Carrier profile · USDOT 263622 · MC-295289 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Foster Fuels Inc

101 power unitsavg 8 yrMulti-region · 15 statesBROOKNEAL, VA76/100

NO OPERATING AUTHORITYMC-295289 NO AUTHORITYRATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

101Power units

119 observed · MCS-150

34Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.0Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(434) 376-2322 Email dispatchsteve.saxon@fosterfuels.com

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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.

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Multiple injury crashes17 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 2

Established 41 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1985.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 333 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo7.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

101 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

41 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1985 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

219 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 7.2%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 — 209 vehicle and 219 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

7.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

207 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 23

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

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 101-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 101
Inspections · 24 mo: 219
Annualized: ≈110 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Maintenance16 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance15 · 6 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
173.24 Other violationOther6 · 6 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$3,000,000 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

$3M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $3M 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

$5M BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United States’96–’99

Republic -franklin’99–’07

Employers’07–’14

Axis Surplus’14–’24

Employers’16–’24

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $3,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → May 2025	$5M	5
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2016 → Jun 2024	$5M	1
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2014 → Jun 2024	$5M	3
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2007 → Jun 2014	$5M	5
REPUBLIC -FRANKLIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1999 → Jun 2007	$5M	2
UNITED STATES FIDELITY & GUARANTY CO.	Mar 1996 → May 1999	$5M	1
THE CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1995 → Aug 1996	$5M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 101
Observed power (24 mo): 119
Trailers (towed): 34

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

53.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

218

VA busiest

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

Home base

BROOKNEAL, VA

16720 BROOKNEAL HWY

Top corridor

VA 161 · AZ 22 · NC 16

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 (7 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 656502 USDOT 1303315 USDOT 224292 USDOT 343336

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@fosterfuels.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4216585

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

101

Observed (24 mo)

119

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: 16720 BROOKNEAL HWY, BROOKNEAL, VA, 24528
Mailing address: P O BOX 190, BROOKNEAL, VA, 24528
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (434) 376-2322
Fax: (434) 376-5969
Email: steve.saxon@fosterfuels.com
Web domain: fosterfuels.com

Registration

Officers: Darrell St John · C. William Rohrig Iii, Watt R Foster Jr
USDOT / docket: 263622 · MC-295289
First registered: Aug 19, 1985
Last MCS-150: Jan 28, 2026 · 4,136,367 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 30, 2009
D-U-N-S: 23669401

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

101

Power units

210

Drivers

210

CDL drivers

4,136,367

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 FOSTER FUELS INC.

FOSTER FUELS INC (USDOT 263622) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading 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 an active BIPD insurance filing with a $3,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 20, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 7.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 219 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 209 vehicle-level and 219 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 8 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 101 power units and 210 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 28, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 30, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FOSTER FUELS INC's USDOT number?

FOSTER FUELS INC's USDOT number is 263622, and its motor carrier number is MC-295289.

Is FOSTER FUELS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, FOSTER FUELS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FOSTER FUELS INC's safety record?

FOSTER FUELS INC has a 7.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 333 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).

How big is FOSTER FUELS INC's fleet?

FOSTER FUELS INC operates 101 power units and 210 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FOSTER FUELS INC based?

FOSTER FUELS INC is based in BROOKNEAL, VA, with roadside inspections recorded across 15 states.

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