Carrier profile · USDOT 740155 · MC-76986 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Loren Richards Inc

53 power unitsavg 15.3 yrLocal · 2 statesFARGO, ND81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-76986 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

53Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(701) 492-9504 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

53 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 25.00% on 4 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 18 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 33.3 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 4

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 53-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: 53
Inspections · 24 mo: 18
Annualized: ≈9 / 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 Driving29 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. · since Mar 2018

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 53
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 12

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

63.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MN busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Minnesota: 14 inspections
North Dakota: 4 inspections

Home base

FARGO, ND

PO BOX 8084

Most inspections: MN

14 inspections

MN 14 · ND 4

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 794961

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@richards-inc.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 502173

Shares a company officer with other carriers

loren richards — 2 carriers: USDOT 1005569

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: PO BOX 8084, FARGO, ND, 58109
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (701) 492-9504
Fax: (701) 492-7548
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: richards-inc.com

Registration

Officer: Loren Richards
USDOT / docket: 740155 · MC-76986
First registered: Apr 7, 1998
Last MCS-150: Apr 14, 2026 · 1,878,144 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 25, 2008
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,878,144

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 1, 2026

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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25%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 4 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

33violation records

5OOS-tagged records

1 of 4inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Unsafe driving

160%0 / 16

Other vehicle maintenance

1050%5 / 10

Lights

60%0 / 6

Driver fitness

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

50%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to Apr 250 / 0

0%May 25 to Oct 250 / 1

0%Nov 25 to Apr 260 / 1

50%May 26 to Oct 261 / 2

Top 3 codes (8 of 33 records)

392.16-D Failure to use seat belt3
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2

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392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
383.23A2-LCDLNP Operating without a valid CDL1
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LSML Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203C-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209C-STSCL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.60B Windshield / glazing1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps1
396.7A-UOC Unsafe operation1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for LOREN RICHARDS INC.

LOREN RICHARDS INC (USDOT 740155) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO. effective Mar 13, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 18 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 53 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 14, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 25, 2008 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LOREN RICHARDS INC's USDOT number?

LOREN RICHARDS INC's USDOT number is 740155, and its motor carrier number is MC-76986.

Is LOREN RICHARDS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. LOREN RICHARDS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LOREN RICHARDS INC's safety record?

LOREN RICHARDS INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 41 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).