Asset-based
16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA L & A TRANSPORT
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Asset-based
16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
8.4 yr
Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.
44 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1982 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
L & A FORWARDING INC (USDOT 215372) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.
The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.
It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from MSIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE USA INC effective Sep 8, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.
Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.
The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 18 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 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 30, 2026.
It reports 16 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 25, 2025.
It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 25, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.
L & A FORWARDING INC's USDOT number is 215372, and its motor carrier number is MC-153887.
As of Jun 30, 2026, L & A FORWARDING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
L & A FORWARDING INC has a 27.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 30 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).
L & A FORWARDING INC operates 16 power units and 16 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
L & A FORWARDING INC is based in UNION, NJ, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.
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18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay
17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 3
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MSIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE USA INC · since Sep 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| OBSIDIAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2024 → Sep 2025 | $1M | 1 |
| HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Sep 2023 → Sep 2024 | $1M | 1 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Sep 2021 → Sep 2023 | $1M | 3 |
| NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA | Sep 2020 → Sep 2020 | $1M | 1 |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL UNDERWRITERS INS.(AIU) | Sep 2020 → Sep 2021 | $1M | 2 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Sep 2014 → Sep 2020 | $1M | 6 |
| PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC. | Oct 2013 → Aug 2018 | $1M | 1 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Dec 2002 → Sep 2014 | $1M | 14 |
| PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC. | Oct 2002 → Oct 2013 | $1M | 1 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Sep 2001 → Dec 2002 | $1M | 2 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Sep 2000 → Sep 2000 | $1M | 3 |
| PROVIDENCE WASHINGTON INSURANCE CO. | Sep 1996 → Sep 2000 | $1M | 1 |
| YORK INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 1994 → Sep 1995 | $1M | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
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Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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