Carrier profile · USDOT 320078 · MC-613608 · Updated Aug 7, 2026

General Alum New England Corp

DBA GAC CHEMICAL

7 power unitsavg 8.5 yrLocal · 1 statesSEARSPORT, ME88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-613608 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(207) 548-2525 Email dispatchmbagley@gacchemical.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 7, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average12.5% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes5 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

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

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.5 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 20.0 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 2

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 7-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 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$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Zurich American’07–’09

Great Divide’12–’25

Nautilus’12–’25

Great Divide’12–’25

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · NAUTILUS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Oct 2025	$5M	1
NAUTILUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Mar 2025	$5M	2
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Mar 2025	$5M	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2011 → Mar 2012	$5M	1
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2009 → Mar 2010	$5M	4
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2007 → Apr 2009	$5M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

20.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

ME busiest

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

Home base

SEARSPORT, ME

34 KIDDER POINT ROAD

Top corridor

ME 8

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

@gacchemical.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1177459

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 34 KIDDER POINT ROAD, SEARSPORT, ME, 04974
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (207) 548-2525
Fax: (207) 548-2891
Email: mbagley@gacchemical.com
Web domain: gacchemical.com

Registration

Officers: David Colter · Rebekah Knowlton
USDOT / docket: 320078 · MC-613608
First registered: Jul 7, 1988
Last MCS-150: Jul 1, 2025 · 453,840 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 5, 1995
D-U-N-S: 861010742

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

453,840

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 GENERAL ALUM NEW ENGLAND CORP.

GENERAL ALUM NEW ENGLAND CORP (USDOT 320078) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from NAUTILUS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 26, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 7, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

The carrier received 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 7, 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 Aug 7, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 1, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 5, 1995 in the federal record refreshed Aug 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GENERAL ALUM NEW ENGLAND CORP's USDOT number?

GENERAL ALUM NEW ENGLAND CORP's USDOT number is 320078, and its motor carrier number is MC-613608.

Is GENERAL ALUM NEW ENGLAND CORP authorized to operate?

As of Aug 7, 2026, GENERAL ALUM NEW ENGLAND CORP is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GENERAL ALUM NEW ENGLAND CORP's safety record?

GENERAL ALUM NEW ENGLAND CORP has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is GENERAL ALUM NEW ENGLAND CORP's fleet?

GENERAL ALUM NEW ENGLAND CORP operates 7 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GENERAL ALUM NEW ENGLAND CORP based?

GENERAL ALUM NEW ENGLAND CORP is based in SEARSPORT, ME, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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