35 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MIDDLESEX INSURANCE CO. · since Jul 2023

Vehicle OOS 40.0%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(401) 683-5656 Email dispatchmegan@eastcoastconstruction.comCarrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 452939
MC / Docket: MC-1397960
Officer: MAX ESSERY
Address: 202 CHASE ROAD
PORTSMOUTH, RI, 02871

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 35 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MIDDLESEX INSURANCE CO. · since Jul 2023

Vehicle OOS 40.0%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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