Carrier profile · USDOT 585217 · MC-290064 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

PHILLIPS RECOVERIES INC

15 power unitsPELZER, SC48/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-290064 INACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

15Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(864) 947-6861 Email dispatchvphillips@phillipsrecoveries.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Insurance on fileEstablished 32 yearsUSDOT registration inactive

Watch · 3

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 15 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

15 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’22 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Commerce Industry’96–’01

Zurich American’01–’12

Nautilus’13–’22

Great Divide’13–now

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2022

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → May 2022	$1M	3
NAUTILUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → May 2022	$1M	2
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Jul 2013	$1M	4
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2001 → Jul 2012	$1M	4
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	Jul 1996 → Jul 2001	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1995 → Aug 1996	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 15
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

PELZER, SC

450 CHEROKEE ROAD

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@phillipsrecoveries.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1406920

Shares a company officer with other carriers

michael j phillips — 2 carriers: USDOT 602245

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 450 CHEROKEE ROAD, PELZER, SC, 29669
Mailing address: P O 1043, WILLIAMSTON, SC, 29697
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (864) 947-6861
Cell: (864) 934-2047
Email: vphillips@phillipsrecoveries.com
Web domain: phillipsrecoveries.com

Registration

Officers: Michael J Phillips · Vickie S Phillips
USDOT / docket: 585217 · MC-290064
First registered: Dec 27, 1994
Last MCS-150: Feb 5, 2026 · 1 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 926985979

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

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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 PHILLIPS RECOVERIES INC.

PHILLIPS RECOVERIES INC (USDOT 585217) has a Vektor safety score of 48/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 15, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 15 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 5, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.