Carrier profile · USDOT 2678370 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Grape Expectations Inc

1 power unitavg 5.5 yrRegional · 3 statesRICHMOND, CA88/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

5.5Avg age (yr)

2013–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(510) 412-5969 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

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Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average15.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.0%

▼ 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

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.5 yr

Model years 2013–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

2 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

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

Safety

20 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 10.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 15.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 20 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 25.0 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 3

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈10.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 20
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈10.0 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 Driving19 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness3 · 1 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving2 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

87.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

WA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Washington: 17 inspections
California: 2 inspections
Oregon: 1 inspections

Home base

RICHMOND, CA

1085 ESSEX AVE

Most inspections: WA

17 inspections

WA 17 · CA 2 · OR 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck 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 5133267Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (10 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 312005 USDOT 1777073 USDOT 1780479 USDOT 2528958 USDOT 5133267 USDOT 1653336 USDOT 1451897 USDOT 2691035

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 5, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1085 ESSEX AVE, RICHMOND, CA, 94801
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (510) 412-5969
Fax: (510) 412-5966
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: grapex.com

Registration

Officers: Alan Pricco · Michael Lucia
USDOT / docket: 2678370
First registered: Jun 12, 2015
Last MCS-150: Feb 17, 2026 · 30,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

30,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 5, 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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10%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

1 of 10 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

51violation records

9OOS-tagged records

1 of 10inspections 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

316%2 / 31

Other vehicle maintenance

1331%4 / 13

Driver fitness

475%3 / 4

Lights

30%0 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

0%Nov 24 to May 250 / 6

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 1

100%Nov 25 to May 261 / 1

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 2

Top 3 codes (14 of 51 records)

390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle5
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle5
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4

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392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
390.21TE-LCMVINFO USDOT number marking on vehicle2
393.201B-FR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.60C Windshield / glazing2
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
390.21TC-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TE2IV-D USDOT number marking on vehicle1
391.11B5-LNCDLNVL Driver not qualified1
391.41A-MCPC No / expired medical certificate1
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate1
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSOA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.3-F Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.82DUMT Using a hand-held mobile phone1
392.9A-DFSL Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
392.9BA-INACTIVE Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.100C-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.201A-FRMC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.201A-VSP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.201A-VURC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
396.9D2-FTF Inspection of motor vehicles in operation1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for GRAPE EXPECTATIONS INC.

GRAPE EXPECTATIONS INC (USDOT 2678370) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 20 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 20 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 17, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GRAPE EXPECTATIONS INC's USDOT number?

GRAPE EXPECTATIONS INC's USDOT number is 2678370.

Is GRAPE EXPECTATIONS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026. GRAPE EXPECTATIONS INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is GRAPE EXPECTATIONS INC's safety record?

GRAPE EXPECTATIONS INC has a 10.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 35 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is GRAPE EXPECTATIONS INC's fleet?

GRAPE EXPECTATIONS INC operates 1 power unit and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GRAPE EXPECTATIONS INC based?

GRAPE EXPECTATIONS INC is based in RICHMOND, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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