Carrier profile · USDOT 3738719 · MC-1322596 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Underwood Energy Inc

8 power unitsavg 16.4 yrLocal · 1 statesCAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD75/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1322596 INACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

16.4Avg age (yr)

2002–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(304) 262-5072 Email dispatchdbankard@underwoodenergyinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 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

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16.4 yr

Model years 2002–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

16 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 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

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

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

37.5% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 31.3 pts 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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 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

≈1.0 / 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: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
177.801 Other violationOther5 · 2 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle 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: Inactive
Contract: None
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

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Guideone’21–’24

At Lloyds’21–’25

Liberty Fire’24–’25

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Jun 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2024 → Jun 2025	$5M	1
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Nov 2021 → Dec 2025	$5M	1
GUIDEONE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2021 → Dec 2024	$5M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 9
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

16.4 yr

Average age

2021

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

22.2%

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

CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD

400 MILKY WAY

Top corridor

MD 16

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2961868

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 400 MILKY WAY, CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD, 20743
Mailing address: 333 E JOHN ST, MARTINSBURG, WV, 25401
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (304) 262-5072
Email: dbankard@underwoodenergyinc.com
Web domain: underwoodenergyinc.com

Registration

Officers: Chris Flores · Rebecca Faye Rickabaugh
USDOT / docket: 3738719 · MC-1322596
First registered: Oct 6, 2021
Last MCS-150: Nov 13, 2025 · 105,836 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

105,836

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 UNDERWOOD ENERGY INC.

UNDERWOOD ENERGY INC (USDOT 3738719) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective Jun 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 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 21, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 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 21, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 13, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is UNDERWOOD ENERGY INC's USDOT number?

UNDERWOOD ENERGY INC's USDOT number is 3738719, and its motor carrier number is MC-1322596.

Is UNDERWOOD ENERGY INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, UNDERWOOD ENERGY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is UNDERWOOD ENERGY INC's safety record?

UNDERWOOD ENERGY INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 19 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).

How big is UNDERWOOD ENERGY INC's fleet?

UNDERWOOD ENERGY INC operates 8 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is UNDERWOOD ENERGY INC based?

UNDERWOOD ENERGY INC is based in CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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