Carrier profile · USDOT 1118346 · MC-457892 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Encore Inc

DBA BOSTONCOACH

0 power unitsALEXANDRIA, VA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-457892 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(484) 496-2270 Email dispatchshariff.mcmichael@bostoncoach.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.No BASIC safety alertsNo FMCSA intervention thresholds are currently exceeded.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1.5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

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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$1,500,000 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

$1.5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1.5M 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

$1.5M BIPD last filed ’20 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Travelers America’03–’11

National Interstate’12–now

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,500,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2020

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Sep 2020	$1.5M	3
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Jan 2011 → Sep 2012	$1.5M	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA	May 2003 → Jan 2011	$1.5M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

ALEXANDRIA, VA

5775 GENERAL WASHINGTON DRIVE

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

@bostoncoach.com — 11 carriers: USDOT 291739 USDOT 504752 USDOT 621122 USDOT 1043200 USDOT 1770645 USDOT 2100934 USDOT 2357325 USDOT 2448905

Shares a company officer with other carriers

shariff mcmichael — 2 carriers: USDOT 504752

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5775 GENERAL WASHINGTON DRIVE, ALEXANDRIA, VA, 22312
Mailing address: 880 MAIN STREET FLOOR 3, WALTHAM, MA, 02451
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (484) 496-2270
Email: shariff.mcmichael@bostoncoach.com
Web domain: bostoncoach.com

Registration

Officers: Derek Marcou · Shariff Mcmichael
USDOT / docket: 1118346 · MC-457892
First registered: Apr 14, 2003
Last MCS-150: Mar 24, 2026 · 357,683 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 4, 2014
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

357,683

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 ENCORE INC.

ENCORE INC (USDOT 1118346) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 0 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 24, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 4, 2014 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ENCORE INC's USDOT number?

ENCORE INC's USDOT number is 1118346, and its motor carrier number is MC-457892.

Is ENCORE INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, ENCORE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is ENCORE INC's fleet?

ENCORE INC operates 0 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ENCORE INC based?

ENCORE INC is based in ALEXANDRIA, VA.

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