Carrier profile · USDOT 851335 · MC-156423 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Marine Container Services LLC

21 power unitsavg 13.4 yrRegional · 3 statesNEWARK, NJ81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-156423 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.4Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(973) 986-0234 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 average30.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.8%

▲ 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

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.4 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — 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

19 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 30.8%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 — 13 vehicle and 19 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

30.8% · 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 15.4 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

19 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 4

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 21-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving23 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance18 · 6 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance17 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 7 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 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$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

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 12 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Occidental Fire’03–’08

State Nationalspecialty’08–’12

State Pennsylvania’13–’16

Starr Liability’16–’20

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2024

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2022 → Mar 2024	$1M	2
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2020 → Jun 2022	$1M	4
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Oct 2020	$1M	4
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Oct 2013 → Oct 2016	$1M	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2012 → Oct 2013	$1M	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Nov 2008 → Oct 2012	$1M	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Nov 2003 → Nov 2008	$1M	5
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Nov 2001 → Dec 2002	$1M	6
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Oct 1999 → Nov 2001	$1M	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1998 → Dec 1999	$1M	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1996 → Feb 1998	$1M	1
PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1995 → Oct 1996	$1M	1
TIG INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1994 → Oct 1995	$1M	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): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 17
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

60.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 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

NJ busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

New Jersey: 13 inspections
Pennsylvania: 5 inspections
New York: 1 inspections

Home base

NEWARK, NJ

414 AVENUE P

Top corridor

NJ 13 · PA 5 · NY 1

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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.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 21800 USDOT 86876 USDOT 3859808 USDOT 283951 USDOT 3092188 USDOT 2514703 USDOT 2634381 USDOT 1345451

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@salson.com — 13 carriers: USDOT 49885 USDOT 329910 USDOT 707789 USDOT 1230329 USDOT 1345451 USDOT 2185940 USDOT 2537731 USDOT 2558209

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 414 AVENUE P, NEWARK, NJ, 07105
Mailing address: P.O. BOX 112, WILMINGTON, CA, 90748
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (973) 986-0234
Fax: (310) 402-0044
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: salson.com

Registration

Officer: Anthony Berritto
USDOT / docket: 851335 · MC-156423
First registered: Jan 26, 2000
Last MCS-150: Jan 13, 2026 · 651,927 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 26, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

103

Drivers

103

CDL drivers

651,927

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 MARINE CONTAINER SERVICES LLC.

MARINE CONTAINER SERVICES LLC (USDOT 851335) 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 31, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.8% 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 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 19 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 21 power units and 103 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 13, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 26, 2010 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MARINE CONTAINER SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

MARINE CONTAINER SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 851335, and its motor carrier number is MC-156423.

Is MARINE CONTAINER SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. MARINE CONTAINER SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MARINE CONTAINER SERVICES LLC's safety record?

MARINE CONTAINER SERVICES LLC has a 30.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 54 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).