Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 687555 · MC-319364
CHARLES KELLEY
DBA KELLEY'S AUTO TRANSPORT
1 power unitsLA VERNE, CA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-319364 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 · 2026-07-24
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 29 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 21.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2929 yr active
since 1997Insurance (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
29 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is CHARLES KELLEY safe to work with?
Is CHARLES KELLEY safe to load? CHARLES KELLEY (USDOT 687555, MC-319364) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in LA VERNE, CA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 29 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 2026-07-24.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-07-24
CKCHARLES KELLEY 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 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+1 earlier
Reliance · 97–99
Onebeacon · 99–07
Zc Ins · 03–05
Clarendon National · 05–07
Praetorian · 07–14
Hudson · 14–21
19972021
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.
7 insurer eras · collapsed from 10 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2014 → Nov 2021 | $750k | 1 |
| PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2007 → Mar 2014 | $750k | 1 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Mar 2005 → Apr 2007 | $750k | 4 |
| ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC. | Mar 2003 → Mar 2005 | $750k | 1 |
| AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO. OF TEXAS | Dec 2002 → Mar 2003 | $750k | 1 |
| ONEBEACON INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 1999 → Mar 2007 | $750k | 1 |
| THE RELIANCE INSURANCE CO. | Apr 1997 → May 1999 | $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.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
LA VERNE, 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
charles kelley — 4 carriers: USDOT 2014049USDOT 2784831USDOT 2976979
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 1578 LOMA AVE, LA VERNE, CA, 91750
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (909) 596-3256
- Fax
- (909) 873-1653
- —
Registration
- Officer
- Charles Kelley
- USDOT / docket
- 687555 · MC-319364
- First registered
- 04/30/1997
- Last MCS-150
- 05/31/2005 · 0 mi
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—Annual mileage
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 CHARLES KELLEY's USDOT number?
CHARLES KELLEY's USDOT number is 687555, and its motor carrier number is MC-319364.
Is CHARLES KELLEY authorized to operate?
As of 2026-07-24, CHARLES KELLEY is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is CHARLES KELLEY's fleet?
CHARLES KELLEY operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is CHARLES KELLEY based?
CHARLES KELLEY is based in LA VERNE, CA.