VEKTORCarrier Intelligence Packet
ESSENTIAL CARGO LLC
DBA ESSENTIAL CARGO
USDOT 3662491 · MC-1266791 · 2643 ARLINGTON DR APT 101, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22306
79Review firstModerate riskVektor risk score · 0–100
Generated July 30, 2026 from the live FMCSA / NHTSA record. Decision support — not an FMCSA safety rating or a recommendation to use or avoid any carrier. Verify authority & insurance before tendering.
Watch · 2
- Driver out-of-service rate above average — 11.1% vs the 6.7% national average.
- Reincarnated carrier — prior authority revoked — FMCSA links this carrier to a previously revoked operating authority — the classic chameleon-carrier pattern. Verify it is not evading an enforcement history.
In good standing · 3
- Active operating authority — Active for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.
- Insurance on file — BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.
- Established 5 years — Operating authority has been on file since 2021.
Identity & authority
- Operating status
- Active
- Common authority
- Active
- Contract authority
- None
- Broker authority
- None
- Safety rating
- Not rated
- Authority age
- 5 yr
- Registered
- 2021-06-21
- Out-of-service
- No
- Phone
- (240) 796-7874
- essentialcargogroup@gmail.com
- Website
- —
- Address
- 2643 ARLINGTON DR APT 101, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22306
Fleet
- Power units
- 2
- Drivers
- 2
- Observed units
- 5
- Avg fleet age
- 6.8 yr
Insurance
- Auto-liability on file
- Yes
- BIPD limit
- $750k
- Cargo on file
- No
- Cargo limit
- —
- Bond on file
- No
- Lapses
- 0
Safety · trailing 24 months
- Vehicle OOS
- 66.7% (nat'l 22.26%)
- Driver OOS
- 11.1% (nat'l 6.67%)
- Inspections
- 9
- Crashes
- 0
- Fatal crashes
- 0
| CSA BASIC | Measure | Percentile | Source | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 20.95 | 93% | Vektor est. | — |
| Hours-of-Service | 0.4 | 19% | Vektor est. | — |
| Driver Fitness | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0% | Vektor est. | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 6.25 | — | — | — |