Carrier profile · USDOT 597473 · MC-288502 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Va Farms Inc

7 power unitsLocal · 1 statesPLEASANT GROVE ROAD, CA74/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-288502 INACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

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No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 23.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$3M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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. One window of data — no trend yet. 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 5

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 7-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 inspections / unit · yr

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Inactive
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$3,000,000 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

$3M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $3M 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 ’18 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Calfarm’96–’13

Nationwide Agribusiness’13–’18

beyond this history

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $3,000,000 · ZURICH INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 1995

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2013 → May 2018	$750K	1
CALFARM INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1996 → Apr 2013	$750K	3
ZURICH INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1995 → Apr 1995	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
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 across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

PLEASANT GROVE ROAD, CA

4050 PLEASANT GROVE ROAD

Top corridor

CA 5

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.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4050 PLEASANT GROVE ROAD, PLEASANT GROVE ROAD, CA, 95668
Mailing address: P O BOX 767, PLEASANT GROVE ROAD, CA, 95668-0767
Operation: Intrastate (Hazmat)· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (916) 655-3272
Fax: (916) 655-1645
Email: rsvd@earthlink.net

Registration

Officer: Robert S. Van Dyke
USDOT / docket: 597473 · MC-288502
First registered: Apr 11, 1995
Last MCS-150: Mar 13, 2003 · 0 mi
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

—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 VA FARMS INC.

VA FARMS INC (USDOT 597473) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $3,000,000 limit in force from ZURICH INSURANCE CO. effective Apr 15, 1995 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 13, 2003.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VA FARMS INC's USDOT number?

VA FARMS INC's USDOT number is 597473, and its motor carrier number is MC-288502.

Is VA FARMS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, VA FARMS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is VA FARMS INC's safety record?

VA FARMS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 5 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is VA FARMS INC's fleet?

VA FARMS INC operates 7 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is VA FARMS INC based?

VA FARMS INC is based in PLEASANT GROVE ROAD, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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Contact & documents

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USDOT: 597473
MC / Docket: MC-288502
Officer: ROBERT S. VAN DYKE
Address: 4050 PLEASANT GROVE ROAD
PLEASANT GROVE ROAD, CA, 95668

At a glance

No active for-hire authority

Private, exempt, or inactive — confirm before tendering.

$3M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $3,000,000 · ZURICH INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 1995

Vehicle OOS 0.0%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

1 fatal crash

On the FMCSA crash record.

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Contact & documents

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USDOT: 597473
MC / Docket: MC-288502
Officer: ROBERT S. VAN DYKE
Address: 4050 PLEASANT GROVE ROAD
PLEASANT GROVE ROAD, CA, 95668

At a glance

No active for-hire authority

Private, exempt, or inactive — confirm before tendering.

$3M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $3,000,000 · ZURICH INSURANCE CO. · since Apr 1995

Vehicle OOS 0.0%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

1 fatal crash

On the FMCSA crash record.

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