Carrier profile · USDOT 273655 · MC-171383 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

ROBERT GRAYS SONS INC

DBA GRAY TRUCKING

25 power unitsavg 7.2 yrRegional · 6 statesBEVERLY, NJ94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-171383 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

18Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.2Avg age (yr)

2002–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(609) 386-7887 Email dispatchMICHEL@GRAYTRUCKING.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes11 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 40 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1986.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 42 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1.5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

5.9

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1.5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

5.9

▼ 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

Asset-based

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.2 yr

Model years 2002–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

40 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1986 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

26 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 5.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 26 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 5.2 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

25 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Mar '25 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 25-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 26
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.23 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
107.620 Other violationOther1 · 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,500,000 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

$1.5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1.5M 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

$1M BIPD last filed · 14 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

American Motorists’96–’99

Continental’02–’11

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,500,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Mar 2026

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2024 → Mar 2026	$1M	2
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Mar 2022 → Mar 2024	$1M	2
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Mar 2022	$1M	1
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Mar 2020	$1M	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Feb 2018 → Mar 2018	$1M	1
GEMINI INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2018 → Apr 2018	$1M	2
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Feb 2015 → Feb 2018	$1M	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Feb 2013 → Feb 2015	$1M	3
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Feb 2012 → Feb 2013	$1M	1
NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF HARTFORD	Feb 2011 → Feb 2012	$1M	2
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Feb 2002 → Feb 2011	$1M	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Feb 2001 → Feb 2002	$1M	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Mar 1999 → Feb 2001	$1M	2
AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1996 → Mar 1999	$1M	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 1995 → Feb 1996	$1M	1
PUBLIC SERVICE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 1993 → Feb 1995	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 18

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

15%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

MD busiest

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

Home base

BEVERLY, NJ

735 BROAD STREET

Top corridor

MD ⇄ NJ

MD 12 · NJ 5 · PA 4

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 275519

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 735 BROAD STREET, BEVERLY, NJ, 08010-1507
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (609) 386-7887
Fax: (609) 386-3552
Email: michel@graytrucking.com
Web domain: graytrucking.com

Registration

Officers: Michel Vandermay · Robert Gray
USDOT / docket: 273655 · MC-171383
First registered: May 28, 1986
Last MCS-150: Apr 23, 2026 · 1,450,980 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 22, 2019
D-U-N-S: 785842964

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,450,980

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 ROBERT GRAYS SONS INC.

ROBERT GRAYS SONS INC (USDOT 273655) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,500,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Mar 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 5.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 26 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 26 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 25 power units and 28 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 23, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 22, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ROBERT GRAYS SONS INC's USDOT number?

ROBERT GRAYS SONS INC's USDOT number is 273655, and its motor carrier number is MC-171383.

Is ROBERT GRAYS SONS INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, ROBERT GRAYS SONS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ROBERT GRAYS SONS INC's safety record?

ROBERT GRAYS SONS INC has a 5.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 42 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).