Carrier profile · USDOT 1458907 · MC-551161 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ALWAYS AFFORDABLE MOVING & STORAGE INC

DBA EAST COAST VAN LINES

8 power unitsavg 4.4 yrNational · 16 statesRARITAN, NJ100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-551161 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.4Avg age (yr)

2014–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(732) 744-4282 Email dispatchSALES@AFFORDABLEMOVING.US

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 54 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.8%

▼ 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

Small fleet

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.4 yr

Model years 2014–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

38 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 18.8%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 — 16 vehicle and 38 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · 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 7.7 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

36 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '26 · 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 38
Annualized: ≈19 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.4 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 Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle 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: Active
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 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National Independent’07–’13

National Independent’14–’16

State Nationalspecialty’16–’24

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INSURE LINE TRANSPORTATION INS CO. RRG LLC	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	1
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Aug 2016 → Jun 2024	$750K	11
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS INS. CO., RRG	Jan 2014 → Aug 2016	$750K	4
NATIONAL INDEPENDENT TRUCKERS INS. CO., RRG	Sep 2007 → Jan 2013	$750K	10

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 13
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

71.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

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

Home base

RARITAN, NJ

2 JOHNSON DRIVE BLDG 3

Top corridor

WA ⇄ NJ

WA 9 · MT 5 · 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: 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 1843482Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2024049 USDOT 4402997 USDOT 1843482 USDOT 1063058 USDOT 3238050

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2 JOHNSON DRIVE BLDG 3, RARITAN, NJ, 08869
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (732) 744-4282
Email: sales@affordablemoving.us
Web domain: affordablemoving.us

Registration

Officer: Boris Lakhman
USDOT / docket: 1458907 · MC-551161
First registered: Feb 2, 2006
Last MCS-150: Sep 11, 2025 · 547,525 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jul 20, 2015
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

547,525

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 ALWAYS AFFORDABLE MOVING & STORAGE INC.

ALWAYS AFFORDABLE MOVING & STORAGE INC (USDOT 1458907) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load 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 no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 18.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 38 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 38 driver-level — across 16 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 8 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 11, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jul 20, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ALWAYS AFFORDABLE MOVING & STORAGE INC's USDOT number?

ALWAYS AFFORDABLE MOVING & STORAGE INC's USDOT number is 1458907, and its motor carrier number is MC-551161.

Is ALWAYS AFFORDABLE MOVING & STORAGE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, ALWAYS AFFORDABLE MOVING & STORAGE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ALWAYS AFFORDABLE MOVING & STORAGE INC's safety record?

ALWAYS AFFORDABLE MOVING & STORAGE INC has a 18.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 54 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).