Carrier profile · USDOT 171271 · MC-147300 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Valley Equipment Leasing Inc

93 power unitsavg 10.1 yrMulti-region · 13 statesDENVER, CO88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-147300 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

93Power units

83 observed · MCS-150

84Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(303) 293-0077 Email dispatchbradg@valleyequipmentleasing.com

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 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 278 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.2%

▼ 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

10.1 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

23 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

171 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 12.2%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 — 115 vehicle and 171 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

7.1% · 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 2.4 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

171 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '26 · 18

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: 171
Annualized: ≈86 / 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?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

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

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 93
Observed power (24 mo): 83
Trailers (towed): 84

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

81.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

169

CO busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Colorado: 111 inspections
Kansas: 18 inspections
Nebraska: 14 inspections
Texas: 7 inspections
New Mexico: 6 inspections
Utah: 3 inspections
South Dakota: 3 inspections
Wyoming: 2 inspections
Nevada: 2 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections
Arizona: 1 inspections
Minnesota: 1 inspections

Home base

DENVER, CO

5240 COLUMBINE ST

Top corridor

CO 111 · KS 18 · NE 14

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 2 trucks 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 3603275Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3326096 USDOT 3658431 USDOT 167011 USDOT 3135542 USDOT 75562 USDOT 203412 USDOT 3603275 USDOT 469756

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

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

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

Contact

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

Registration

Officers: Bradley Gasser · Brian Falasca
USDOT / docket: 171271 · MC-147300
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Sep 9, 2026 · 7,760,304 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 24, 2015
D-U-N-S: 182107284

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,760,304

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

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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12%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

14 of 115 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Oct 2024 to Oct 2026.

132violation records

13OOS-tagged records

14 of 115inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Brakes

393%1 / 39

Unsafe driving

310%0 / 31

Other vehicle maintenance

2931%9 / 29

Lights

160%0 / 16

Other / unclassified

1127%3 / 11

Hours of service

60%0 / 6

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

24%Oct 24 to Apr 254 / 17

10%Apr 25 to Oct 254 / 39

13%Oct 25 to Apr 263 / 23

8%Apr 26 to Oct 263 / 36

Top 3 codes (25 of 132 records)

393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components13
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators6

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393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)5
393.60D Windshield / glazing5
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed5
392.2-SLLEWA3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects4
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
392.2SLSNC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing3
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
177.817A-HMSP Other violation2
177.823A-HMPMCM Other violation2
178.345-6-HMP Other violation2
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.48A-BMBCBD Brakes inoperative2
393.60C Windshield / glazing2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps2
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
395.22H4-ELDBRODS ELD — provider/registration/malfunction2
395.24 ELD — record edits / data2
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
172.325A-HMM Other violation1
173.24B1-HMBPMC Other violation1
173.24B2-HMRAMBP Other violation1
177.817E1-HMHC Other violation1
392.16AD Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLEWA2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLML State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS4 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.201A-FRMC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43D-BIPBS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45D Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCLMAD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.48A-BLMACBD Brakes inoperative1
393.50D-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9T Inoperative required lamps1
396.5-HL Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1
397.67B-HMDP Hazardous materials transport1

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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. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 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. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 171 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 115 vehicle-level and 171 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 5 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 93 power units and 89 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 9, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 24, 2015 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 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?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 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 12.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 278 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).