Carrier profile · USDOT 244895 · MC-172537 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Rso Inc

3 power unitsLAUREL, MD0/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-172537 INACTIVEOUT-OF-SERVICE ORDERRATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(301) 953-2482 Email dispatchdwellner@rsoinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Do not load

FMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. It is not authorized to haul freight.

Watch · 2

Federal Out-of-Service OrderFMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. Do not tender freight.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Active federal out-of-service order

90 day failure to pay fine · ordered Jul 14, 2025

FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. One window of data — no trend yet. 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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$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 ’16 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Reliance National’94–’01

Greenwich’01–’05

Commerce Industry’05–’14

Great Divide’14–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2016

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2014 → Jun 2016	$1M	2
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	Jun 2005 → Jun 2014	$1M	3
GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2001 → Jun 2005	$1M	3
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 1994 → Jun 2001	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

LAUREL, MD

5204 MINNICK RD

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 779901

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gregory smith — 58 carriers: USDOT 173605 USDOT 182165 USDOT 182815 USDOT 720722 USDOT 853967 USDOT 891775 USDOT 1199155 USDOT 1200587

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5204 MINNICK RD, LAUREL, MD, 20707-3138
Mailing address: PO BOX 1450, LAUREL, MD, 20725-1450
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (301) 953-2482
Fax: (301) 498-3017
Email: dwellner@rsoinc.com
Web domain: rsoinc.com

Registration

Officers: Wendy Caulk · Gregory Smith
USDOT / docket: 244895 · MC-172537
First registered: Apr 6, 1984
Last MCS-150: Aug 26, 2024 · 18,000 mi (2022)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 17, 2024
D-U-N-S: 69279669

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

18,000

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 RSO INC.

RSO INC (USDOT 244895) has a Vektor safety score of 0/100 and a Do not load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has 1 active federal out-of-service order in the FMCSA record as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 11, 2016 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, 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 3 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 26, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 17, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RSO INC's USDOT number?

RSO INC's USDOT number is 244895, and its motor carrier number is MC-172537.

Is RSO INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, RSO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file, but it currently carries an active out-of-service order — verify status before tendering.

What is RSO INC's safety record?

RSO INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 3 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 0/100 (tier: unfit).