Carrier profile · USDOT 6038 · MC-46989 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

U SANTINI INC

7 power unitsavg 5 yrRegional · 5 statesBROOKLYN, NY88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-46989 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

5.0Avg age (yr)

2019–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(718) 768-6778 Email dispatchdmenchini@usantini.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average28.6% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

25.0

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

25.0

▲ 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

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5 yr

Model years 2019–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 28.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

7 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Jan '25 · 2

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 7-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving4 · 0 OOS
391.15 Driver qualificationsDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 11 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

St Paul’97–’04

Hanover’06–’12

Utica National’19–’25

1992200120102019now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UTICA NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	Nov 2019 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Dec 2019	$750K	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2017 → Oct 2017	$750K	1
SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Nov 2019	$750K	1
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2014 → Oct 2017	$750K	1
AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2012 → Oct 2014	$750K	1
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2006 → Oct 2012	$750K	1
TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY OF AMERICA	Aug 2005 → Aug 2006	$750K	1
ST. PAUL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2004 → Aug 2005	$750K	1
ST. PAUL MERCURY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 1997 → Aug 2004	$750K	3
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 1995 → Aug 1997	$750K	1
TRAVELERS CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY	Jun 1992 → Jan 1995	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 3
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

5.0 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2019

Oldest model yr

33%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

BROOKLYN, NY

239 15 ST

Top corridor

NY 2 · NJ 2 · RI 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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: 239 15 ST, BROOKLYN, NY, 11215
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (718) 768-6778
Cell: (917) 270-3326
Fax: (718) 768-6816
Email: dmenchini@usantini.com
Web domain: usantini.com

Registration

Officer: Dan Menchini
USDOT / docket: 6038 · MC-46989
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Apr 19, 2026 · 42,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 11, 1994
D-U-N-S: 52824810

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

42,000

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 U SANTINI INC.

U SANTINI INC (USDOT 6038) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from COREPOINTE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 12, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It reports 7 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 19, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 11, 1994 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is U SANTINI INC's USDOT number?

U SANTINI INC's USDOT number is 6038, and its motor carrier number is MC-46989.

Is U SANTINI INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, U SANTINI INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is U SANTINI INC's safety record?

U SANTINI INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).