Carrier profile · USDOT 779958 · MC-438564 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALISTS INC

115 power unitsavg 5.6 yrRegional · 5 statesFISHKILL, NY82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-438564 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

115Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.6Avg age (yr)

2006–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(201) 408-5111 Email dispatchRkeller@SQUAN.COM

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate well above average27.8% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes10 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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

115 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.6 yr

Model years 2006–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 7.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 27.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 18 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 39.6 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

18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 4

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 115-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 115
Inspections · 24 mo: 18
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Driving13 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness4 · 3 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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$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

No insurance filing history on record.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HOMELAND INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK · since Jan 2002

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 115
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

6.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

FISHKILL, NY

143 OLD ROUTE 9

Top corridor

NY 10 · NJ 5 · TX 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 4072009

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@squan.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1924295 USDOT 1973825

Shares a company officer with other carriers

christopher roach — 3 carriers: USDOT 3517013 USDOT 4447857

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

115

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 143 OLD ROUTE 9, FISHKILL, NY, 12524
Mailing address: 93 VETERANS BLVD, CARLSADT, NJ, 07072
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (201) 408-5111
Cell: (845) 799-0911
Fax: (845) 838-1572
Email: rkeller@squan.com
Web domain: squan.com

Registration

Officers: Christopher Roach · Robert Keller
USDOT / docket: 779958 · MC-438564
First registered: Nov 5, 1998
Last MCS-150: Oct 29, 2025 · 1 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 71467802

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

115

Power units

115

Drivers

—CDL drivers

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 COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALISTS INC.

COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALISTS INC (USDOT 779958) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading 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 active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HOMELAND INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK effective Jan 1, 2002 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 18 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 3 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 115 power units and 115 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 29, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALISTS INC's USDOT number?

COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALISTS INC's USDOT number is 779958, and its motor carrier number is MC-438564.

Is COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALISTS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALISTS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALISTS INC's safety record?

COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALISTS INC has a 7.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 27 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).