Carrier profile · USDOT 2027643 · MC-864501 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

FS Inc

DBA FOUR SEASONS EXCAVATION INC

11 power unitsavg 7.3 yrRegional · 3 statesWEST BURLINGTON, IA86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-864501 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONALHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.3Avg age (yr)

2004–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(319) 758-6396 Email dispatchjenny@fsinc.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average42.9% 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 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.3 yr

Model years 2004–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 42.9%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 — 7 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 17.9 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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 4

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 11-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving28 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
177.834 Other violationOther3 · 3 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.130 Cargo securement — heavy vehicles/equipmentVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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$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 · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United Fire’15–’21

American Hallmark’21–’24

2014201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · TRAVELERS CASUALTY COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT · since May 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INTEGRITY PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO	May 2025 → May 2026	$750K	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	May 2024 → May 2025	$750K	2
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	May 2021 → May 2024	$750K	3
UNITED FIRE & CASUALTY CO.	May 2015 → May 2021	$750K	1
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	May 2014 → May 2015	$750K	2
OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2014 → May 2014	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

47.4%

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

IA busiest

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

Home base

WEST BURLINGTON, IA

12630 BEAVERDALE ROAD

Top corridor

IA 11 · IL 4 · IN 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 (7 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1383666 USDOT 2063294 USDOT 4241089

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@fsinc.net — 4 carriers: USDOT 3649136 USDOT 4241089 USDOT 4241988

Shares a company officer with other carriers

benjamin brueck — 2 carriers: USDOT 3649136

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: 12630 BEAVERDALE ROAD, WEST BURLINGTON, IA, 52655
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (319) 758-6396
Cell: (319) 850-7149
Fax: (319) 758-6336
Email: jenny@fsinc.net
Web domain: fsinc.net

Registration

Officer: Benjamin Brueck
USDOT / docket: 2027643 · MC-864501
First registered: Apr 29, 2010
Last MCS-150: Apr 7, 2025 · 212,449 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Sep 18, 2022
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 602592102

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

212,449

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 FS INC.

FS INC (USDOT 2027643) 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 contract 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 TRAVELERS CASUALTY COMPANY OF CONNECTICUT effective May 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 42.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 7, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Sep 18, 2022 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FS INC's USDOT number?

FS INC's USDOT number is 2027643, and its motor carrier number is MC-864501.

Is FS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is FS INC's safety record?

FS INC has a 42.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 21 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is FS INC's fleet?

FS INC operates 11 power units and 13 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FS INC based?

FS INC is based in WEST BURLINGTON, IA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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