Carrier profile · USDOT 24472 · MC-143987 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

M KORSON & CO INC

20 power unitsavg 9.5 yrRegional · 5 statesSOMERVILLE, MA75/100

NO OPERATING AUTHORITYMC-143987 NO AUTHORITYRATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.5Avg age (yr)

2008–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(617) 625-6060 Email dispatchmkorson91@gmail.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Established 52 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.5 yr

Model years 2008–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 8.3 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

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 20-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 20
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance11 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 0 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

North Star’85–’04

United States’87–’02

Hanover’98–’02

Hanover’02–’08

Hanover’08–now

Safety’10–now

1985199620072018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SAFETY INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	May 2010 → May 2026	$750K	35
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2008 → current	$750K	1
SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2008 → Jun 2010	$750K	2
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2002 → Dec 2008	$750K	2
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Dec 1999 → Dec 1999	$750K	2
GENERAL STAR INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 1998 → Dec 1999	$750K	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1998 → Dec 2002	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Dec 1987 → Dec 2002	$750K	1
NORTH STAR REINSURANCE CORPORATION	Jan 1985 → Jan 2004	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

9.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CT busiest

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

Home base

SOMERVILLE, MA

91 WASHINGTON STREET

Top corridor

CT ⇄ MA

CT 6 · PA 3 · MD 3

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3952270

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 91 WASHINGTON STREET, SOMERVILLE, MA, 02143
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (617) 625-6060
Fax: (617) 625-8236
Email: mkorson91@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Emma L Gennaro · Thomas F Gennaro
USDOT / docket: 24472 · MC-143987
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 10, 2025 · 1 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · May 30, 2018
D-U-N-S: 30815872

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

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 M KORSON & CO INC.

M KORSON & CO INC (USDOT 24472) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SAFETY INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 24, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 2, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 28 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 10, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned May 30, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is M KORSON & CO INC's USDOT number?

M KORSON & CO INC's USDOT number is 24472, and its motor carrier number is MC-143987.

Is M KORSON & CO INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, M KORSON & CO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is M KORSON & CO INC's safety record?

M KORSON & CO INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 26 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).