Carrier profile · USDOT 331391 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

RICHARDS WHOLESALE FENCE COMPANY INC

DBA RICHARD'S FENCE COMPANY

1 power unitAKRON, OH50/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNRATED 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(330) 773-0423 Email dispatchbill@richardsfence.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

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

Established 38 years

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 1

Established 38 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1988.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

37 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1988 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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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

AKRON, OH

1600 FIRESTONE PKWY

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

william peterson — 13 carriers: USDOT 438015 USDOT 716065 USDOT 1095852 USDOT 1359610 USDOT 1871782 USDOT 2001020 USDOT 2022563 USDOT 2092123

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1600 FIRESTONE PKWY, AKRON, OH, 44301-1659
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (330) 773-0423
Fax: (330) 773-3513
Email: bill@richardsfence.com
Web domain: richardsfence.com

Registration

Officers: William Peterson · Eric Peterson
USDOT / docket: 331391
First registered: Nov 15, 1988
Last MCS-150: May 4, 2026 · 2,848 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 16, 1992
D-U-N-S: 51522357

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,848

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 RICHARDS WHOLESALE FENCE COMPANY INC.

RICHARDS WHOLESALE FENCE COMPANY INC (USDOT 331391) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 16, 1992 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RICHARDS WHOLESALE FENCE COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

RICHARDS WHOLESALE FENCE COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 331391.

Is RICHARDS WHOLESALE FENCE COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, RICHARDS WHOLESALE FENCE COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is RICHARDS WHOLESALE FENCE COMPANY INC's safety record?

RICHARDS WHOLESALE FENCE COMPANY INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.