Carrier profile · USDOT 2883133 · MC-967765 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Vaughan and Vaughan Investment Group LLC

DBA GOLD TAIL LOGISTICS

1 power unitDARIEN, IL50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-967765 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(708) 359-0817 Email dispatchLESTER.VAUGHAN@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 10.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal—

No crash record

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 peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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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 ’19 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Trustgard’16–’19

beyond this history

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 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 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Apr 2019	$750K	1
TRUSTGARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Mar 2019	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Aug 2016	$750K	1
GRANGE INDEMNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Oct 2016	$750K	1
ARTISAN & TRUCKERS CASUALTY COMPANY	May 2016 → Aug 2016	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

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

Home base

DARIEN, IL

516 CHESTNUT LANE

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: 516 CHESTNUT LANE, DARIEN, IL, 60561
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (708) 359-0817
Email: lester.vaughan@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Lester D Vaughn · Lester D Vaughan
USDOT / docket: 2883133 · MC-967765
First registered: Apr 26, 2016
Last MCS-150: Apr 26, 2016
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 79513100

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 VAUGHAN AND VAUGHAN INVESTMENT GROUP LLC.

VAUGHAN AND VAUGHAN INVESTMENT GROUP LLC (USDOT 2883133) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 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.

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

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 26, 2016.

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

Frequently asked

What is VAUGHAN AND VAUGHAN INVESTMENT GROUP LLC's USDOT number?

VAUGHAN AND VAUGHAN INVESTMENT GROUP LLC's USDOT number is 2883133, and its motor carrier number is MC-967765.

Is VAUGHAN AND VAUGHAN INVESTMENT GROUP LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, VAUGHAN AND VAUGHAN INVESTMENT GROUP LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.