Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 435175 · MC-368200
RICHARD A PAYNE
DBA PAYNE TRUCKING
1 power unitsTRACY, CA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-368200 ACTIVEHAZMATUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS
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 35 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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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.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 7.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3535 yr active
since 1991Insurance (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
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
35 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is RICHARD A PAYNE safe to work with?
Is RICHARD A PAYNE safe to load? RICHARD A PAYNE (USDOT 435175, MC-368200) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in TRACY, CA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 35 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
RARICHARD A PAYNE 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
- None
- 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 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+1 earlier
Carolina · 02–05
Great West · 05–20
19992020
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.
3 insurer eras · collapsed from 7 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Feb 2005 → Nov 2020 | $750k | 1 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Feb 2002 → Feb 2005 | $750k | 4 |
| AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 1999 → Feb 1999 | $750k | 2 |
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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
TRACY, CA
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
richard payne — 13 carriers: USDOT 888165USDOT 932864USDOT 1411945USDOT 1804524USDOT 2351356USDOT 2444741USDOT 2560757USDOT 2879762
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record
USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.
Location
- Physical address
- 2193 PENNY LN, TRACY, CA, 95377
- Operation
- Interstate· Hazmat
Contact
- Phone
- (209) 834-1452
- Cell
- (209) 612-1509
- Fax
- (209) 834-1452
- —
Registration
- Officer
- Richard Payne
- USDOT / docket
- 435175 · MC-368200
- First registered
- 01/30/1991
- Last MCS-150
- 04/02/2019 · 38,900 mi (2018)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
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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Frequently asked
What is RICHARD A PAYNE's USDOT number?
RICHARD A PAYNE's USDOT number is 435175, and its motor carrier number is MC-368200.
Is RICHARD A PAYNE authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, RICHARD A PAYNE is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is RICHARD A PAYNE's fleet?
RICHARD A PAYNE operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is RICHARD A PAYNE based?
RICHARD A PAYNE is based in TRACY, CA.