Carrier profile · USDOT 1958483 · MC-694904 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Cleveland Rayford Jr

DBA RAY'S TOWING SERVICE

1 power unitHAMPTON, VA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-694904 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(757) 725-2381 Email dispatchCRAYFORD2@COX.NET

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 2

No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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

$1M BIPD last filed ’22 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Consumers Usa’11–’18

Amguard’18–’20

American Guarantee’20–’22

beyond this history

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2022

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Aug 2020 → Aug 2022	$1M	1
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Aug 2020	$1M	2
CONSUMERS INSURANCE USA, INC.	Aug 2011 → Aug 2018	$1M	10
STATE AUTO PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INS. CO.	Aug 2010 → Aug 2011	$1M	1
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Aug 2010	$1M	1

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Equipment

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

HAMPTON, VA

15 EVANS ST

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 15 EVANS ST, HAMPTON, VA, 23669
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (757) 725-2381
Fax: (757) 637-7787
Email: crayford2@cox.net

Registration

Officer: Cleveland Rayford Jr
USDOT / docket: 1958483 · MC-694904
First registered: Oct 24, 2009
Last MCS-150: Feb 27, 2026 · 1,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

1,000

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 CLEVELAND RAYFORD JR.

CLEVELAND RAYFORD JR (USDOT 1958483) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 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 PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 8, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 27, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is CLEVELAND RAYFORD JR's USDOT number?

CLEVELAND RAYFORD JR's USDOT number is 1958483, and its motor carrier number is MC-694904.

Is CLEVELAND RAYFORD JR authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, CLEVELAND RAYFORD JR is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

How big is CLEVELAND RAYFORD JR's fleet?

CLEVELAND RAYFORD JR operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CLEVELAND RAYFORD JR based?

CLEVELAND RAYFORD JR is based in HAMPTON, VA.

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