Carrier profile · USDOT 11682 · MC-213971 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Rigidply Rafters Inc

DBA RIGIDPLY RAFTERS

19 power unitsavg 8.2 yrRegional · 7 statesRICHLAND, PA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-213971 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.2Avg age (yr)

2005–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(717) 866-6581 Email dispatchjamiehartman@rigidply.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 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 24 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$0 in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo8.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.2 yr

Model years 2005–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 8.3%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 — 12 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 14.5 pts 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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 3

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

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$0 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

$0 in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $0 is below the $750K general-freight federal minimum — verify before tendering.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Discover Property’92–’96

Travelers Property’97–’01

Westfield’09–’19

Union’19–’24

1992200120102019now

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

BIPD in force — $0 · MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. · since Oct 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MOTORISTS COMMERCIAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	2
UNION INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2019 → Nov 2024	$750K	1
WESTFIELD INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2009 → Oct 2019	$750K	1
TECHNOLOGY INSURANCE COMPANY, INC	Oct 2006 → Oct 2009	$750K	3
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2006 → Oct 2006	$750K	1
WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2003 → Oct 2006	$750K	3
BITCO GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 2001 → Nov 2003	$750K	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Oct 1997 → Oct 2001	$750K	2
LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 1996 → Oct 1997	$750K	1
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1992 → Nov 1996	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.2 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

60.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

PA busiest

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

Home base

RICHLAND, PA

701 E LINDEN ST

Top corridor

PA 5 · MD 4 · NY 3

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@rigidply.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 388176

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

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

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 701 E LINDEN ST, RICHLAND, PA, 17087-9714
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (717) 866-6581
Fax: (717) 866-7237
Email: jamiehartman@rigidply.com
Web domain: rigidply.com

Registration

Officers: Vernon Author Shirk · Harold Lynn Shirk
USDOT / docket: 11682 · MC-213971
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Feb 9, 2026 · 740,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 10, 2025
D-U-N-S: 154584585

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

740,000

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 RIGIDPLY RAFTERS INC.

RIGIDPLY RAFTERS INC (USDOT 11682) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $0 limit in force from MOTORISTS MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. effective Oct 5, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 8.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 17 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 9, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 10, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RIGIDPLY RAFTERS INC's USDOT number?

RIGIDPLY RAFTERS INC's USDOT number is 11682, and its motor carrier number is MC-213971.

Is RIGIDPLY RAFTERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, RIGIDPLY RAFTERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RIGIDPLY RAFTERS INC's safety record?

RIGIDPLY RAFTERS INC has a 8.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 24 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is RIGIDPLY RAFTERS INC's fleet?

RIGIDPLY RAFTERS INC operates 19 power units and 17 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is RIGIDPLY RAFTERS INC based?

RIGIDPLY RAFTERS INC is based in RICHLAND, PA, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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