Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 236237 · MC-276540
PLAIN 'N FANCY KITCHENS INC
DBA PLAIN & FANCY CUSTOM CABINETRY
3 power unitsavg 8.5 yrLocal · 1 statesSCHAEFFERSTOWN, PA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-276540 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
3Power units
1 observed · MCS-150
1Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
8.5Avg age (yr)
2016–2019 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on file
Operating authority4242 yr active
since 1983Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersTypical
8.5 yr
Model years 2016–2019 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
42 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is PLAIN 'N FANCY KITCHENS INC safe to work with?
Is PLAIN 'N FANCY KITCHENS INC safe to load? PLAIN 'N FANCY KITCHENS INC (USDOT 236237, MC-276540) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in SCHAEFFERSTOWN, PA, operating 3 power units and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 42 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 4 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
P'PLAIN 'N FANCY KITCHENS INC 100
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Safety
4 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS —% (24-mo)0 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)1 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.2 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 3-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
- Registered power units
- 3
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 1
- Annualized
- ≈1 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 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 Driving2
- 390.19 Unified registration / MCS-150Unsafe Driving1
- 392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
- 395.20 Hours of service / ELDHOS Compliance1
- 395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Active
- Contract
- Active
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
Specialty Alliance · 94–00
American Protection · 01–03
Indiana Lumbermens · 04–13
19942013
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.
5 insurer eras · collapsed from 6 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| INDIANA LUMBERMENS MUTUAL | Oct 2004 → Jun 2013 | $750k | 1 |
| ALEA NORTH AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2003 → Oct 2003 | $750k | 2 |
| AMERICAN PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2001 → Oct 2003 | $750k | 1 |
| PENNSYLVANIA GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2000 → Oct 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| SPECIALTY UNDERWRITERS ALLIANCE | Oct 1994 → Oct 2000 | $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)
- 1
- Trailers (towed)
- 1
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2019
Newest model yr
2016
Oldest model yr
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
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo11
NY busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
SCHAEFFERSTOWN, PA
Top corridor
NY ⇄ PA
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.
Show all-time history (1 truck · 1 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3085553
Shares a company officer with other carriers
keith marks — 4 carriers: USDOT 1632144USDOT 3703187USDOT 4338023
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)33
Observed (24 mo)11
Shared w/ other carriers11
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2550 STIEGEL PIKE, SCHAEFFERSTOWN, PA, 17088
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (717) 949-6571
- Fax
- (717) 949-2114
- Web domain
- plainfancy.com
Registration
- Officers
- Keith Marks · Jonathan Labrbera
- USDOT / docket
- 236237 · MC-276540
- First registered
- 08/12/1983
- Last MCS-150
- 02/11/2026 · 250,001 mi (2026)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 63869655
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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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Frequently asked
What is PLAIN 'N FANCY KITCHENS INC's USDOT number?
PLAIN 'N FANCY KITCHENS INC's USDOT number is 236237, and its motor carrier number is MC-276540.
Is PLAIN 'N FANCY KITCHENS INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, PLAIN 'N FANCY KITCHENS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is PLAIN 'N FANCY KITCHENS INC's safety record?
PLAIN 'N FANCY KITCHENS INC has a —% vehicle out-of-service rate across 4 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is PLAIN 'N FANCY KITCHENS INC's fleet?
PLAIN 'N FANCY KITCHENS INC operates 3 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is PLAIN 'N FANCY KITCHENS INC based?
PLAIN 'N FANCY KITCHENS INC is based in SCHAEFFERSTOWN, PA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.