Carrier profile · USDOT 1386456 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 7, 2026

Nitro Construction Services Inc

11 power unitsavg 5.9 yrRegional · 3 statesNITRO, WV81/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.9Avg age (yr)

2006–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(304) 204-1500 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average16.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 2

Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

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

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.9 yr

Model years 2006–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 33.33% on 15 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
1 hours-of-service violation on record, most recent Mar 3, 2025.

Safety

18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Oct 9, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 15 vehicle and 18 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 18.3 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 Jun '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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 11-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 18
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness4 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 7, 2026

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Oct 9, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

43.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Oct 9, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WV busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

West Virginia: 15 inspections
North Carolina: 2 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections

Home base

NITRO, WV

4300 FIRST AVE

Most inspections: WV

15 inspections

WV 15 · NC 2 · VA 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Oct 9, 2026

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Oct 9, 2026

Location

Physical address: 4300 FIRST AVE, NITRO, WV, 25143
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (304) 204-1500
Fax: (304) 204-1350
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: nitrocs.com

Registration

Officers: John Painter · Gabe Holstein
USDOT / docket: 1386456
First registered: Jun 21, 2005
Last MCS-150: Aug 11, 2025 · 20,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

20,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Oct 9, 2026

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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33%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

5 of 15 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

23violation records

8OOS-tagged records

5 of 15inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

1136%4 / 11

Unsafe driving

714%1 / 7

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Lights

20%0 / 2

Hours of service

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

70%

15%

30%

20%Oct 24 to Apr 251 / 5

67%Apr 25 to Oct 252 / 3

40%Oct 25 to Apr 262 / 5

0%Apr 26 to Oct 260 / 2

Top 3 codes (9 of 23 records)

396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection4
393.43DBMA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)3
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle2

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391.41APC No / expired medical certificate2
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.16-D Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9BA-INACTIVE Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.75B-TFV Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95K-EE Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Driver fitness

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for NITRO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC.

NITRO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC (USDOT 1386456) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 7, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Oct 9, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 7, 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. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 9, 2026.

The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 18 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Oct 9, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Oct 9, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 50 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 11, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 9, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Oct 9, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NITRO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

NITRO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 1386456.

Is NITRO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Oct 9, 2026. NITRO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is NITRO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC's safety record?

NITRO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is NITRO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC's fleet?

NITRO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC operates 11 power units and 50 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is NITRO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC based?

NITRO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES INC is based in NITRO, WV, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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