Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 699616
ROBERT C ELLIOTT
DBA ROB ELLIOTT TRUCKING
6 power unitsavg 18.8 yrLocal · 1 statesSTRONG, ME
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
6Power units
4 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
18.8Avg age (yr)
2001–2015 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 29 yearsOut-of-service rates below national average
Operating authority2828 yr active
since 1997Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo12.512.5 %
▼ 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 peersOlder
18.8 yr
Model years 2001–2015 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
28 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is ROBERT C ELLIOTT safe to work with?
Is ROBERT C ELLIOTT safe to load? ROBERT C ELLIOTT (USDOT 699616) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in STRONG, ME, operating 6 power units and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 28 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 10 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 12.5% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
RCROBERT C ELLIOTT 100
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Safety
10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 12.5% (24-mo)8 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)8 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
11.1% now▲ Worsening
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.7 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 6-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.
- Registered power units
- 6
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 8
- Annualized
- ≈4 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.7 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.
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2
- 396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 6
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 4
- Trailers (towed)
- 0
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2015
Newest model yr
2001
Oldest model yr
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
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo88
ME busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
STRONG, ME
Top corridor
ME
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@tds.net — 2329 carriers: USDOT 39004USDOT 39512USDOT 46496USDOT 46639USDOT 46871USDOT 74449USDOT 75558USDOT 82542
Shares a company officer with other carriers
robert elliott — 13 carriers: USDOT 594314USDOT 648058USDOT 1198201USDOT 1394232USDOT 1465006USDOT 1859460USDOT 2000014USDOT 2274973
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)66
Observed (24 mo)44
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 9 BIRCH ROAD, STRONG, ME, 04983
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 69, STRONG, ME, 04983
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (207) 778-1451
- Fax
- (207) 684-5553
- Web domain
- tds.net
Registration
- Officer
- Robert Elliott
- USDOT / docket
- 699616
- First registered
- 07/30/1997
- Last MCS-150
- 05/27/2025 · 125,000 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- 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.
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Frequently asked
What is ROBERT C ELLIOTT's USDOT number?
ROBERT C ELLIOTT's USDOT number is 699616.
Is ROBERT C ELLIOTT authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, ROBERT C ELLIOTT is active in the FMCSA register.
What is ROBERT C ELLIOTT's safety record?
ROBERT C ELLIOTT has a 12.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is ROBERT C ELLIOTT's fleet?
ROBERT C ELLIOTT operates 6 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is ROBERT C ELLIOTT based?
ROBERT C ELLIOTT is based in STRONG, ME, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.