Carrier profile · USDOT 588938 · MC-376227 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

APPLIANCE WAREHOUSE INC

35 power unitsavg 15 yrRegional · 7 statesPITTSBURGH, PA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-376227 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

35Power units

19 observed · MCS-150

19Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.0Avg age (yr)

1998–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(412) 381-8800 Email dispatchROSE@APPLIANCEWAREHOUSE.COM

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average52.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes9 crashes involving injuries are on 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 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo52.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo52.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

35 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15 yr

Model years 1998–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

31 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 52.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 30 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

75.0% · 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 59.9 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

30 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 4

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 35-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 35
Inspections · 24 mo: 31
Annualized: ≈16 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’24 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Lincoln General’01–’09

General Wisconsin’11–’16

Ohio’15–’22

Travelers Connecticut’22–now

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT · since Dec 2024

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Dec 2022 → Dec 2024	$750K	1
OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2015 → Dec 2022	$750K	1
GENERAL CASUALTY COMPANY OF WISCONSIN	Mar 2011 → Apr 2016	$750K	2
SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD	Dec 2008 → Mar 2011	$750K	1
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2008 → Dec 2008	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2001 → Feb 2009	$750K	3
NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2000 → Jul 2001	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2000 → Aug 2000	$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): 35
Observed power (24 mo): 19
Trailers (towed): 19

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

2024

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

15.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

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

Home base

PITTSBURGH, PA

84 S 6TH STREET

Top corridor

PA 14 · CT 5 · OH 4

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

regis armbruster — 2 carriers: USDOT 804133

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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: 84 S 6TH STREET, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15203
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (412) 381-8800
Cell: (412) 969-6909
Fax: (412) 381-7757
Email: rose@appliancewarehouse.com
Web domain: appliancewarehouse.com

Registration

Officers: Regis Armbruster · Rose Konieczka
USDOT / docket: 588938 · MC-376227
First registered: Feb 1, 1995
Last MCS-150: Sep 12, 2025 · 973,735 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 26, 2022
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

973,735

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 APPLIANCE WAREHOUSE INC.

APPLIANCE WAREHOUSE INC (USDOT 588938) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT effective Dec 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 52.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 31 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 30 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 35 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 12, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 26, 2022 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is APPLIANCE WAREHOUSE INC's USDOT number?

APPLIANCE WAREHOUSE INC's USDOT number is 588938, and its motor carrier number is MC-376227.

Is APPLIANCE WAREHOUSE INC authorized to operate?

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

What is APPLIANCE WAREHOUSE INC's safety record?

APPLIANCE WAREHOUSE INC has a 52.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 48 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).