Carrier profile · USDOT 50492 · MC-14138 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Bragg Investment Company Inc

530 power unitsavg 9.6 yrMulti-region · 10 statesLONG BEACH, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-14138 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

530Power units

132 observed · MCS-150

103Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(562) 220-1200 Email dispatchmichael.riggs@braggcrane.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 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 861 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo6.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo6.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

12 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

530 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

506 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 6.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 461 vehicle and 447 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.1% · 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 2.0 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

498 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 70

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

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 530-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 530
Inspections · 24 mo: 506
Annualized: ≈253 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving63 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 6 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance15 · 14 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 4 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 9 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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

$1M BIPD last filed ’24 · 11 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

State Pennsylvania’91–’08

National Union’91–’96

State Pennsylvania’91–’07

Zurich American’07–’11

Ace Fire’11–’15

International Hannoverse’18–’22

1991200020092018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2024

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	May 2024 → Jul 2024	$1M	2
PENNSYLVANIA MANUF. ASSOC. INS.	Jul 2022 → Jul 2022	$1M	1
GENERAL SECURITY INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Jul 2022	$1M	1
PENNSYLVANIA MANUFACTURERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Sep 2022	$1M	2
GENERAL SECURITY INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 2022 → May 2024	$1M	1
PENNSYLVANIA MANUFACTURERS INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jul 2022 → May 2024	$1M	1
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Jul 2022	$1M	1
INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF HANNOVERSE	Jul 2018 → Jul 2022	$1M	2
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Jul 2017 → Jul 2018	$1M	1
AMERICAN FAMILY HOME INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Dec 2017	$1M	2
AMERICAN FAMILY HOME INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Jul 2015	$1M	2
ACE FIRE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2011 → Jul 2015	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2007 → Jul 2011	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Apr 1991 → May 2007	$1M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Apr 1991 → Apr 1996	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Apr 1991 → May 2008	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 530
Observed power (24 mo): 132
Trailers (towed): 103

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

33.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

505

CA busiest

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

Home base

LONG BEACH, CA

6188 PARAMOUNT BLVD

Top corridor

CA 451 · AZ 29 · NV 8

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: 15 trucks 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 490862Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 490862 USDOT 320691 USDOT 54283 USDOT 3880563 USDOT 536 USDOT 842889 USDOT 4193322 USDOT 2262994

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@braggcrane.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 252029

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

530

Observed (24 mo)

132

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6188 PARAMOUNT BLVD, LONG BEACH, CA, 90805
Mailing address: 6242 N PARAMOUNT BLVD, LONG BEACH, CA, 90805
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (562) 220-1200
Email: michael.riggs@braggcrane.com
Web domain: braggcrane.com

Registration

Officers: Kathleen Pool-Ferrin · Scott Bragg
USDOT / docket: 50492 · MC-14138
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Sep 17, 2025 · 6,646,098 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 15, 1987
D-U-N-S: 152822060

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

530

Power units

462

Drivers

462

CDL drivers

6,646,098

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 BRAGG INVESTMENT COMPANY INC.

BRAGG INVESTMENT COMPANY INC (USDOT 50492) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 15, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 6.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 506 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 461 vehicle-level and 447 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 530 power units and 462 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 17, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 15, 1987 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BRAGG INVESTMENT COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

BRAGG INVESTMENT COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 50492, and its motor carrier number is MC-14138.

Is BRAGG INVESTMENT COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, BRAGG INVESTMENT COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BRAGG INVESTMENT COMPANY INC's safety record?

BRAGG INVESTMENT COMPANY INC has a 6.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 861 roadside inspections, with 12 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).