Carrier profile · USDOT 171271 · MC-147300 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Valley Equipment Leasing Inc

93 power unitsavg 10.3 yrMulti-region · 13 statesDENVER, CO88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-147300 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

93Power units

82 observed · MCS-150

83Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(303) 293-0077 Email dispatchMARKD@VALLEYEQUIPMENTLEASING.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record5 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 258 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

93 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

164 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.4%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 — 105 vehicle and 164 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

3.1% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. 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

157 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 14

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 93-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 93
Inspections · 24 mo: 164
Annualized: ≈82 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Driving63 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance10 · 7 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’11 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Northland’92–’01

Great West’05–’09

National Interstate’09–now

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2011

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Mar 2011	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2005 → Oct 2009	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2003 → Apr 2005	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2001 → Apr 2003	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1992 → Apr 2001	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 93
Observed power (24 mo): 82
Trailers (towed): 83

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

40.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

163

CO busiest

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

Home base

DENVER, CO

5240 COLUMBINE ST

Top corridor

CO 106 · KS 19 · NE 13

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3603275 USDOT 3326096Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 15 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 167011 USDOT 3135542 USDOT 75562 USDOT 203412 USDOT 2858293 USDOT 2368410 USDOT 469756 USDOT 3658431

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@valleyequipmentleasing.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 678517 USDOT 1250983 USDOT 2162392

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 5240 COLUMBINE ST, DENVER, CO, 80216
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (303) 293-0077
Fax: (303) 293-3117
Email: markd@valleyequipmentleasing.com
Web domain: valleyequipmentleasing.com

Registration

Officer: Bradley Gasser
USDOT / docket: 171271 · MC-147300
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 23, 2025 · 7,074,286 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 24, 2015
D-U-N-S: 182107284

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,074,286

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 VALLEY EQUIPMENT LEASING INC.

VALLEY EQUIPMENT LEASING INC (USDOT 171271) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 31, 2011 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 164 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 105 vehicle-level and 164 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 93 power units and 89 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 23, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 24, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VALLEY EQUIPMENT LEASING INC's USDOT number?

VALLEY EQUIPMENT LEASING INC's USDOT number is 171271, and its motor carrier number is MC-147300.

Is VALLEY EQUIPMENT LEASING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is VALLEY EQUIPMENT LEASING INC's safety record?

VALLEY EQUIPMENT LEASING INC has a 11.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 258 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).