Carrier profile · USDOT 213512 · MC-161209 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Fox Transportation Inc

31 power unitsavg 17.4 yrRegional · 7 statesHOMETOWN, PA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-161209 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

31Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.4Avg age (yr)

1999–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(570) 668-4189 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 44 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1982.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

31 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

17.4 yr

Model years 1999–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

44 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1982 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

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 — 12 vehicle and 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 38.1 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

24 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 31-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 31
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving21 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

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 ’26 · 12 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Liberty Fire’97–’00

Sentry Select’05–’08

Elite Transportation’08–’18

Harco National’21–’26

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2021 → Apr 2026	$750K	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Apr 2020 → Apr 2021	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Apr 2020	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 2018 → Apr 2019	$750K	2
ELITE TRANSPORTATION RRG, INC.	Mar 2008 → Mar 2018	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2005 → Mar 2008	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2004 → Mar 2005	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Mar 2003 → Mar 2004	$750K	2
UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2002 → Mar 2002	$750K	2
HIGHLANDS INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2000 → Mar 2002	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1997 → Mar 2000	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1995 → Apr 1997	$750K	1
PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.	Sep 1993 → Mar 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 31
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 20

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

17.4 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

61.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Pennsylvania: 13 inspections
New Jersey: 4 inspections
Maryland: 3 inspections
Georgia: 2 inspections
New York: 1 inspections
South Carolina: 1 inspections
Virginia: 1 inspections

Home base

HOMETOWN, PA

135 TIDE ROAD

Top corridor

PA 13 · NJ 4 · MD 3

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

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 891569

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@foxtransportation.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 885416

Shares a company officer with other carriers

robert w fox — 2 carriers: USDOT 885416

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 135 TIDE ROAD, HOMETOWN, PA, 18252
Mailing address: P O BOX 71, TAMAQUA, PA, 18252
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (570) 668-4189
Cell: (570) 579-5623
Fax: (570) 668-2099
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: foxtransportation.com

Registration

Officer: Robert W Fox
USDOT / docket: 213512 · MC-161209
First registered: Jun 3, 1982
Last MCS-150: Mar 13, 2026 · 1,883,952 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 6, 1996
D-U-N-S: 106211907

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,883,952

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

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 FOX TRANSPORTATION INC.

FOX TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 213512) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from BERKLEY CASUALTY COMPANY effective Apr 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 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. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 31 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 13, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 6, 1996 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FOX TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

FOX TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 213512, and its motor carrier number is MC-161209.

Is FOX TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. FOX TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FOX TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

FOX TRANSPORTATION INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 56 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).