Carrier profile · USDOT 1129720 · MC-529070 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Advantage Landscape & Construction Inc

DBA ALC INC

11 power unitsavg 13.5 yrRegional · 5 statesHAGERSTOWN, MD70/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-529070 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.5Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(301) 733-0009 Email dispatchadvantage@myactv.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average35.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo35.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.5 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

36 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 35.5%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 — 31 vehicle and 36 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

55.6% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 2.2 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

36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 36
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 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 Maintenance14 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 5 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.118 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.41 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$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 ’20 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

State Farm’06–’09

Selective Southeast’09–’12

Cincinnati’12–’17

Selective South’17–’20

beyond this history

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE · since Jul 2020

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA	Jul 2017 → Aug 2020	$750K	2
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2012 → Jul 2017	$750K	1
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF THE SOUTHEAST	Jul 2009 → Jul 2012	$750K	1
STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2006 → Aug 2009	$750K	1
STATE FARM FIRE AND CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jun 2006	$750K	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): 13
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

60.7%

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

MD busiest

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

Home base

HAGERSTOWN, MD

12936 SALEM AVE

Top corridor

MD 27 · PA 4 · NJ 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3581049 USDOT 3305351Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3581049 USDOT 3725117 USDOT 3305351

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@myactv.net — 139 carriers: USDOT 282496 USDOT 335897 USDOT 401389 USDOT 405097 USDOT 438013 USDOT 453373 USDOT 455855 USDOT 483002

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: 12936 SALEM AVE, HAGERSTOWN, MD, 21740
Mailing address: P O BOX 159, WILLIAMSPORT, MD, 21795
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (301) 733-0009
Fax: (301) 733-0763
Email: advantage@myactv.net
Web domain: myactv.net

Registration

Officers: Timothy Ammons · Edward Ammons
USDOT / docket: 1129720 · MC-529070
First registered: May 15, 2003
Last MCS-150: Jul 30, 2024 · 440,473 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 4, 2009
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 957683894

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

440,473

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 ADVANTAGE LANDSCAPE & CONSTRUCTION INC.

ADVANTAGE LANDSCAPE & CONSTRUCTION INC (USDOT 1129720) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ERIE INSURANCE EXCHANGE effective Jul 15, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 35.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 36 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 31 vehicle-level and 36 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 30, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 4, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ADVANTAGE LANDSCAPE & CONSTRUCTION INC's USDOT number?

ADVANTAGE LANDSCAPE & CONSTRUCTION INC's USDOT number is 1129720, and its motor carrier number is MC-529070.

Is ADVANTAGE LANDSCAPE & CONSTRUCTION INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, ADVANTAGE LANDSCAPE & CONSTRUCTION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ADVANTAGE LANDSCAPE & CONSTRUCTION INC's safety record?

ADVANTAGE LANDSCAPE & CONSTRUCTION INC has a 35.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 52 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).

How big is ADVANTAGE LANDSCAPE & CONSTRUCTION INC's fleet?

ADVANTAGE LANDSCAPE & CONSTRUCTION INC operates 11 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ADVANTAGE LANDSCAPE & CONSTRUCTION INC based?

ADVANTAGE LANDSCAPE & CONSTRUCTION INC is based in HAGERSTOWN, MD, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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