Carrier profile · USDOT 1272960 · MC-496828 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Fsti Inc

24 power unitsavg 10.3 yrRegional · 4 statesAUSTIN, TX86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-496828 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

24Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.3Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(512) 278-8800 Email dispatchsafetyequipment@fstichem.com

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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 average53.9% 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 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo53.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo53.8%

▲ 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

Asset-based

24 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.3 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 53.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 13 vehicle and 15 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 22.7 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

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 3

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 24-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: 24
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
172.516 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
178.345 Other violationOther2 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther2 · 2 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$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Arch’04–’06

Commerce Industry’09–’18

National Union’19–’26

2004201020162022now

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

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE · since Apr 2008

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Apr 2019 → Apr 2026	$1M	7
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Apr 2018 → Apr 2019	$1M	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2009 → Apr 2009	$1M	1
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	Apr 2009 → Apr 2018	$1M	3
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2009 → Apr 2009	$1M	1
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	Apr 2008 → Apr 2009	$1M	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2006 → Jun 2008	$1M	4
GOTHAM INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2006 → Oct 2006	$1M	1
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2004 → Sep 2006	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 24
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 11

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

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

8.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

OH busiest

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

Home base

AUSTIN, TX

6300 BRIDGEPOINT PKWY STE 1-170

Top corridor

OH ⇄ TX

OH 6 · TX 5 · PA 3

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 171496 USDOT 2404651

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: 6300 BRIDGEPOINT PKWY STE 1-170, AUSTIN, TX, 78730
Mailing address: 12704 BELTEX RD, MANOR, TX, 78653
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (512) 278-8800
Email: safetyequipment@fstichem.com
Web domain: fstichem.com

Registration

Officers: Staci Barton · Staci Barton
USDOT / docket: 1272960 · MC-496828
First registered: Aug 4, 2004
Last MCS-150: Nov 3, 2025 · 766,389 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 2, 2007
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 15281624

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

766,389

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 FSTI INC.

FSTI INC (USDOT 1272960) 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 $5,000,000 limit in force from COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE effective Apr 12, 2008 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 53.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 13 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 4 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 24 power units and 17 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 3, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 2, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FSTI INC's USDOT number?

FSTI INC's USDOT number is 1272960, and its motor carrier number is MC-496828.

Is FSTI INC authorized to operate?

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

What is FSTI INC's safety record?

FSTI INC has a 53.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 28 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).