Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3048001 · MC-60218
PHILLIP E STATZER
DBA CIRCLE C TRANSPORT
1 power unitsCASTLEWOOD, VA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-60218 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
Click to see how we scored it
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 9 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
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 8.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority88 yr active
since 2017Insurance (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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
8 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is PHILLIP E STATZER safe to work with?
Is PHILLIP E STATZER safe to load? PHILLIP E STATZER (USDOT 3048001, MC-60218) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in CASTLEWOOD, VA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 8 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
PEPHILLIP E STATZER 50
01
Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
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
$750k BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
National · 17–18
20172018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY | Nov 2017 → Sep 2018 | $750k | 3 |
03
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
CASTLEWOOD, VA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@bvu.net — 44 carriers: USDOT 535411USDOT 594692USDOT 602708USDOT 607776USDOT 609890USDOT 674366USDOT 754344USDOT 760002
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 26928 US HIGHWAY 58, CASTLEWOOD, VA, 24224
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (276) 701-8708
- Fax
- (276) 873-5153
- Web domain
- bvu.net
Registration
- Officer
- Phillip E Statzer
- USDOT / docket
- 3048001 · MC-60218
- First registered
- 09/13/2017
- Last MCS-150
- 04/02/2018 · 18,139 mi (2017)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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.
08
Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score
No verified reviews yet
Be the first broker or shipper to rate PHILLIP E STATZER. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.
Leave a review09
Frequently asked
What is PHILLIP E STATZER's USDOT number?
PHILLIP E STATZER's USDOT number is 3048001, and its motor carrier number is MC-60218.
Is PHILLIP E STATZER authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, PHILLIP E STATZER is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is PHILLIP E STATZER's fleet?
PHILLIP E STATZER operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is PHILLIP E STATZER based?
PHILLIP E STATZER is based in CASTLEWOOD, VA.