Carrier profile · USDOT 288683 · MC-262543 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Maine Recycling Corp

24 power unitsavg 16.2 yrLocal · 1 statesLISBON FALLS, ME93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-262543 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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

Vehicle OOS 26.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 15 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 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

22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 4

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 24-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 24
Inspections · 24 mo: 23
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

23%

Unsafe Driving

Vektor peer est.

Hours-of-Service

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

51%

Driver Fitness

Vektor peer est.

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

56%

Vehicle Maintenance

Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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 Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 52 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 14 total · 0 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2021	1	0	0	1
2019	2	0	2	1
2018	1	0	1	1
2017	1	0	0	1
2016	1	0	0	1
2014	1	0	0	1
2012	1	0	0	1
2011	1	0	1	1
2008	1	1	0	1
2006	2	0	0	2
1993	1	0	0	0
1990	1	0	1	0

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Oct 4, 2021	ME	0	0	Yes
Oct 14, 2019	ME	0	1	Yes
Oct 3, 2019	ME	0	1	No
Oct 22, 2018	ME	0	1	Yes
Sep 8, 2017	ME	0	0	Yes
Jul 25, 2016	ME	0	0	Yes
Nov 7, 2014	ME	0	0	Yes
Mar 23, 2012	ME	0	0	Yes
Apr 4, 2011	ME	0	1	Yes
Feb 8, 2008	ME	1	0	Yes
Apr 14, 2006	ME	0	0	Yes
Apr 7, 2006	ME	0	0	Yes
Feb 2, 1993	ME	0	0	No
Dec 17, 1990	ME	0	1	No