Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1190227 · MC-473405
A & V INC
6 power unitsWILMINGTON, CA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-473405 ACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
6Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 23 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 5
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 6 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 16.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2222 yr active
since 2003Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
22 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is A & V INC safe to work with?
Is A & V INC safe to load? A & V INC (USDOT 1190227, MC-473405) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in WILMINGTON, CA, operating 6 power units and 7 drivers. Operating authority has been active 22 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
A&A & V INC 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+3 earlier
State Pennsylvania · 03–09
20032011
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 20 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2009 → Feb 2011 | $750k | 3 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Jul 2009 → Dec 2009 | $750k | 5 |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNDERWRITERS INS.(AIU) | Jul 2009 → Jul 2009 | $750k | 1 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Dec 2003 → Jul 2009 | $750k | 11 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 6
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
WILMINGTON, CA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
ricardo rodriguez — 101 carriers: USDOT 822634USDOT 835461USDOT 848859USDOT 1026394USDOT 1182647USDOT 1218608USDOT 1404160USDOT 1453988
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record
USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.
Location
- Physical address
- 802 N AVALON AVE SUITE 7, WILMINGTON, CA, 90744
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 1215, WILMINGTON, CA, 90748
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (310) 518-5035
- Cell
- (310) 628-5526
- Fax
- (310) 518-2610
- Web domain
- sbcglobal.net
Registration
- Officer
- Ricardo Rodriguez
- USDOT / docket
- 1190227 · MC-473405
- First registered
- 12/01/2003
- Last MCS-150
- 03/10/2010 · 450,000 mi (2008)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is A & V INC's USDOT number?
A & V INC's USDOT number is 1190227, and its motor carrier number is MC-473405.
Is A & V INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, A & V INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is A & V INC's fleet?
A & V INC operates 6 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is A & V INC based?
A & V INC is based in WILMINGTON, CA.