Carrier profile · USDOT 2389020 · MC-821085 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

TY Chen Inc

3 power unitsavg 18.5 yrRegional · 4 statesSOUTH EL MONTE, CA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-821085 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

18.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(626) 778-9003 Email dispatchtycheninc2025@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average25.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

18.5 yr

Model years 1999–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

24 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 23.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 21 vehicle and 24 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 2.5 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

22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 5

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈4.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 24
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈4.0 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 Compliance22 · 6 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance15 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.67 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’19 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Lancer’13–’15

beyond this history

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Mar 2019

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Mar 2019	$750K	1
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Mar 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	1
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Mar 2017	$750K	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2015 → Mar 2016	$750K	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2013 → Mar 2015	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

18.5 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

90.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

SOUTH EL MONTE, CA

2636 MARYBETH AVE

Top corridor

AZ ⇄ CA

AZ 13 · TX 6 · NM 4

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: 5 trucks also ran under 7 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1796909 USDOT 3010964 USDOT 3392438 USDOT 3727759 USDOT 4196806 USDOT 3098500 USDOT 3154460Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1796909 USDOT 3010964 USDOT 3098500 USDOT 3392438 USDOT 3727759 USDOT 3154460 USDOT 3548563 USDOT 4196806

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gary chan — 4 carriers: USDOT 1702325 USDOT 2003913 USDOT 4033015

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2636 MARYBETH AVE, SOUTH EL MONTE, CA, 91732
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (626) 778-9003
Email: tycheninc2025@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Gary Chan
USDOT / docket: 2389020 · MC-821085
First registered: Mar 20, 2013
Last MCS-150: Aug 20, 2025 · 750,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 21, 2025
Recordable crash rate: 8.52
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

750,000

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 TY CHEN INC.

TY CHEN INC (USDOT 2389020) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY effective Mar 31, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 24 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 24 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 20, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 21, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TY CHEN INC's USDOT number?

TY CHEN INC's USDOT number is 2389020, and its motor carrier number is MC-821085.

Is TY CHEN INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, TY CHEN INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TY CHEN INC's safety record?

TY CHEN INC has a 23.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 30 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is TY CHEN INC's fleet?

TY CHEN INC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TY CHEN INC based?

TY CHEN INC is based in SOUTH EL MONTE, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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