Carrier profile · USDOT 220141 · MC-163035 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

DICK LAVY TRUCKING INC

DBA DICK LAVY TRUCKING

201 power unitsavg 3.9 yrNational · 26 statesBRADFORD, OH88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-163035 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

201Power units

174 observed · MCS-150

260Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(937) 448-2104 Email dispatchkwulber@dicklavytrucking.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

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 44 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1982.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 491 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.7%

▼ 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-mo17.7%

▼ 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

201 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

43 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1982 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

335 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 17.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 147 vehicle and 335 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.7% · 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 12.2 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

319 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 21

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 201-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 201
Inspections · 24 mo: 335
Annualized: ≈168 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving108 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 17 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Liberty Fire’94–’00

Ohio Security’08–’12

American Hallmark’12–’22

1994200220102018now

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 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Feb 2022

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY OF TEXAS	Jan 2012 → Feb 2022	$1M	12
OHIO SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2008 → Feb 2012	$1M	10
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2006 → Feb 2008	$1M	3
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2004 → Nov 2006	$1M	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2001 → Nov 2001	$1M	3
XL SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2000 → Nov 2001	$1M	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	May 1994 → May 2000	$1M	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 201
Observed power (24 mo): 174
Trailers (towed): 260

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

20.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 26 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

335

OH busiest

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

Home base

BRADFORD, OH

8848 STATE ROUTE 121

Top corridor

OH 64 · KY 43 · IN 40

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: 4 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4362808 USDOT 4422666 USDOT 3546779 USDOT 1507845Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (61 trucks · 56 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1730271 USDOT 3553005 USDOT 3564601 USDOT 4498034 USDOT 4357587 USDOT 4576071 USDOT 810876 USDOT 3935876

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

201

Observed (24 mo)

174

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: 8848 STATE ROUTE 121, BRADFORD, OH, 45308
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (937) 448-2104
Fax: (937) 448-2163
Email: kwulber@dicklavytrucking.com
Web domain: dicklavytrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Dick Lavy · Tim Arnett
USDOT / docket: 220141 · MC-163035
First registered: Aug 9, 1982
Last MCS-150: Jun 19, 2026 · 21,910,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 20, 2005
D-U-N-S: 44404416

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

201

Power units

195

Drivers

195

CDL drivers

21,910,000

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 DICK LAVY TRUCKING INC.

DICK LAVY TRUCKING INC (USDOT 220141) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Feb 1, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 335 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 147 vehicle-level and 335 driver-level — across 26 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 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 Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 201 power units and 195 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 19, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 20, 2005 in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DICK LAVY TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

DICK LAVY TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 220141, and its motor carrier number is MC-163035.

Is DICK LAVY TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, DICK LAVY TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DICK LAVY TRUCKING INC's safety record?

DICK LAVY TRUCKING INC has a 17.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 491 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).