Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 369115 · MC-222903
KEITH RAMBO
DBA VALLEY AUTO TRANSPORT
1 power unitsMARION, IA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-222903 ACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 37 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 5
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 21.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3636 yr active
since 1989Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
36 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1989 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is KEITH RAMBO safe to work with?
Is KEITH RAMBO safe to load? KEITH RAMBO (USDOT 369115, MC-222903) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in MARION, IA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 36 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
KRKEITH RAMBO 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoFiled with FMCSA
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
Canal · 94–97
Travelers · 97–99
19941999
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
2 insurer eras · collapsed from 4 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| TRAVELERS INDEMNITY COMPANY | Jun 1997 → Mar 1999 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Jun 1994 → Jun 1997 | $750k | 3 |
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Equipment & fleet
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.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
MARION, IA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@mchsi.com — 1070 carriers: USDOT 53750USDOT 69916USDOT 73663USDOT 75367USDOT 76058USDOT 96421USDOT 121252USDOT 148900
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record
USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.
Location
- Physical address
- 1230 MARION AIRPORT ROAD, MARION, IA, 52302-9629
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (319) 854-6517
- mrambo@mchsi.com
- Web domain
- mchsi.com
Registration
- Officer
- Keith Rambo
- USDOT / docket
- 369115 · MC-222903
- First registered
- 10/06/1989
- Last MCS-150
- 05/28/2005 · 45,040 mi (1999)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Frequently asked
What is KEITH RAMBO's USDOT number?
KEITH RAMBO's USDOT number is 369115, and its motor carrier number is MC-222903.
Is KEITH RAMBO authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, KEITH RAMBO is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is KEITH RAMBO's fleet?
KEITH RAMBO operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is KEITH RAMBO based?
KEITH RAMBO is based in MARION, IA.