Carrier profile · USDOT 511520 · MC-296205 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Dickson Bulk Services Inc

6 power unitsavg 10.3 yrRegional · 3 statesDERRY, PA70/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-296205 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.3Avg age (yr)

2015–2016 · vPIC

Call dispatch(512) 221-8029 Email dispatchoaa@dicksonbulkservices.com

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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.Driver out-of-service rate well above average25.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.3 yr

Model years 2015–2016 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · 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. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

4 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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 6-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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.

393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United National’00–’03

Daily America’03–’08

Eastern Atlantic’11–’16

Acuity A’16–’25

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2011 → Mar 2016	$750K	5
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Mar 2011	$750K	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Mar 2009 → Mar 2010	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2008 → Mar 2009	$750K	1
DAILY UNDERWRITERS OF AMERICA	Mar 2003 → Mar 2008	$750K	3
UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2000 → Mar 2003	$750K	3
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Mar 1999 → Mar 1999	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Mar 1997 → Mar 1999	$750K	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1995 → Mar 1997	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.3 yr

Average age

2016

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

60.0%

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

PA busiest

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

Home base

DERRY, PA

113 LEE VALLEY ROAD

Top corridor

PA 2 · OH 1 · MI 1

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 (3 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 356775 USDOT 929030

Shares a company officer with other carriers

paul w. dickson iii — 2 carriers: USDOT 356775

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 113 LEE VALLEY ROAD, DERRY, PA, 15627
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (512) 221-8029
Fax: (724) 539-5517
Email: oaa@dicksonbulkservices.com
Web domain: dicksonbulkservices.com

Registration

Officer: Paul W. Dickson Iii
USDOT / docket: 511520 · MC-296205
First registered: Feb 3, 1993
Last MCS-150: Feb 6, 2026 · 192,935 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 20, 2002
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

192,935

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 DICKSON BULK SERVICES INC.

DICKSON BULK SERVICES INC (USDOT 511520) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 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 unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 3 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 6 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 6, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is DICKSON BULK SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

DICKSON BULK SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 511520, and its motor carrier number is MC-296205.

Is DICKSON BULK SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

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

What is DICKSON BULK SERVICES INC's safety record?

DICKSON BULK SERVICES INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).

How big is DICKSON BULK SERVICES INC's fleet?

DICKSON BULK SERVICES INC operates 6 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DICKSON BULK SERVICES INC based?

DICKSON BULK SERVICES INC is based in DERRY, PA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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