Carrier profile · USDOT 10695 · MC-138858 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Charles M Shirk Trucking Inc

17 power unitsavg 9.1 yrRegional · 4 statesTERRE HILL, PA87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-138858 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.1Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(717) 445-4921 Email dispatchMARYALICE@SHIRKTRUCKING.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes17 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.1 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

20 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 — 9 vehicle and 20 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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 21.3 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

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 3

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 17-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 20
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving23 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.8 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’13 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

American Manufacturers’97–’03

Westport’03–’08

Maxum’09–’13

beyond this history

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2013

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2009 → May 2013	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2008 → May 2009	$750K	1
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	May 2003 → May 2008	$750K	1
AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	May 1997 → May 2003	$750K	1
PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	Feb 1996 → May 1997	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1994 → Feb 1996	$750K	2
THE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA	Jul 1992 → Feb 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 16

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

27.6%

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

PA busiest

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

Home base

TERRE HILL, PA

307 SCHNADER STREET

Top corridor

PA 12 · NJ 4 · MD 2

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.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2341058 USDOT 10702 USDOT 3182581

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: 307 SCHNADER STREET, TERRE HILL, PA, 17581
Mailing address: 307 SCHNADER STREET PO BOX 66, TERRE HILL, PA, 17581
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (717) 445-4921
Fax: (717) 445-9836
Email: maryalice@shirktrucking.com
Web domain: shirktrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Mary Alice Sensenig · Jerry Sensenig
USDOT / docket: 10695 · MC-138858
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 14, 2025 · 746,188 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 71201529

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

746,188

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 CHARLES M SHIRK TRUCKING INC.

CHARLES M SHIRK TRUCKING INC (USDOT 10695) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 20 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 20 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 17 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 14, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CHARLES M SHIRK TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

CHARLES M SHIRK TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 10695, and its motor carrier number is MC-138858.

Is CHARLES M SHIRK TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, CHARLES M SHIRK TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CHARLES M SHIRK TRUCKING INC's safety record?

CHARLES M SHIRK TRUCKING INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CHARLES M SHIRK TRUCKING INC's fleet?

CHARLES M SHIRK TRUCKING INC operates 17 power units and 17 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CHARLES M SHIRK TRUCKING INC based?

CHARLES M SHIRK TRUCKING INC is based in TERRE HILL, PA, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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