Carrier profile · USDOT 146859 · MC-188236 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Vanguard Furniture Co Inc

10 power unitsavg 13.7 yrLocal · 1 statesCONOVER, NC100/100
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-188236 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL
Verified linksvanguardfurniture.comFMCSA SAFER

Network & Fraud

Reincarnation chains, shared-VIN links, common domains and officers, and owner-group affiliations — the chameleon / double-broker signals that name-and-USDOT lookups miss.

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.
Show all-time history (3 trucks · 2 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 229354USDOT 32551

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@vanguardfurniture.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1831529USDOT 2527031

Shares a company officer with other carriers

john bray — 3 carriers: USDOT 1831529USDOT 3971670

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)10
Observed (24 mo)4
Shared w/ other carriers3

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

Shared-VIN cross-links· units inspected under more than one USDOT

VINCarriersInspectionsFirst seenLast seen
1FUJHTDV6NLNS0965View sourced platform decode214Jun 21, 2023Jun 18, 2026
1FUJHTDV9LLMC2554View sourced platform decode23Jul 18, 2023Nov 11, 2025
1H2V04824EC015908View sourced platform decode23Aug 2, 2023Aug 2, 2024

Owner / group view· confidence: email domain + officer

Owner / group view

Affiliated authorities

Collapses 4 related authorities · joined by email domain + officer

Authorities
4
Combined power
37
States
2
Oldest authority
Jun 1, 1974
Active now
1

Affiliated entities· hover to preview

GUARDIAN FREIGHT - LLCBRAY TRANSPORT LLCGREGORY ALLEN SETZER