Carrier profile · USDOT 1354420 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SOLAR GARDENS INC

17 power unitsavg 7.8 yrLocal · 1 statesSILVER SPRING, MD50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

2016–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(301) 236-0822 Email dispatchtammie@solargardensinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 21 yearsOut-of-service rates below national averageNot enough inspection history to rate

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 2

Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 8 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 2016–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 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 — 4 vehicle and 4 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

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 17-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.8 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2016

Oldest model yr

25.0%

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

MD busiest

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

Home base

SILVER SPRING, MD

1350 NORBECK ROAD

Top corridor

MD 4

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

@solargardensinc.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4362867

Shares a company officer with other carriers

patrick neal cogswell — 2 carriers: USDOT 4362867

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1350 NORBECK ROAD, SILVER SPRING, MD, 20905
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (301) 236-0822
Fax: (301) 236-9594
Email: tammie@solargardensinc.com
Web domain: solargardensinc.com

Registration

Officer: Patrick Neal Cogswell
USDOT / docket: 1354420
First registered: Mar 31, 2005
Last MCS-150: Jan 6, 2026 · 32,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

32,000

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 SOLAR GARDENS INC.

SOLAR GARDENS INC (USDOT 1354420) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available 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 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 6, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is SOLAR GARDENS INC's USDOT number?

SOLAR GARDENS INC's USDOT number is 1354420.

Is SOLAR GARDENS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, SOLAR GARDENS INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is SOLAR GARDENS INC's safety record?

SOLAR GARDENS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.