Carrier profile · USDOT 32173 · MC-152741 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

APPALACHIAN FREIGHT CARRIERS INC

96 power unitsavg 15 yrMulti-region · 11 statesEDINBURG, VA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-152741 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

96Power units

37 observed · MCS-150

42Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.0Avg age (yr)

2000–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(540) 984-8514 Email dispatchwruby@appalachianfreight.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record7 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 81 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

11 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

96 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15 yr

Model years 2000–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

53 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 21.4%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 — 14 vehicle and 53 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 4.4 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

53 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 7

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 96-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: 96
Inspections · 24 mo: 53
Annualized: ≈27 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving56 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 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$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 ’14 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

United States’94–’97

Liberty Fire’97–’00

Occidental Fire’01–’07

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2014

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2012 → Jul 2014	$750K	1
FIREMEN'S INSURANCE CO. OF WASHINGTON DC	Jul 2011 → Jul 2011	$750K	1
LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jul 2011 → Jul 2012	$750K	2
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2009 → Jul 2011	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2007 → Aug 2007	$750K	3
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jul 2001 → Jul 2007	$750K	5
AMERICAN EQUITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Jul 2001	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1997 → Jul 2000	$750K	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1994 → Jul 1997	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 96
Observed power (24 mo): 37
Trailers (towed): 42

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

10.1%

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

VA busiest

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

Home base

EDINBURG, VA

12919 OLD VALLEY PIKE

Top corridor

VA 15 · PA 10 · CT 6

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 973512Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 973512 USDOT 224201 USDOT 2410117 USDOT 3228521

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 12919 OLD VALLEY PIKE, EDINBURG, VA, 22824
Mailing address: PO BOX 307, EDINBURG, VA, 22824
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (540) 984-8514
Fax: (540) 984-4572
Email: wruby@appalachianfreight.com
Web domain: appalachianfreight.com

Registration

Officer: Jeff Pence
USDOT / docket: 32173 · MC-152741
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 24, 2025 · 5,984,351 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 23, 2010
D-U-N-S: 69373686

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

5,984,351

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 APPALACHIAN FREIGHT CARRIERS INC.

APPALACHIAN FREIGHT CARRIERS INC (USDOT 32173) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2014 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 53 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 14 vehicle-level and 53 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 7 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 96 power units and 86 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 24, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 23, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is APPALACHIAN FREIGHT CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

APPALACHIAN FREIGHT CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 32173, and its motor carrier number is MC-152741.

Is APPALACHIAN FREIGHT CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, APPALACHIAN FREIGHT CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is APPALACHIAN FREIGHT CARRIERS INC's safety record?

APPALACHIAN FREIGHT CARRIERS INC has a 21.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 81 roadside inspections, with 11 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).