Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
74 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 657828
AUTO NATION
74 power unitsavg 4.1 yrLocal · 2 statesCLEARWATER, FL
CARRIER ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
74Power units
21 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
4.1Avg age (yr)
2017–2024 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Established 30 yearsOut-of-service rates below national average
Operating authority2929 yr active
since 1996Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo0.00.0 %
▼ 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 peersNewer
4.1 yr
Model years 2017–2024 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
29 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is AUTO NATION safe to work with?
Is AUTO NATION safe to load? AUTO NATION (USDOT 657828) is an active asset-based motor carrier based in CLEARWATER, FL, operating 74 power units and 60 drivers. Operating authority has been active 29 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 54 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
ANAUTO NATION 100
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Safety
54 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 0.0% (24-mo)23 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)35 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
0.0% now▼ Improving
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
Inspection coverage
How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.2 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 74-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
- Registered power units
- 74
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 35
- Annualized
- ≈18 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.2 inspections / unit · yr
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2
- 391.45 No medical examination / expiredDriver Fitness1
- 392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1
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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)
- 74
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 21
- Trailers (towed)
- 0
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2024
Newest model yr
2017
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed22
US statesInspections · 24 mo3535
FL busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
CLEARWATER, FL
Top corridor
FL
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
@autonation.com — 13 carriers: USDOT 930969USDOT 1011402USDOT 1032018USDOT 2768923USDOT 2851958USDOT 2931852USDOT 2968419USDOT 3063805
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)7474
Observed (24 mo)2121
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 15005 U S 19 N, CLEARWATER, FL, 33764
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (727) 531-5831
- Cell
- (727) 389-6702
- Fax
- (800) 888-1173
- Web domain
- autonation.com
Registration
- Officers
- Shawn Laferty · Stewart Bailey
- USDOT / docket
- 657828
- First registered
- 09/05/1996
- Last MCS-150
- 05/21/2025 · 500,100 mi (2024)
- 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 AUTO NATION's USDOT number?
AUTO NATION's USDOT number is 657828.
Is AUTO NATION authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, AUTO NATION is active in the FMCSA register.
What is AUTO NATION's safety record?
AUTO NATION has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 54 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is AUTO NATION's fleet?
AUTO NATION operates 74 power units and 60 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is AUTO NATION based?
AUTO NATION is based in CLEARWATER, FL, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.