Carrier profile · USDOT 1891049 · MC-680859 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Sparks Industrial Service LLC

32 power unitsavg 13.5 yrRegional · 3 statesPIEDMONT, SC74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-680859 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

32Power units

25 observed · MCS-150

31Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(864) 238-9474 Email dispatchchris@sparksindustrialservice.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 30, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average54.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service 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 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo54.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo54.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

32 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

62 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 54.2%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 — 24 vehicle and 62 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 12.8 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

62 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 5

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 32-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 32
Inspections · 24 mo: 62
Annualized: ≈31 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving24 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.134 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 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$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 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Zurich American’09–’12

Stonewood’17–’21

National Union’21–now

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since Mar 2026

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Mar 2021 → Mar 2026	$1M	5
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Mar 2021	$1M	6
STONEWOOD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jul 2016	$1M	2
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	May 2016 → Jul 2016	$1M	1
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → May 2016	$1M	4
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2013 → May 2015	$1M	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2012 → Jul 2012	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2009 → May 2012	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 32
Observed power (24 mo): 25
Trailers (towed): 31

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

1997

Oldest model yr

33.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

SC busiest

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

Home base

PIEDMONT, SC

101 MCNEELY RD

Top corridor

SC 48 · GA 8 · NC 6

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1983310Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2401989 USDOT 3802593 USDOT 134697 USDOT 2897186 USDOT 1983310 USDOT 338913 USDOT 1265002 USDOT 340000

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: 101 MCNEELY RD, PIEDMONT, SC, 29673
Mailing address: PO BOX 51160, PIEDMONT, SC, 29673
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (864) 238-9474
Fax: (864) 752-1660
Email: chris@sparksindustrialservice.com
Web domain: sparksindustrialservice.com

Registration

Officer: John Nichols
USDOT / docket: 1891049 · MC-680859
First registered: May 19, 2009
Last MCS-150: Aug 26, 2024 · 945,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.94
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

945,000

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 SPARKS INDUSTRIAL SERVICE LLC.

SPARKS INDUSTRIAL SERVICE LLC (USDOT 1891049) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 30, 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 Mar 29, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 54.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 62 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 62 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 30, 2026.

It reports 32 power units and 15 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 26, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SPARKS INDUSTRIAL SERVICE LLC's USDOT number?

SPARKS INDUSTRIAL SERVICE LLC's USDOT number is 1891049, and its motor carrier number is MC-680859.

Is SPARKS INDUSTRIAL SERVICE LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 30, 2026, SPARKS INDUSTRIAL SERVICE LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SPARKS INDUSTRIAL SERVICE LLC's safety record?

SPARKS INDUSTRIAL SERVICE LLC has a 54.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 88 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).