Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 982541 · MC-413388
SPECIAL FUEL SERVICES INC
DBA SFS
1 power unitsKOUNTZE, TX
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-413388 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power 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 25 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 6.7 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2424 yr active
since 2001Insurance (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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
24 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is SPECIAL FUEL SERVICES INC safe to work with?
Is SPECIAL FUEL SERVICES INC safe to load? SPECIAL FUEL SERVICES INC (USDOT 982541, MC-413388) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in KOUNTZE, TX, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 24 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
SFSPECIAL FUEL SERVICES 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?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+2 earlier
Canal · 01–09
Great West · 11–14
Illinois National · 14–17
Great West · 17–19
20012019
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
6 insurer eras · collapsed from 15 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jul 2017 → Sep 2019 | $1M | 1 |
| ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Jul 2014 → Jul 2017 | $1M | 3 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Jul 2011 → Jul 2014 | $1M | 1 |
| CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY | Jul 2010 → Jul 2011 | $1M | 1 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Jul 2009 → Jul 2010 | $1M | 1 |
| CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY | Jul 2001 → Jul 2009 | $1M | 8 |
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)
- —
- 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
KOUNTZE, TX
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 215 WIGGINS ST, KOUNTZE, TX, 77625
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 159, KOUNTZE, TX, 77625
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (409) 246-2686
- Cell
- (409) 782-7493
- sfs1420@msm.com
- Web domain
- msm.com
Registration
- Officer
- Farah Sanders
- USDOT / docket
- 982541 · MC-413388
- First registered
- 10/09/2001
- Last MCS-150
- 11/05/2019 · 93,377 mi (2018)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 32897774
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is SPECIAL FUEL SERVICES INC's USDOT number?
SPECIAL FUEL SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 982541, and its motor carrier number is MC-413388.
Is SPECIAL FUEL SERVICES INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, SPECIAL FUEL SERVICES INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is SPECIAL FUEL SERVICES INC's fleet?
SPECIAL FUEL SERVICES INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is SPECIAL FUEL SERVICES INC based?
SPECIAL FUEL SERVICES INC is based in KOUNTZE, TX.