Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 346436 · MC-210366
RICHARD T GRAVES
DBA R T GRAVES TRUCKING
1 power unitsWEST CHARLESTON, VT
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-210366 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 37 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 17.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3737 yr active
since 1989Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
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 peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
37 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is RICHARD T GRAVES safe to work with?
Is RICHARD T GRAVES safe to load? RICHARD T GRAVES (USDOT 346436, MC-210366) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in WEST CHARLESTON, VT, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 37 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
RTRICHARD T GRAVES 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
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
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+5 earlier
Progressive · 97–99
19942002
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.
6 insurer eras · collapsed from 7 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2001 → Jun 2002 | $750k | 1 |
| SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY | Jun 2000 → Jun 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jun 1999 → Jun 2000 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 1997 → Jun 1999 | $750k | 2 |
| GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 1996 → Jun 1997 | $750k | 1 |
| GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 1994 → Jun 1995 | $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
WEST CHARLESTON, VT
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@pshift.com — 11 carriers: USDOT 390937USDOT 627113USDOT 677648USDOT 874545USDOT 1324996USDOT 1326649USDOT 1678848USDOT 1892736
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 408 VT RTE 105, WEST CHARLESTON, VT, 05872
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (802) 895-4825
- rtgr@pshift.com
- Web domain
- pshift.com
Registration
- Officer
- Richard T Graves
- USDOT / docket
- 346436 · MC-210366
- First registered
- 03/13/1989
- Last MCS-150
- 06/17/2009 · 5,000 mi (2006)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is RICHARD T GRAVES's USDOT number?
RICHARD T GRAVES's USDOT number is 346436, and its motor carrier number is MC-210366.
Is RICHARD T GRAVES authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, RICHARD T GRAVES is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is RICHARD T GRAVES's fleet?
RICHARD T GRAVES operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is RICHARD T GRAVES based?
RICHARD T GRAVES is based in WEST CHARLESTON, VT.