Carrier profile · USDOT 2547881 · MC-887173 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

Agro Merchant Oakland LLC

8 power unitsavg 8.5 yrLocal · 1 statesCARSON, CA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-887173 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

39Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.5Avg age (yr)

2006–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(404) 317-2730 Email dispatchjoel.neisler@americold.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 2, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 480 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.9%

▼ 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-mo10.9%

▼ 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

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.5 yr

Model years 2006–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

311 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.9%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 — 311 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

12.0% · 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 1.6 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

270 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 45

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈19.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 311
Annualized: ≈156 / yr
Coverage: ≈19.4 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance64 · 23 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance60 · 19 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance18 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 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$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

$750K BIPD last filed ’20 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Liberty Fire’15–’16

Starr Liability’16–’20

beyond this history

2015201820212024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2020

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Dec 2020	$750K	3
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2015 → Aug 2016	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 39

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.5 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

91.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

311

CA busiest

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

Home base

CARSON, CA

1610 E SEPULVEDA BLVD

Top corridor

CA 311

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4282621Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4282621 USDOT 3517540

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@americold.com — 10 carriers: USDOT 31751 USDOT 268775 USDOT 456068 USDOT 500240 USDOT 585481 USDOT 1474047 USDOT 1595193 USDOT 2528776

Shares a company officer with other carriers

rob chambers — 6 carriers: USDOT 268775 USDOT 456068 USDOT 585481 USDOT 1595193 USDOT 2528776

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: 1610 E SEPULVEDA BLVD, CARSON, CA, 90745-6120
Mailing address: 1610 EAST SEPULVEDA BLVD, CARSON, CA, 90745
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (404) 317-2730
Cell: (682) 438-0912
Email: joel.neisler@americold.com
Web domain: americold.com

Registration

Officers: Rob Chambers · Rotonda D Carter
USDOT / docket: 2547881 · MC-887173
First registered: Oct 6, 2014
Last MCS-150: May 4, 2026 · 47,920 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 14404956

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

47,920

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 AGRO MERCHANT OAKLAND LLC.

AGRO MERCHANT OAKLAND LLC (USDOT 2547881) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 30, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 311 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 311 vehicle-level and 13 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 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 2, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is AGRO MERCHANT OAKLAND LLC's USDOT number?

AGRO MERCHANT OAKLAND LLC's USDOT number is 2547881, and its motor carrier number is MC-887173.

Is AGRO MERCHANT OAKLAND LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, AGRO MERCHANT OAKLAND LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is AGRO MERCHANT OAKLAND LLC's safety record?

AGRO MERCHANT OAKLAND LLC has a 10.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 480 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).