Carrier profile · USDOT 1458907 · MC-551161 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Always Affordable Moving & Storage Inc

DBA EAST COAST VAN LINES

8 power unitsavg 4.4 yrMulti-region · 15 statesRARITAN, NJ100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-551161 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.4Avg age (yr)

2014–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(732) 744-4282 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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

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 55 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 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.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

5 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
5 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jul 7, 2026.
CheckRequest a current COI
Insurance cancellation effective Jun 25, 2026.

Safety

37 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%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 — 15 vehicle and 37 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 22.7 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

37 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

≈2.3 / 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: 37
Annualized: ≈19 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.3 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 Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

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 ’25 · 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

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 9

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

90.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Washington: 9 inspections
Montana: 5 inspections
California: 4 inspections
Pennsylvania: 3 inspections
New Jersey: 3 inspections
Colorado: 3 inspections
Nevada: 2 inspections
Michigan: 1 inspections
Kansas: 1 inspections
Oregon: 1 inspections
Iowa: 1 inspections
Ohio: 1 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections
New York: 1 inspections

Home base

RARITAN, NJ

2 JOHNSON DRIVE BLDG 3

Most inspections: WA

9 inspections

WA 9 · MT 5 · CA 4

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

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

Contact

Phone: (732) 744-4282
Email: [email protected]
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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 2026

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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20%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

3 of 15 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

22violation records

8OOS-tagged records

3 of 15inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Brakes

757%4 / 7

Other vehicle maintenance

757%4 / 7

Unsafe driving

40%0 / 4

Hours of service

20%0 / 2

Lights

20%0 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 3

25%May 25 to Nov 251 / 4

25%Nov 25 to May 261 / 4

25%May 26 to Nov 261 / 4

Top 3 codes (9 of 22 records)

393.47A-BCLMBD-SA Brake actuators / linings / components4
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed3
393.11A1-LRR Required lamps/reflectors missing2

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392.2-SLLFC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2SLSNC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.47D2-BLTBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.3A2-HOSPD Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1

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Brakes

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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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. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 37 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 37 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 11, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jul 20, 2015 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 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?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 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 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 55 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).

How big is ALWAYS AFFORDABLE MOVING & STORAGE INC's fleet?

ALWAYS AFFORDABLE MOVING & STORAGE INC operates 8 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ALWAYS AFFORDABLE MOVING & STORAGE INC based?

ALWAYS AFFORDABLE MOVING & STORAGE INC is based in RARITAN, NJ, with roadside inspections recorded across 15 states.

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