Carrier profile · USDOT 515082 · MC-261630 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Mountain State Auto Auction Inc

51 power unitsavg 5.8 yrMulti-region · 9 statesSHINNSTON, WV88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-261630 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

51Power units

58 observed · MCS-150

22Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.8Avg age (yr)

2014–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(304) 592-5300 Email dispatchmargie@mtstateaa.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 291 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

51 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.8 yr

Model years 2014–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

184 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 21.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 141 vehicle and 184 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

19.0% · 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 9.4 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

180 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 11

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

≈1.8 / 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: 51
Inspections · 24 mo: 184
Annualized: ≈92 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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 Driving58 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance26 · 10 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 11 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 4 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 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$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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Boston Old’92–’01

Westfield’09–’14

Westfield’16–’22

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Jun 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2023 → May 2025	$750K	6
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Jul 2022 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2016 → Jul 2022	$750K	3
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jul 2014 → Jul 2016	$750K	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2009 → Aug 2014	$750K	8
STATE AUTOMOBILE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2006 → Jul 2009	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2002 → Jul 2002	$750K	2
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2001 → Aug 2002	$750K	3
BOSTON OLD COLONY INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1992 → Jul 2001	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 51
Observed power (24 mo): 58
Trailers (towed): 22

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

70.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

183

WV busiest

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

Home base

SHINNSTON, WV

5546 BENEDUM DRIVE

Top corridor

WV 69 · KY 52 · PA 28

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 1687861Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4394595 USDOT 3414822 USDOT 2011030 USDOT 2906357 USDOT 3234976 USDOT 291412 USDOT 238209 USDOT 798227

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: 5546 BENEDUM DRIVE, SHINNSTON, WV, 26431-7340
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (304) 592-5300
Fax: (304) 592-5891
Email: margie@mtstateaa.com
Web domain: mtstateaa.com

Registration

Officers: Joe R. Pyle · Margaret Wills
USDOT / docket: 515082 · MC-261630
First registered: Mar 4, 1993
Last MCS-150: Mar 30, 2026 · 3,440,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 16, 2002
D-U-N-S: 615533148

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,440,000

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 MOUNTAIN STATE AUTO AUCTION INC.

MOUNTAIN STATE AUTO AUCTION INC (USDOT 515082) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Jun 26, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 184 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 141 vehicle-level and 184 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 51 power units and 47 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 30, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 16, 2002 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MOUNTAIN STATE AUTO AUCTION INC's USDOT number?

MOUNTAIN STATE AUTO AUCTION INC's USDOT number is 515082, and its motor carrier number is MC-261630.

Is MOUNTAIN STATE AUTO AUCTION INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, MOUNTAIN STATE AUTO AUCTION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MOUNTAIN STATE AUTO AUCTION INC's safety record?

MOUNTAIN STATE AUTO AUCTION INC has a 21.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 291 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is MOUNTAIN STATE AUTO AUCTION INC's fleet?

MOUNTAIN STATE AUTO AUCTION INC operates 51 power units and 47 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MOUNTAIN STATE AUTO AUCTION INC based?

MOUNTAIN STATE AUTO AUCTION INC is based in SHINNSTON, WV, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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