Carrier profile · USDOT 569464 · MC-278094 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

R S MAHER & SON INC

8 power unitsavg 11.7 yrLocal · 1 statesBLISS, NY100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-278094 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.7Avg age (yr)

2002–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(585) 322-8878 Email dispatchMBLACK@RSMAHER.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 25 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 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

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.7 yr

Model years 2002–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 16 vehicle and 19 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 3

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 8-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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

$750K BIPD last filed ’22 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Lincoln General’03–’06

State National’09–’12

Lancer’12–’22

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2022

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2022	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Jun 2009 → Jun 2012	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2008 → Jul 2009	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2007 → Jun 2008	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2006 → Jun 2007	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2003 → Jun 2006	$750K	4
REPUBLIC WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2002 → Jun 2003	$750K	2
INTERSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2000 → Jun 2002	$750K	1
GENERAL SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1998 → Jun 2000	$750K	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1997 → Jun 1998	$750K	1
U. S. CAPITAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 1995 → Jun 1997	$750K	1
CENTURY INDEMNITY CO	Jun 1994 → Jun 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

37.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

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

Home base

BLISS, NY

3200 ROUTE 39

Top corridor

NY 19

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

@rsmaher.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1078553 USDOT 2912753

Shares a company officer with other carriers

lee maher — 4 carriers: USDOT 1078553 USDOT 2064661 USDOT 2912753

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3200 ROUTE 39, BLISS, NY, 14024-9730
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (585) 322-8878
Fax: (585) 322-7417
Email: mblack@rsmaher.com
Web domain: rsmaher.com

Registration

Officer: Lee Maher
USDOT / docket: 569464 · MC-278094
First registered: Jul 19, 1994
Last MCS-150: Feb 19, 2026 · 315,493 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 21, 2010
D-U-N-S: 71479919

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

315,493

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for R S MAHER & SON INC.

R S MAHER & SON INC (USDOT 569464) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract 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 CENTRAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 27, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 19 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 19, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 21, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is R S MAHER & SON INC's USDOT number?

R S MAHER & SON INC's USDOT number is 569464, and its motor carrier number is MC-278094.

Is R S MAHER & SON INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, R S MAHER & SON INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is R S MAHER & SON INC's safety record?

R S MAHER & SON INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).