Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 531853
THE PIPE CONNECTION INC
4 power unitsCAMERON, NC
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
4Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 33 yearsNo inspection history despite active fleet
Operating authority3232 yr active
since 1993Insurance (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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
32 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is THE PIPE CONNECTION INC safe to work with?
Is THE PIPE CONNECTION INC safe to load? THE PIPE CONNECTION INC (USDOT 531853) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in CAMERON, NC, operating 4 power units and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 32 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: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
TPTHE PIPE CONNECTION INC 50
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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?
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)
- 4
- 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
CAMERON, NC
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@windstream.net — 5065 carriers: USDOT 3865USDOT 6236USDOT 7480USDOT 28870USDOT 33852USDOT 34326USDOT 38801USDOT 47874
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1507 HILLMON GROVE RD, CAMERON, NC, 28326
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 653, STANFORD, NC, 27331
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (919) 770-6208
- jvila@windstream.net
- Web domain
- windstream.net
Registration
- Officer
- Judy Hickman
- USDOT / docket
- 531853
- First registered
- 07/30/1993
- Last MCS-150
- 12/29/2025 · 100 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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Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score
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Frequently asked
What is THE PIPE CONNECTION INC's USDOT number?
THE PIPE CONNECTION INC's USDOT number is 531853.
Is THE PIPE CONNECTION INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, THE PIPE CONNECTION INC is active in the FMCSA register.
How big is THE PIPE CONNECTION INC's fleet?
THE PIPE CONNECTION INC operates 4 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is THE PIPE CONNECTION INC based?
THE PIPE CONNECTION INC is based in CAMERON, NC.