Carrier profile · USDOT 806272 · MC-437725 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

RICHIE IEST FARMS INC

16 power unitsavg 11.8 yrLocal · 2 statesMADERA, CA87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-437725 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

17Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.8Avg age (yr)

1998–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 675-8658 Email dispatchSTEFANIE@RIFINC.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes7 crashes involving injuries are on 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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

30.3

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

30.3

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.8 yr

Model years 1998–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

36 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.3%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 — 33 vehicle and 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

29.4% · 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 3.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

36 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Nov '25 · 11

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 16-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 36
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving54 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 8 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$750K BIPD last filed · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Carolina’03–’16

Nationwide Agribusiness’19–’23

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Apr 2026	$750K	4
HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2019 → Apr 2023	$750K	2
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Feb 2018 → Mar 2019	$750K	1
FARMLAND MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2016 → Feb 2018	$750K	2
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2003 → Feb 2016	$750K	8
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2002 → May 2003	$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): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 17

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.8 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

33%

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

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

MADERA, CA

14676 AVE 14

Top corridor

CA 35 · AZ 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

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.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4034960 USDOT 154237 USDOT 691117

Shares a company officer with other carriers

richie iest — 2 carriers: USDOT 2722998

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 14676 AVE 14, MADERA, CA, 93637
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (559) 675-8658
Fax: (559) 223-9795
Email: stefanie@rifinc.com
Web domain: rifinc.com

Registration

Officer: Richie Iest
USDOT / docket: 806272 · MC-437725
First registered: Apr 16, 1999
Last MCS-150: Apr 14, 2026 · 200,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

200,000

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for RICHIE IEST FARMS INC.

RICHIE IEST FARMS INC (USDOT 806272) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PHILADELPHIA INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 5, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 36 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 33 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 14, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RICHIE IEST FARMS INC's USDOT number?

RICHIE IEST FARMS INC's USDOT number is 806272, and its motor carrier number is MC-437725.

Is RICHIE IEST FARMS INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, RICHIE IEST FARMS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RICHIE IEST FARMS INC's safety record?

RICHIE IEST FARMS INC has a 30.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 47 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).