Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 777818
POTOMAC GERMAN AUTO INC
DBA LKQ POTOMAN GERMAN AUTO IN LKQ
7 power unitsFREDERICK, MD
CARRIER INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
7Power 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
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 28 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 7 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2727 yr active
since 1998Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
27 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is POTOMAC GERMAN AUTO INC safe to work with?
Is POTOMAC GERMAN AUTO INC safe to load? POTOMAC GERMAN AUTO INC (USDOT 777818) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in FREDERICK, MD, operating 7 power units and 8 drivers. Operating authority has been active 27 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
PGPOTOMAC GERMAN AUTO INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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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)
- 7
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
FREDERICK, MD
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
@lkqcorp.com — 49 carriers: USDOT 367707USDOT 389268USDOT 389865USDOT 403394USDOT 460144USDOT 489826USDOT 500004USDOT 523715
Shares a company officer with other carriers
christopher foster — 43 carriers: USDOT 389268USDOT 403394USDOT 460144USDOT 489826USDOT 523715USDOT 559594USDOT 571572USDOT 730685
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 4305 LIME KILN ROAD, FREDERICK, MD, 21703
- Mailing address
- 5846 CROSSINGS BLVD, ANTIOCH, TN, 37013
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (615) 831-6979
- Web domain
- lkqcorp.com
Registration
- Officers
- Christopher Foster · Dominick Zarcone
- USDOT / docket
- 777818
- First registered
- 10/23/1998
- Last MCS-150
- 09/07/2023 · 65,652 mi (2022)
- 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 POTOMAC GERMAN AUTO INC's USDOT number?
POTOMAC GERMAN AUTO INC's USDOT number is 777818.
Is POTOMAC GERMAN AUTO INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, POTOMAC GERMAN AUTO INC is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is POTOMAC GERMAN AUTO INC's fleet?
POTOMAC GERMAN AUTO INC operates 7 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is POTOMAC GERMAN AUTO INC based?
POTOMAC GERMAN AUTO INC is based in FREDERICK, MD.