Carrier profile · USDOT 237926 · MC-863238 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Crystal Flash Inc

DBA CRYSTAL FLASH

115 power unitsavg 8.4 yrRegional · 6 statesGRAND RAPIDS, MI88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-863238 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

115Power units

77 observed · MCS-150

47Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(616) 363-4851 Email dispatchkathrynn@crystalflash.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record7 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 43 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1983.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 210 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo4.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo4.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

115 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1983 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

121 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 4.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 106 vehicle and 121 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

8.1% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

110 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 12

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 115-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 115
Inspections · 24 mo: 121
Annualized: ≈61 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving46 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 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: Active
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 ’23 · 5 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Travelers Property’13–’16

Liberty Fire’18–’23

beyond this history

2013201720212025now

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 · ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2023

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2018 → Jun 2023	$1M	2
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jun 2018 → Jul 2018	$1M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2018 → Jun 2018	$1M	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Apr 2017	$1M	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INS CO. OF HAWAII, INC.	Apr 2017 → Jun 2018	$1M	1
HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2016 → Jun 2016	$1M	9
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jun 2013 → Apr 2016	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 115
Observed power (24 mo): 77
Trailers (towed): 47

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

48.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

121

IL busiest

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

Home base

GRAND RAPIDS, MI

1754 ALPINE AVE NW

Top corridor

IL ⇄ MI

IL 66 · MI 49 · KY 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3088839Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@crystalflash.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1645946

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

115

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1754 ALPINE AVE NW, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49504
Mailing address: PO BOX 1804, GRAND RAPIDS, MI, 49501
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (616) 363-4851
Fax: (616) 365-3240
Email: kathrynn@crystalflash.com
Web domain: crystalflash.com

Registration

Officers: Thomas Lehnertz · Brad Gandy
USDOT / docket: 237926 · MC-863238
First registered: Sep 14, 1983
Last MCS-150: Jun 9, 2026 · 7,605,893 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 18, 1999
D-U-N-S: 836070631

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

115

Power units

164

Drivers

164

CDL drivers

7,605,893

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 CRYSTAL FLASH INC.

CRYSTAL FLASH INC (USDOT 237926) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 4.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 121 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 106 vehicle-level and 121 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 7 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 115 power units and 164 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 9, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 18, 1999 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CRYSTAL FLASH INC's USDOT number?

CRYSTAL FLASH INC's USDOT number is 237926, and its motor carrier number is MC-863238.

Is CRYSTAL FLASH INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, CRYSTAL FLASH INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CRYSTAL FLASH INC's safety record?

CRYSTAL FLASH INC has a 4.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 210 roadside inspections, with 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is CRYSTAL FLASH INC's fleet?

CRYSTAL FLASH INC operates 115 power units and 164 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CRYSTAL FLASH INC based?

CRYSTAL FLASH INC is based in GRAND RAPIDS, MI, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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