Carrier profile · USDOT 884757 · MC-385999 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Joe's Truck & Auto LLC

4 power unitsavg 13.7 yrLocal · 1 statesCHESTER, SC88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-385999 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

13.7Avg age (yr)

2003–2018 · vPIC

Call dispatch(803) 581-5720 Email dispatchjoes29706@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.3%

▼ 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

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.7 yr

Model years 2003–2018 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 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 13.3 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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 3

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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 4-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 11 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Lincoln General’03–’08

Plaza’13–’16

Accredited’20–’23

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2025

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Apr 2025	$750K	1
TRISURA INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Apr 2020 → Apr 2023	$750K	4
FIRST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AM	Apr 2018 → Apr 2020	$750K	1
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Apr 2018	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Apr 2016 → Apr 2017	$750K	1
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2013 → Apr 2016	$750K	4
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2011 → Apr 2013	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Apr 2009 → Apr 2011	$750K	2
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2008 → May 2008	$750K	3
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2003 → Apr 2008	$750K	5
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2002 → Apr 2003	$750K	2
TRANSCONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2000 → Jun 2001	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.7 yr

Average age

2018

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

100.0%

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

SC busiest

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

Home base

CHESTER, SC

2581 LANCASTER HWY

Top corridor

SC 7

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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: 2581 LANCASTER HWY, CHESTER, SC, 29706
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (803) 581-5720
Cell: (803) 385-8610
Fax: (803) 581-7365
Email: joes29706@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Lynn Lindsay Hawkins
USDOT / docket: 884757 · MC-385999
First registered: Jun 6, 2000
Last MCS-150: Nov 12, 2025 · 30,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

30,000

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 JOE'S TRUCK & AUTO LLC.

JOE'S TRUCK & AUTO LLC (USDOT 884757) 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 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 ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 3, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.3% 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 — 7 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 12, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is JOE'S TRUCK & AUTO LLC's USDOT number?

JOE'S TRUCK & AUTO LLC's USDOT number is 884757, and its motor carrier number is MC-385999.

Is JOE'S TRUCK & AUTO LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, JOE'S TRUCK & AUTO LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JOE'S TRUCK & AUTO LLC's safety record?

JOE'S TRUCK & AUTO LLC has a 14.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is JOE'S TRUCK & AUTO LLC's fleet?

JOE'S TRUCK & AUTO LLC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JOE'S TRUCK & AUTO LLC based?

JOE'S TRUCK & AUTO LLC is based in CHESTER, SC, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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