Carrier profile · USDOT 1781301 · MC-197862 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Amber Logistics LLC

11 power unitsavg 5.7 yrMulti-region · 14 statesBARNWELL, SC100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-197862 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.7Avg age (yr)

2014–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(803) 621-2013 Email dispatchjohn@amberlogisticsllc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 53 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.4%

▼ 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

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.7 yr

Model years 2014–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

27 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 21.4%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 — 14 vehicle and 27 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 27.8 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

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 11-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 27
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance21 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving20 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 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: Active
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 11 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Metropolitan Property’94–’02

Northland’09–’12

Northland’16–’19

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2025 → May 2026	$1M	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2022 → May 2025	$1M	2
MILFORD CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Jul 2022	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Jul 2021	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jul 2019	$1M	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2014 → Jul 2016	$1M	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2009 → Oct 2012	$1M	3
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2008 → Sep 2009	$1M	1
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2003 → Sep 2003	$1M	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2003 → Sep 2003	$1M	2
ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2002 → Apr 2003	$1M	2
METROPOLITAN PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE	Mar 1994 → Apr 2002	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 11
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

5.7 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

58.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

BARNWELL, SC

2883 HYW 300

Top corridor

TX ⇄ SC

TX 6 · NM 4 · SC 3

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.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2885140 USDOT 2982929 USDOT 1155206 USDOT 2020969 USDOT 840639 USDOT 2352861 USDOT 3742896 USDOT 4276863

Shares a company officer with other carriers

john sorrell — 3 carriers: USDOT 1979857 USDOT 3584848

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: 2883 HYW 300, BARNWELL, SC, 29812
Mailing address: P O BOX 956, BARNWELL, SC, 29812
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (803) 621-2013
Fax: (803) 621-2016
Email: john@amberlogisticsllc.com
Web domain: amberlogisticsllc.com

Registration

Officer: John Sorrell
USDOT / docket: 1781301 · MC-197862
First registered: Jun 11, 2008
Last MCS-150: May 1, 2025 · 869,572 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

869,572

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 AMBER LOGISTICS LLC.

AMBER LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 1781301) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 3, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 27 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 27 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 1, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AMBER LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number?

AMBER LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number is 1781301, and its motor carrier number is MC-197862.

Is AMBER LOGISTICS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, AMBER LOGISTICS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AMBER LOGISTICS LLC's safety record?

AMBER LOGISTICS LLC has a 21.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 53 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).