Carrier profile · USDOT 538227 · MC-91202 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Foss Auto Recycling Transportation Inc

103 power unitsavg 9.9 yrRegional · 4 statesLA GRANGE, NC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-91202 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

103Power units

85 observed · MCS-150

67Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.9Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(866) 534-5865 Email dispatchasmith@fossrecycling.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 388 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$2M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

103 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.9 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

234 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 115 vehicle and 234 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.6% · 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 2.5 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

227 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 20

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 103-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 103
Inspections · 24 mo: 234
Annualized: ≈117 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance29 · 8 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving29 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 20 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Star’18–’19

Axis’19–’24

beyond this history

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $2,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Feb 2024

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AXIS INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → Feb 2024	$1M	7
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → Feb 2019	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 103
Observed power (24 mo): 85
Trailers (towed): 67

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

61.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

234

NC busiest

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

Home base

LA GRANGE, NC

7037 HWY 70 W

Top corridor

NC 199 · VA 26 · SC 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3221048 USDOT 1111095Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (50 trucks · 39 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1951627 USDOT 3528353 USDOT 3837697 USDOT 2981796 USDOT 3846394 USDOT 4116779 USDOT 3408601 USDOT 3221048

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@fossrecycling.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2644071

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jimmie foss — 2 carriers: USDOT 1600169

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

103

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7037 HWY 70 W, LA GRANGE, NC, 28551
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (866) 534-5865
Fax: (252) 565-0425
Email: asmith@fossrecycling.com
Web domain: fossrecycling.com

Registration

Officers: Stephen Foss · Jimmie Foss
USDOT / docket: 538227 · MC-91202
First registered: Sep 29, 1993
Last MCS-150: Nov 7, 2025 · 3,750,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 20, 2020
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

103

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,750,000

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC.

FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 538227) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $2,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Feb 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 234 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 115 vehicle-level and 234 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 103 power units and 79 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 7, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 20, 2020 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 538227, and its motor carrier number is MC-91202.

Is FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

FOSS AUTO RECYCLING TRANSPORTATION INC has a 20.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 388 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).