Carrier profile · USDOT 1182251 · MC-473325 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

VARTAN DERKALESSANIAN

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1 power unitavg 6 yrLocal · 1 statesBURBANK, CA82/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-473325 INACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

6.0Avg age (yr)

2020–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(818) 402-9053 Email dispatchARPIGALSTIAN@GMAIL.COM

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

Established 23 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 1

Established 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

6 yr

Model years 2020–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 1 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.13 Driver declared out of serviceHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 9 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National Continental’03–’06

State Pennsylvania’06–’08

Great West’08–’18

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Jul 2025	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2022 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2022 → Jul 2022	$750K	1
AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2022	$750K	1
AMERICAN SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2021	$750K	1
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Jan 2019 → Apr 2020	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Jan 2019	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Sep 2008 → Oct 2018	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Apr 2006 → Jul 2008	$750K	3
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2003 → May 2006	$750K	6

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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): 1
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.0 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2020

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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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

AZ busiest

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

Home base

BURBANK, CA

1420 FAIRVIEW ST

Top corridor

AZ ⇄ CA

AZ 1

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3380848Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (1 truck · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 580685 USDOT 3380848

Shares a company officer with other carriers

vartan derkalessanian — 2 carriers: USDOT 1182248

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1420 FAIRVIEW ST, BURBANK, CA, 91505
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (818) 402-9053
Email: arpigalstian@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Vartan Derkalessanian
USDOT / docket: 1182251 · MC-473325
First registered: Oct 27, 2003
Last MCS-150: Apr 28, 2025 · 86,500 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Feb 16, 2020
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

86,500

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 VARTAN DERKALESSANIAN.

VARTAN DERKALESSANIAN (USDOT 1182251) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 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 unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available 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 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 1 vehicle-level and 1 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 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 28, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Feb 16, 2020 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VARTAN DERKALESSANIAN's USDOT number?

VARTAN DERKALESSANIAN's USDOT number is 1182251, and its motor carrier number is MC-473325.

Is VARTAN DERKALESSANIAN authorized to operate?

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

What is VARTAN DERKALESSANIAN's safety record?

VARTAN DERKALESSANIAN has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 3 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).