Carrier profile · USDOT 1608761 · MC-1239483 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

East Coast Salt Distribution Inc

8 power unitsavg 5.8 yrRegional · 3 statesJACKSON, NJ100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1239483 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.8Avg age (yr)

2017–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(732) 833-2973 Email dispatchinfo@eastcoastsalt.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 · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 18 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.8 yr

Model years 2017–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 10.8 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 1

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 8-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 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 ’24 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Harleysville Preferred’21–’23

Selective Fire’23–’25

New Jersey’24–now

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NEW JERSEY MANUFACTURERS INSURANCE CO. · since Aug 2024

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NEW JERSEY MANUFACTURERS INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2024 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
SELECTIVE FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Apr 2025	$750K	2
DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Jul 2023	$750K	2
HARLEYSVILLE PREFERRED INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2021 → Jul 2023	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2017

Oldest model yr

55.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NJ busiest

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

Home base

JACKSON, NJ

621 WRIGHT DEBOW RD

Top corridor

NJ 3 · NY 2 · 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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@eastcoastsalt.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3624764

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david macinnes — 3 carriers: USDOT 691682 USDOT 3624764

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 621 WRIGHT DEBOW RD, JACKSON, NJ, 08527
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (732) 833-2973
Fax: (732) 733-4162
Email: info@eastcoastsalt.com
Web domain: eastcoastsalt.com

Registration

Officer: David Macinnes
USDOT / docket: 1608761 · MC-1239483
First registered: Feb 19, 2007
Last MCS-150: Mar 17, 2026 · 315,367 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 43451454

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

315,367

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 EAST COAST SALT DISTRIBUTION INC.

EAST COAST SALT DISTRIBUTION INC (USDOT 1608761) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 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 active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NEW JERSEY MANUFACTURERS INSURANCE CO. effective Aug 19, 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 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 17, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is EAST COAST SALT DISTRIBUTION INC's USDOT number?

EAST COAST SALT DISTRIBUTION INC's USDOT number is 1608761, and its motor carrier number is MC-1239483.

Is EAST COAST SALT DISTRIBUTION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, EAST COAST SALT DISTRIBUTION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EAST COAST SALT DISTRIBUTION INC's safety record?

EAST COAST SALT DISTRIBUTION INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 18 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is EAST COAST SALT DISTRIBUTION INC's fleet?

EAST COAST SALT DISTRIBUTION INC operates 8 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is EAST COAST SALT DISTRIBUTION INC based?

EAST COAST SALT DISTRIBUTION INC is based in JACKSON, NJ, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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