Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1272657 · MC-496689
PERMITS PLUS INC
DBA KUSTOM AUTO TRANSPORT
1 power unitsTROUTVILLE, VA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-496689 ACTIVEHAZMAT
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 22 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 11.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2121 yr active
since 2004Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
21 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is PERMITS PLUS INC safe to work with?
Is PERMITS PLUS INC safe to load? PERMITS PLUS INC (USDOT 1272657, MC-496689) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in TROUTVILLE, VA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 21 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
PPPERMITS PLUS INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$1M BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
Sagamore · 04–09
20042009
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
1 insurer era · collapsed from 3 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2004 → Jun 2009 | $1M | 3 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
TROUTVILLE, VA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@permitsplus.com — 120 carriers: USDOT 587659USDOT 643157USDOT 753621USDOT 876748USDOT 1331474USDOT 1405640USDOT 1490023USDOT 1595610
Shares a company officer with other carriers
patrick r malloy — 2 carriers: USDOT 1204458
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 8128 LEE HIGHWAY, TROUTVILLE, VA, 24175
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 557, TROUTVILLE, VA, 24175
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (540) 966-2171
- Fax
- (540) 966-2175
- pat@permitsplus.com
- Web domain
- permitsplus.com
Registration
- Officer
- Patrick R Malloy
- USDOT / docket
- 1272657 · MC-496689
- First registered
- 08/03/2004
- Last MCS-150
- 12/22/2014 · 6,804 mi (2013)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is PERMITS PLUS INC's USDOT number?
PERMITS PLUS INC's USDOT number is 1272657, and its motor carrier number is MC-496689.
Is PERMITS PLUS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, PERMITS PLUS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is PERMITS PLUS INC's fleet?
PERMITS PLUS INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is PERMITS PLUS INC based?
PERMITS PLUS INC is based in TROUTVILLE, VA.