Carrier profile · USDOT 653928 · MC-303343 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

FOSTER SALES & DELIVERY INC

76 power unitsavg 9.7 yrMulti-region · 12 statesBIDWELL, OH88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-303343 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

76Power units

74 observed · MCS-150

53Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.7Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 848-7383 Email dispatchBOB@fostersales.com, FMCSA@BRICKERGRAYDON.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 299 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

76 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.7 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

188 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 5.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 124 vehicle and 188 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

15.8% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

180 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 20

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 76-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 76
Inspections · 24 mo: 188
Annualized: ≈94 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving60 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 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: Active
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Diamond State’98–’03

Carolina’03–’08

Cincinnati’08–’11

Northland’11–’14

Cincinnati’14–’25

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2014 → Feb 2025	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2011 → Oct 2014	$1M	1
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2008 → Feb 2011	$1M	4
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2003 → Feb 2008	$1M	5
DIAMOND STATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1998 → Feb 2003	$1M	6

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 76
Observed power (24 mo): 74
Trailers (towed): 53

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

49.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

188

WV busiest

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

Home base

BIDWELL, OH

35 CORPORATE DRIVE

Top corridor

WV ⇄ OH

WV 94 · OH 48 · KY 26

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3443496Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3706 USDOT 3443496 USDOT 3472462 USDOT 81385 USDOT 3303153 USDOT 3527308 USDOT 2588718 USDOT 4343550

Shares a company officer with other carriers

bob foster — 6 carriers: USDOT 718269 USDOT 851219 USDOT 1896244 USDOT 2231835 USDOT 2371593

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 35 CORPORATE DRIVE, BIDWELL, OH, 45614
Mailing address: PO BOX 5, BIDWELL, OH, 45614
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (800) 848-7383
Cell: (740) 339-1108
Fax: (740) 245-9731
Email: bob@fostersales.com, fmcsa@brickergraydon.com
Web domain: fostersales.com, fmcsa

Registration

Officers: Bob Foster · Alexander Karcher
USDOT / docket: 653928 · MC-303343
First registered: Aug 9, 1996
Last MCS-150: Nov 11, 2025 · 5,790,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 17, 2008
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,790,000

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 FOSTER SALES & DELIVERY INC.

FOSTER SALES & DELIVERY INC (USDOT 653928) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract 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 NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 5.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 188 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 124 vehicle-level and 188 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 76 power units and 61 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 11, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 17, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FOSTER SALES & DELIVERY INC's USDOT number?

FOSTER SALES & DELIVERY INC's USDOT number is 653928, and its motor carrier number is MC-303343.

Is FOSTER SALES & DELIVERY INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, FOSTER SALES & DELIVERY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FOSTER SALES & DELIVERY INC's safety record?

FOSTER SALES & DELIVERY INC has a 5.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 299 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).