Carrier profile · USDOT 515996 · MC-268205 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CHARLES SCHMIDT & SONS INC

4 power unitsavg 3 yrLocal · 1 statesROSLYN, NY50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-268205 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

3.0Avg age (yr)

2022–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(516) 627-7630 Email dispatchSCHMIDTTOWING1061@YAHOO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

0.0

▼ 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-mo

0.0

▼ 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

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3 yr

Model years 2022–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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 — 3 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

4 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month May '25 · 1

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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 4-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.81 HornVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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

$1M BIPD last filed · 15 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Granite State’97–’00

State National’07–’11

Atlantic Specialty’13–’16

Erie’20–’24

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2024

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE	Aug 2020 → Aug 2020	$1M	1
ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2024	$1M	1
ARGONAUT-MIDWEST INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2020	$1M	3
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Aug 2019	$1M	1
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Aug 2018	$1M	2
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2013 → Aug 2016	$1M	3
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Aug 2013	$1M	1
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Jul 2013	$1M	1
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Jul 2011 → Jul 2012	$1M	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jul 2007 → Jul 2011	$1M	5
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2007	$1M	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2003 → Aug 2004	$1M	4
FIDELITY AND GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2002 → Jul 2003	$1M	1
TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2000 → Jul 2002	$1M	4
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1997 → Jul 2000	$1M	1
THE CONNECTICUT INDEMNITY CO.	Jul 1996 → Jul 1997	$1M	1

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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): 2
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.0 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2022

Oldest model yr

50%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

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

Home base

ROSLYN, NY

1061 NORTHERN BLVD

Top corridor

NY 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

charles schmidt — 3 carriers: USDOT 993959 USDOT 2133083

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1061 NORTHERN BLVD, ROSLYN, NY, 11576
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (516) 627-7630
Fax: (516) 627-7379
Email: schmidttowing1061@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Charles Schmidt · Lindsay Varela
USDOT / docket: 515996 · MC-268205
First registered: Mar 10, 1993
Last MCS-150: Aug 14, 2025 · 50,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 6, 1993
D-U-N-S: 13162854

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

50,000

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 SCHMIDT & SONS INC.

CHARLES SCHMIDT & SONS INC (USDOT 515996) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ERIE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 26, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 3 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 4 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 14, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 6, 1993 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CHARLES SCHMIDT & SONS INC's USDOT number?

CHARLES SCHMIDT & SONS INC's USDOT number is 515996, and its motor carrier number is MC-268205.

Is CHARLES SCHMIDT & SONS INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, CHARLES SCHMIDT & SONS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CHARLES SCHMIDT & SONS INC's safety record?

CHARLES SCHMIDT & SONS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.