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Carrier profile · USDOT 2173061 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

DAVID L GARDNER SR

DBA D L GARDNER & SONS TRUCKING

1 power unitsPATTEN, ME

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(207) 939-8859 Email dispatchgardnertrucking@fairpoint.net

Carrier verification summary for DAVID L GARDNER SR

DAVID L GARDNER SR (USDOT 2173061) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 18, 2026.

DAVID L GARDNER SR (USDOT 2173061) has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jul 18, 2026.

DAVID L GARDNER SR (USDOT 2173061) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jul 18, 2026.

DAVID L GARDNER SR (USDOT 2173061) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

DAVID L GARDNER SR (USDOT 2173061) reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 4, 2025.

DAVID L GARDNER SR (USDOT 2173061) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Limited record

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

Established 15 yearsNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 1

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.

In good standing · 1

Established 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

What we know

This carrier has a federal identity but no operating activity on the record. Everything the FMCSA holds is below — we're not drawing empty charts around it.

On the federal record· FMCSA census + L&I

USDOT: 2173061
USDOT registration: Active
Registered: Jul 14, 201115 years ago
Domicile: PATTEN, ME
Self-reported fleet: 1 power unit1 drivers
Last MCS-150: Feb 4, 2025
Phone: (207) 939-8859

Why this record is thin· what the federal datasets return

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record — so there is no out-of-service rate, no BASIC percentile and no violation history to show.
No equipment observed in inspections — so no VIN-decoded units, fleet age or trailer count.
No inspection geography — so no operating footprint or lane map.
No insurance filing history on record — so no coverage limit, insurer or continuity timeline to chart.

An absent record is not a clean record. Verify operating authority and insurance directly with FMCSA — and request a certificate of insurance — before tendering a load.

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