Carrier profile · USDOT 141506 · MC-213984 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DARRELL STAFFORD

DBA STAFFORD DISTRIBUTING

3 power unitsavg 15.8 yrLocal · 1 statesMENIFEE, CA71/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-213984 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.8Avg age (yr)

2001–2017 · vPIC

Call dispatch(951) 317-0860 Email dispatchJEFF@STAFFORDDISTRIBUTING.COM

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

Established 52 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 1

Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 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

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.8 yr

Model years 2001–2017 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%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 — 4 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 14.2 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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 1

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

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 3-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Maintenance7 · 7 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 15 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

York’91–’98

Associates’01–now

Williamsburg National’08–’15

1991200020092018now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Mar 2025	$750K	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Aug 2023	$750K	1
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2022	$750K	3
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Aug 2017 → Aug 2019	$750K	8
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2016 → Aug 2017	$750K	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Aug 2015 → Aug 2016	$750K	1
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	Aug 2008 → Aug 2015	$750K	1
SPECIALTY UNDERWRITERS ALLIANCE	Aug 2007 → Aug 2008	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2004 → Aug 2007	$750K	4
CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2002 → Aug 2003	$750K	3
ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2001 → current	$750K	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2001 → Jun 2002	$750K	1
ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2000 → Nov 2001	$750K	3
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Feb 1998 → Jul 1998	$750K	1
YORK INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1991 → Feb 1998	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1991 → Nov 1991	$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): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.8 yr

Average age

2017

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

50.0%

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

CA busiest

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

Home base

MENIFEE, CA

29929 MARITIME WAY

Top corridor

CA 4

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: 2 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 4316245Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 1 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4316245

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 29929 MARITIME WAY, MENIFEE, CA, 92585
Mailing address: PO BOX 577, WILDOMAR, CA, 92595
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (951) 317-0860
Cell: (951) 961-2968
Email: jeff@stafforddistributing.com
Web domain: stafforddistributing.com

Registration

Officer: Darrell Stafford
USDOT / docket: 141506 · MC-213984
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 24, 2024 · 245,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 9, 2009
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

245,000

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 DARRELL STAFFORD.

DARRELL STAFFORD (USDOT 141506) has a Vektor safety score of 71/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 24, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 9, 2009 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DARRELL STAFFORD's USDOT number?

DARRELL STAFFORD's USDOT number is 141506, and its motor carrier number is MC-213984.

Is DARRELL STAFFORD authorized to operate?

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

What is DARRELL STAFFORD's safety record?

DARRELL STAFFORD has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 12 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 71/100 (tier: review).