Carrier profile · USDOT 987119 · MC-654438 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Bill Wise Excavating Inc

9 power unitsavg 8.5 yrLocal · 2 statesNEW FREEPORT, PA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-654438 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.5Avg age (yr)

2008–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(724) 451-8175 Email dispatchmpankowski@wiseexcavating.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.5 yr

Model years 2008–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 9 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 11.7 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 2

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.

Expected band

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 9-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 9
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 0 OOS
393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’11 · 1 insurer · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

beyond this history

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2011

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2010 → Oct 2011	$750K	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Oct 2009	$750K	2
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2008 → Oct 2008	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

36.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

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

Home base

NEW FREEPORT, PA

944 JOLLYTOWN ROAD

Top corridor

PA 8 · WV 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1426773 USDOT 1817105

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@wiseexcavating.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4487611

Shares a company officer with other carriers

angelo papalia — 2 carriers: USDOT 1426773

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

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: 944 JOLLYTOWN ROAD, NEW FREEPORT, PA, 15352
Mailing address: 1001 HORIZON VUE DDRIVE STE120, NEW FREEPORT, PA, 15352
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (724) 451-8175
Fax: (724) 451-8261
Email: mpankowski@wiseexcavating.com
Web domain: wiseexcavating.com

Registration

Officer: Angelo Papalia
USDOT / docket: 987119 · MC-654438
First registered: Oct 29, 2001
Last MCS-150: Jul 22, 2025 · 91,860 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

91,860

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 BILL WISE EXCAVATING INC.

BILL WISE EXCAVATING INC (USDOT 987119) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2011 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 9 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 9 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 9 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 22, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BILL WISE EXCAVATING INC's USDOT number?

BILL WISE EXCAVATING INC's USDOT number is 987119, and its motor carrier number is MC-654438.

Is BILL WISE EXCAVATING INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, BILL WISE EXCAVATING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BILL WISE EXCAVATING INC's safety record?

BILL WISE EXCAVATING INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is BILL WISE EXCAVATING INC's fleet?

BILL WISE EXCAVATING INC operates 9 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BILL WISE EXCAVATING INC based?

BILL WISE EXCAVATING INC is based in NEW FREEPORT, PA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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