Carrier profile · USDOT 754987 · MC-828683 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

R A PARADIS & SON INC

16 power unitsLocal · 1 statesNEWPORT, ME80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-828683 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.8Avg age (yr)

2017–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(207) 368-5432 Email dispatchmandi@raparadisandson.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 2, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes9 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 16-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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.

392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 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: 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Acadia’13–’23

beyond this history

2013201720212025now

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · UNITED OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2023

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 3

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 across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

ME busiest

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

Home base

NEWPORT, ME

81 BLAISDELL RD

Top corridor

ME 3

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.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 81 BLAISDELL RD, NEWPORT, ME, 04953
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (207) 368-5432
Fax: (207) 368-2247
Email: mandi@raparadisandson.com
Web domain: raparadisandson.com

Registration

Officers: Leona E Paradis · Amanda Paradis
USDOT / docket: 754987 · MC-828683
First registered: Jun 18, 1998
Last MCS-150: Jul 10, 2024 · 465,701 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 1.72
D-U-N-S: 188093939

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

465,701

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 R A PARADIS & SON INC.

R A PARADIS & SON INC (USDOT 754987) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from UNITED OHIO INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 5, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 2, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 17 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 10, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is R A PARADIS & SON INC's USDOT number?

R A PARADIS & SON INC's USDOT number is 754987, and its motor carrier number is MC-828683.

Is R A PARADIS & SON INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, R A PARADIS & SON INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is R A PARADIS & SON INC's safety record?

R A PARADIS & SON INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 13 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).