Carrier profile · USDOT 1392358 · MC-529805 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

FV Recycling LLC

62 power unitsavg 5.4 yrMulti-region · 11 statesHATTIESBURG, MS81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-529805 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

62Power units

50 observed · MCS-150

54Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.4Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(877) 927-8372 Email dispatchbrett.kennedy@fvrecycling.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

62 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.4 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

105 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 40 vehicle and 105 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 22.3 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

99 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 8

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 62-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 62
Inspections · 24 mo: 105
Annualized: ≈53 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving57 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 9 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 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$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 ’19 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

New Hampshire’07–’12

State National’13–’16

Zurich American’16–’19

beyond this history

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2019

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Sep 2019	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Aug 2013 → Aug 2016	$750K	3
ACADIA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Aug 2013	$750K	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2007 → Jul 2012	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2006 → Sep 2007	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2005 → Jul 2006	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE GULF INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2005 → Jul 2005	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 62
Observed power (24 mo): 50
Trailers (towed): 54

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

54.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

105

SC busiest

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

Home base

HATTIESBURG, MS

306 CHEVY CHASE DR SUITE 200

Top corridor

SC ⇄ MS

SC 25 · LA 24 · MS 19

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 2781861 USDOT 191496 USDOT 1347570 USDOT 327574 USDOT 804716 USDOT 1972287 USDOT 795982

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@fvrecycling.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4451953

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: 306 CHEVY CHASE DR SUITE 200, HATTIESBURG, MS, 39401
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (877) 927-8372
Email: brett.kennedy@fvrecycling.com
Web domain: fvrecycling.com

Registration

Officers: Brett Kennedy · Gene Smith
USDOT / docket: 1392358 · MC-529805
First registered: Jul 7, 2005
Last MCS-150: Jun 13, 2025 · 3,120,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 38157082

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,120,000

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 FV RECYCLING LLC.

FV RECYCLING LLC (USDOT 1392358) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 105 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 40 vehicle-level and 105 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 62 power units and 60 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 13, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FV RECYCLING LLC's USDOT number?

FV RECYCLING LLC's USDOT number is 1392358, and its motor carrier number is MC-529805.

Is FV RECYCLING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, FV RECYCLING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FV RECYCLING LLC's safety record?

FV RECYCLING LLC has a 30.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 161 roadside inspections, with 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is FV RECYCLING LLC's fleet?

FV RECYCLING LLC operates 62 power units and 60 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is FV RECYCLING LLC based?

FV RECYCLING LLC is based in HATTIESBURG, MS, with roadside inspections recorded across 11 states.

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