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ECT ACQUISITION LLC

DBA: EAST COAST TOWINGEAST COAST HEAVY HAULJOHN E LINK TRUCKING

DOT# 3976011 MC# 1487206 Raleigh, NC Authorized For-Hire
(919) 835-0705 msaskin@eastcoasttowing.com 100 Rupert Rd, Raleigh NC 27603
20 tractors · all owned 15 drivers
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Graded once the record supports it
4 yrs history · 27 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
20
Drivers · CDL
15 · 15
Annual miles
480k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 20 0 0 20
Trailers 30 0 0 30

Registration

Registered
10-26-2022 (4 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
12-01-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
MATTHEW SASKIN

Cargo

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Motor Vehicles Drive/Tow Away Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per truck and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Track record

FMCSA record, Apr 2025 – Aug 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
27
70% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
7.7%
1 of 13
Driver out-of-service
3.7%
1 of 27
Violations
16
2 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 12 inspections, 1 out of service 12 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 0 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q3 '26
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What they get cited for

16 violations · 24 months
  • Hours of service No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 7 · No log 1
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    4 · 1 OOS
    Brakes 1 · Lights 1 · Other parts 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 2 · Speeding 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    No valid CDL 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jul
    24
    2026
    Virginia
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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$1,000,000 · MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Aug 1, 2024 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2022
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: EMC PROPERTY AND CASUALTY COMPANY → MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY (Dec 2023)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • North Carolina (HQ) 18
  • Georgia 2
  • Texas 2
  • Virginia 2
  • Colorado 1
  • Maryland 1
  • Montana 1

67% of inspections were in its home state.

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