Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 538437 · MC-267875
RICHARD VAN PLAIN
DBA PLAIN'S TRUCKING
1 power unitsLEE, FL
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-267875 ACTIVE
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 33 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
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.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 9.5 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3232 yr active
since 1993Insurance (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
32 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is RICHARD VAN PLAIN safe to work with?
Is RICHARD VAN PLAIN safe to load? RICHARD VAN PLAIN (USDOT 538437, MC-267875) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in LEE, FL, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 32 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
RVRICHARD VAN PLAIN 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 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+3 earlier
Lancer · 01–03
Occidental Fire · 03–07
Northland · 06–09
Occidental Fire · 09–12
Progressive Express · 12–14
Great West · 14–17
19942017
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.
9 insurer eras · collapsed from 13 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Dec 2014 → Jan 2017 | $750k | 1 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Jan 2013 → Jan 2013 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2012 → Dec 2014 | $750k | 1 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Dec 2009 → Dec 2012 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2006 → Dec 2009 | $750k | 2 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Dec 2003 → Jan 2007 | $750k | 3 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2001 → Dec 2003 | $750k | 1 |
| AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION | Dec 2000 → Dec 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 1994 → Dec 2000 | $750k | 2 |
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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
LEE, FL
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@embarqmail.com — 2439 carriers: USDOT 3863USDOT 3983USDOT 47490USDOT 66533USDOT 70718USDOT 79498USDOT 79681USDOT 84839
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 5000 SE CR 255, LEE, FL, 32059
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 915, MADISON, FL, 32341
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (850) 973-8341
- Cell
- (850) 973-0471
- Fax
- (850) 973-3774
- Web domain
- embarqmail.com
Registration
- Officer
- Richard Van Plain
- USDOT / docket
- 538437 · MC-267875
- First registered
- 10/01/1993
- Last MCS-150
- 01/03/2017 · 10,000 mi (2016)
- 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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is RICHARD VAN PLAIN's USDOT number?
RICHARD VAN PLAIN's USDOT number is 538437, and its motor carrier number is MC-267875.
Is RICHARD VAN PLAIN authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, RICHARD VAN PLAIN is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is RICHARD VAN PLAIN's fleet?
RICHARD VAN PLAIN operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is RICHARD VAN PLAIN based?
RICHARD VAN PLAIN is based in LEE, FL.