Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 524150
DONALD W SCHATTSCHNEIDER
DBA THE OLD BARN WOODWORKS
1 power unitsavg 7 yrLocal · 1 statesPHILLIPS, ME
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
1 observed · MCS-150
1Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
7.0Avg age (yr)
2015–2023 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 33 years
Watch · 0
Nothing flagged.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3333 yr active
since 1993Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 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 peersTypical
7 yr
Model years 2015–2023 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
33 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is DONALD W SCHATTSCHNEIDER safe to work with?
Is DONALD W SCHATTSCHNEIDER safe to load? DONALD W SCHATTSCHNEIDER (USDOT 524150) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in PHILLIPS, ME, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 33 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 1 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
DWDONALD W SCHATTSCHNEIDER 50
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Safety
1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)1 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)1 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
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
≈0.5 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
- Registered power units
- 1
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 1
- Annualized
- ≈1 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr
02
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)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 1
- Trailers (towed)
- 1
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
2023
Newest model yr
2015
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 mo11
CA busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
PHILLIPS, ME
Top corridor
CA ⇄ ME
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 (2 trucks · 4 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1464171USDOT 4273458USDOT 4344491USDOT 179097
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@tdstelme.net — 14 carriers: USDOT 319687USDOT 423794USDOT 537196USDOT 577135USDOT 756927USDOT 905706USDOT 955264USDOT 1025622
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)11
Observed (24 mo)11
Shared w/ other carriers22
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 97 PARLIN ROAD, PHILLIPS, ME, 04966
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (207) 639-2192
- Cell
- (207) 778-8992
- Fax
- (207) 639-4236
- dwsajr@tdstelme.net
- Web domain
- tdstelme.net
Registration
- Officer
- Donald W. Schattschneider
- USDOT / docket
- 524150
- First registered
- 05/20/1993
- Last MCS-150
- 09/05/2025 · 13,637 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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 DONALD W SCHATTSCHNEIDER's USDOT number?
DONALD W SCHATTSCHNEIDER's USDOT number is 524150.
Is DONALD W SCHATTSCHNEIDER authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, DONALD W SCHATTSCHNEIDER is active in the FMCSA register.
What is DONALD W SCHATTSCHNEIDER's safety record?
DONALD W SCHATTSCHNEIDER has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 50/100 (tier: unknown).
How big is DONALD W SCHATTSCHNEIDER's fleet?
DONALD W SCHATTSCHNEIDER operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is DONALD W SCHATTSCHNEIDER based?
DONALD W SCHATTSCHNEIDER is based in PHILLIPS, ME, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.