Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 371512
ROBERT L DAVIS & SONS HAY & STRAW INC
4 power unitsLONDON, OH
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
4Power 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 yearsNo inspection history despite active fleet
Operating authority3636 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
36 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is ROBERT L DAVIS & SONS HAY & STRAW INC safe to work with?
Is ROBERT L DAVIS & SONS HAY & STRAW INC safe to load? ROBERT L DAVIS & SONS HAY & STRAW INC (USDOT 371512) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in LONDON, OH, operating 4 power units and 4 drivers. Operating authority has been active 36 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: no inspection history despite active fleet. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
RLROBERT L DAVIS & SONS HAY & STRAW INC 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.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 4
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
LONDON, OH
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@ralaw.com — 53 carriers: USDOT 14569USDOT 126894USDOT 299828USDOT 317200USDOT 324792USDOT 360760USDOT 376191USDOT 401301
Shares a company officer with other carriers
shirley davis — 5 carriers: USDOT 509371USDOT 628500USDOT 2170977USDOT 2644385
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 228 STATE ROUTE 323, LONDON, OH, 43140
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 47, SEDALIA, OH, 43151
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (740) 874-3462
- Cell
- (614) 636-1966
- Fax
- (740) 874-3464
- akarcher@ralaw.com
- Web domain
- ralaw.com
Registration
- Officers
- Shirley Davis · Brian Davis
- USDOT / docket
- 371512
- First registered
- 10/30/1989
- Last MCS-150
- 03/05/2025 · 500 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 139948194
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is ROBERT L DAVIS & SONS HAY & STRAW INC's USDOT number?
ROBERT L DAVIS & SONS HAY & STRAW INC's USDOT number is 371512.
Is ROBERT L DAVIS & SONS HAY & STRAW INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, ROBERT L DAVIS & SONS HAY & STRAW INC is active in the FMCSA register.
How big is ROBERT L DAVIS & SONS HAY & STRAW INC's fleet?
ROBERT L DAVIS & SONS HAY & STRAW INC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is ROBERT L DAVIS & SONS HAY & STRAW INC based?
ROBERT L DAVIS & SONS HAY & STRAW INC is based in LONDON, OH.