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SPARTAN SPECIALTY SERVICES INC

Joins 13 inspections on file, 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 24, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Feb 5, 2020
Review these
  • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average 40.0% vs 23.4% national (+16.6 pts).
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Process Agent Service Company, Inc. Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — SPARTAN SPECIALTY SERVICES INC (USDOT 917331)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Vehicle OOS Rate above national average — 40.0% vs 23.4% national (+16.6 pts).

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Process Agent Service Company, Inc.

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/917331/
As of: Oct 24, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 917331 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: ALAN CARLSON Other (RESIDUAL WASTE) Based in NEW CASTLE, PA

FMCSA census as of Oct 24, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
NR

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: Peer OOS benchmark not available for this carrier.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority
common 1 active
Insurance

GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY · BMC-91X · $750,000

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

Process Agent Service Company, Inc.

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 917331
In FMCSA records since Nov 21, 2000 (~25y)
MC / docket MC648551
Company officer ALAN CARLSON
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
Other (RESIDUAL WASTE)
Fleet size 16 units
Drivers 11
Annual mileage 224,561 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (724) 752-1896
Email: [email protected]
Physical
490 WELLMAN LANE
NEW CASTLE, PA 16101
Mailing
PO BOX 8458
NEW CASTLE, PA 16107
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 917331
In FMCSA records since Nov 21, 2000 (~25y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 224,561 mi
Active liability insurance
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
BMC-91X · $750,000 · BAP2031163-10
Effective Feb 5, 2020
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2008-07-03 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 3 0 0
Trailers 9 0 0
Trucks 13 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Power Units
16
Drivers
11
Inspections
13
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
40.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
3
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 40.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 — 0.08 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 1 — 0.83 1 — Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 — 12.00 12 — Oct 19, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (13 rows) View all 13 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89323014 Oct 21, 2026 PA 3 CHIPPEWA TWP PA
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
PA AG77197 · 1NKZL40X1KJ246327
1 392.2-SLLSR No
88274212 Jun 29, 2026 PA 3 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
PA AH16338 · 1M2GR4GC8NM026689
0 — No
88231616 Jun 24, 2026 PA 3 —
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
PA AH16338 · 1M2GR4GC8NM026689
1 392.2-SLL No
87181532 Mar 2, 2026 PA 3 pa-sr376--chippewa-twp---chippewa
PETERBILT OTHER
PA AH28315 · 1NPCX4EX6TD794613
0 — No
84869355 Jun 3, 2025 OH 1 NORTH JACKSON OH
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
PA AG64486 · 1NKDX4TX1DJ336431
3 392.15, 393.100B-C, 393.45B2-B-AIR Yes
84447314 Apr 17, 2025 PA 1 BRIDGEVILLE PA
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
PA ZVA5914 · 1HTMMAAL8DH385337
6 396.3A1-BALR, 396.3A1-BOS, 396.5B-L Yes
84341394 Apr 7, 2025 PA 3 pa-sr376--chippewa-twp---chippewa
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
PA AH52636 · 1NPCX4EX1LD605902
0 — No
82947780 Oct 18, 2024 OH 1 HUBBARD OH
INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK
PA ZVA5914 · 1HTMMAAL8DH385337
1 391.41A-MCPC No
82622588 Sep 5, 2024 PA 2 SR 79 NB AT BRIDGEVILLE REST A
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
PA AH52636 · 1NPXL40X2FD281092
0 — No
82164183 Jul 16, 2024 PA 3 SR0008 NB MM 0 CITY OF FRANKLI
KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Knnw
PA AG77197 · 1NKZL40X1KJ246327
0 — No
81687655 May 21, 2024 PA 2 SR 79 NB AT BRIDGEVILLE REST A
PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK
PA AH52636 · 1NPXL40X2FD281092
1 393.78 No
79437553 Aug 16, 2023 PA 3 pa-i-80-wb-mm-56-beaver-twp---wei
MACK STRAIGHT TRUCK
PA AH16338 · 1M2GR4GC8NM026689
0 — No
78868402 Jun 9, 2023 PA 1 224 AT MARTIN KELLY SPEAR
CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK
AL ZPP0020 · 54DCDW1B8JS802205
0 — No
Recent Crashes View all 3 →
No crashes on file for this carrier.
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC648551
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jul 3, 2008 MC648551-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (7 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY BAP2031163-10 91X $750,000 Feb 5, 2020 On file ACTIVE
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY SISIPCA08321319 BIPD/Primary — Feb 5, 2019 Feb 5, 2020 REPLACED
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY SISIPCA08321317 BIPD/Primary — Feb 5, 2017 Feb 5, 2019 REPLACED
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE 1932142 BIPD/Primary — Feb 5, 2010 Feb 5, 2017 REPLACED
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE 1932142 BIPD/Primary — Feb 5, 2010 Apr 6, 2017 CANCELLED
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY CA 1514531 BIPD/Primary — Jun 27, 2008 Feb 5, 2010 REPLACED
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY CA 1514531 BIPD/Primary — Jun 27, 2008 Mar 23, 2010 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Feb 5, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  2. Feb 5, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Apr 6, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE
  4. Mar 22, 2017
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  5. Feb 5, 2017
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE
  6. Mar 23, 2010
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Mar 4, 2010
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  8. Feb 5, 2010
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Jul 3, 2008
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →

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