Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 699181
GOLBUS ASSOCIATES
DBA CHEMSTATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA
4 power unitsRegional · 4 statesCOLUMBIA, SC
CARRIER ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
4Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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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.
Established 29 yearsOut-of-service rates below national average
Operating authority2828 yr active
since 1997Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo12.012.0 %
▼ 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 peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
28 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is GOLBUS ASSOCIATES safe to work with?
Is GOLBUS ASSOCIATES safe to load? GOLBUS ASSOCIATES (USDOT 699181) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in COLUMBIA, SC, operating 4 power units and 5 drivers. Operating authority has been active 28 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 86 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 12.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA rates it Satisfactory. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
GAGOLBUS ASSOCIATES 100
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Safety
86 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 12.0% (24-mo)50 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)54 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
5.9% 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
≈6.8 / 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
- 4
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 54
- Annualized
- ≈27 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈6.8 inspections / unit · yr
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 4
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusRegional
revealedStates observed44
US statesInspections · 24 mo5454
SC busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
COLUMBIA, SC
Top corridor
SC
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@chemstation.com — 39 carriers: USDOT 336453USDOT 382053USDOT 446258USDOT 481381USDOT 501251USDOT 605271USDOT 659539USDOT 684144
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 110 SUNBELT BLVD, COLUMBIA, SC, 29203
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (803) 252-3534
- Cell
- (803) 467-9168
- Fax
- (803) 252-3680
- Web domain
- chemstation.com
Registration
- Officers
- Brian Golbus · Brian Golbus
- USDOT / docket
- 699181
- First registered
- 07/28/1997
- Last MCS-150
- 01/16/2026 · 210,000 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Satisfactory · 09/26/2023
- D-U-N-S
- 54244517
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Frequently asked
What is GOLBUS ASSOCIATES's USDOT number?
GOLBUS ASSOCIATES's USDOT number is 699181.
Is GOLBUS ASSOCIATES authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, GOLBUS ASSOCIATES is active in the FMCSA register.
What is GOLBUS ASSOCIATES's safety record?
GOLBUS ASSOCIATES has a 12.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 86 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is GOLBUS ASSOCIATES's fleet?
GOLBUS ASSOCIATES operates 4 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is GOLBUS ASSOCIATES based?
GOLBUS ASSOCIATES is based in COLUMBIA, SC, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.