Carrier profile · USDOT 3340908 · MC-1066309 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Spice Ventures LLC

2 power unitsavg 6.4 yrMulti-region · 10 statesDES PLAINES, IL86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1066309 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.4Avg age (yr)

2009–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(907) 201-4881 Email dispatchsafety@spicellc.us

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average60.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

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 7 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo60.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo60.0%

▲ 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

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.4 yr

Model years 2009–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

6 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

12 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 60.0%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 — 5 vehicle and 12 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

100.0% · 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 36.0 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1

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

≈3.0 / 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: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 12
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.0 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 Driving50 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle 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: None
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 ’26 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Amtrust’21–’23

Artisan Truckers’23–’24

Prime Property’24–’25

Hoxbridge’25–now

2020202220242026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC · since Apr 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC	Apr 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	3
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Aug 2024 → Apr 2025	$750K	4
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Aug 2024	$750K	5
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Aug 2022	$750K	3
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Aug 2022	$750K	1
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Jun 2023	$750K	2
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Aug 2021	$750K	1
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Aug 2021	$750K	2
AMTRUST INSURANCE COMPANY OF KANSAS, INC	Aug 2020 → Nov 2020	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2009

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

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

Home base

DES PLAINES, IL

636 S RIVER RD #101D

Top corridor

IL 2 · CA 2 · OH 1

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 4006338Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 24 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3579249 USDOT 3797550 USDOT 3945662 USDOT 4253921 USDOT 2485394 USDOT 4006338 USDOT 4153069 USDOT 327574

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 636 S RIVER RD #101D, DES PLAINES, IL, 60016
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (907) 201-4881
Email: safety@spicellc.us
Web domain: spicellc.us

Registration

Officer: Denys Nikitin
USDOT / docket: 3340908 · MC-1066309
First registered: Sep 30, 2019
Last MCS-150: Apr 8, 2026 · 2,933,632 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

2,933,632

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 SPICE VENTURES LLC.

SPICE VENTURES LLC (USDOT 3340908) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 HOXBRIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY INC effective Apr 15, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 60.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 12 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 12 driver-level — across 10 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 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 8, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is SPICE VENTURES LLC's USDOT number?

SPICE VENTURES LLC's USDOT number is 3340908, and its motor carrier number is MC-1066309.

Is SPICE VENTURES LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is SPICE VENTURES LLC's safety record?

SPICE VENTURES LLC has a 60.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 37 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SPICE VENTURES LLC's fleet?

SPICE VENTURES LLC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SPICE VENTURES LLC based?

SPICE VENTURES LLC is based in DES PLAINES, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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