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Carrier profile · USDOT 320427 · MC-223740 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DENNY RICHARDS

1 power unitsPITTSFIELD, IL

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-223740 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(217) 370-0246 Email dispatchkingfish683@gmail.com

Carrier verification summary for DENNY RICHARDS

DENNY RICHARDS (USDOT 320427) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

DENNY RICHARDS (USDOT 320427) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

DENNY RICHARDS (USDOT 320427) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 12, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

DENNY RICHARDS (USDOT 320427) reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 16, 2024.

DENNY RICHARDS (USDOT 320427) has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned May 18, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileNo inspection history despite active fleet

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

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

No roadside inspections on record.

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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 / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’92–’03

Shelter General’18–now

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2019

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SHELTER GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Mar 2019	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 1992 → Oct 2003	$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): 1
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

PITTSFIELD, IL

412 N JACKSON ST

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

denny richards — 2 carriers: USDOT 3215152

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 412 N JACKSON ST, PITTSFIELD, IL, 62363
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (217) 370-0246
Email: kingfish683@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Denny Richards
USDOT / docket: 320427 · MC-223740
First registered: Jul 11, 1988
Last MCS-150: Sep 16, 2024 · 4,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · May 18, 2001
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

4,000

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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