Carrier profile · USDOT 3294734 · MC-1043911 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

RICHARD FRATES JR

DBA RICK FRATES TRANSPORTATION

1 power unitACUSHNET, MA50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1043911 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(508) 509-1330 Email dispatchlynnfrates@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Established 7 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 1

Established 7 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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 peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
383.51 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.4 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle 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: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Safety’19–’20

Progressive’20–’25

beyond this history

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jan 2025	$750K	1
SAFETY INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2019 → Jun 2020	$750K	5

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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.

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

ACUSHNET, MA

65 WING RD

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1452651 USDOT 3182277

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 65 WING RD, ACUSHNET, MA, 02743
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (508) 509-1330
Email: lynnfrates@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Richard Frates Jr.
USDOT / docket: 3294734 · MC-1043911
First registered: Jun 3, 2019
Last MCS-150: May 8, 2026 · 20,368 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

20,368

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 RICHARD FRATES JR.

RICHARD FRATES JR (USDOT 3294734) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 30, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 8, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RICHARD FRATES JR's USDOT number?

RICHARD FRATES JR's USDOT number is 3294734, and its motor carrier number is MC-1043911.

Is RICHARD FRATES JR authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, RICHARD FRATES JR is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RICHARD FRATES JR's safety record?

RICHARD FRATES JR has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it.