Carrier profile · USDOT 301567 · MC-197719 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

David G Lapell

DBA LAPELL'S TRUCKING

7 power unitsavg 6.6 yrRegional · 3 statesLAKE LUZERNE, NY93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-197719 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.6Avg age (yr)

2014–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(518) 654-8679 Email dispatchgildertran@outlook.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.6% vs the 22.26% 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 39 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1987.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo28.6%

▲ 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-mo28.6%

▲ 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

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.6 yr

Model years 2014–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

38 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1987 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

12 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 28.6%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 — 7 vehicle and 12 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 35.6 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

9 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 2

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 7-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 12
Annualized: ≈6 / 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.

395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
395.15 Automatic on-board recording deviceHOS Compliance1 · 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$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 ’25 · 10 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Empire Fire’97–’01

Progressive Northern’06–’10

Union’15–’23

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
UNION INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2015 → Oct 2023	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2014 → Aug 2015	$750K	2
SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA	Aug 2012 → Jan 2014	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2011 → Aug 2012	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE NORTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2006 → Oct 2010	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2002 → Jul 2004	$750K	6
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2001 → Jul 2002	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1997 → Aug 2001	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1996 → Jul 1997	$750K	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1995 → Jul 1996	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO.	May 1995 → Jul 1995	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INS. CO.	Oct 1994 → Jan 1995	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 11

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.6 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

55.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NY busiest

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

Home base

LAKE LUZERNE, NY

1750 CALL STREET

Top corridor

NY 8 · MD 3 · MA 1

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1293749 USDOT 3741436 USDOT 642849 USDOT 1760869 USDOT 1483043 USDOT 1588936 USDOT 297242

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

Location

Physical address: 1750 CALL STREET, LAKE LUZERNE, NY, 12846
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (518) 654-8679
Fax: (518) 654-8679
Email: gildertran@outlook.com

Registration

Officer: David G Lapell
USDOT / docket: 301567 · MC-197719
First registered: Sep 14, 1987
Last MCS-150: May 20, 2025 · 850,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Jul 1, 2017
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

850,000

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 DAVID G LAPELL.

DAVID G LAPELL (USDOT 301567) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and 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 NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 31, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 28.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 12 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 7 vehicle-level and 12 driver-level — across 3 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 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 20, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Jul 1, 2017 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DAVID G LAPELL's USDOT number?

DAVID G LAPELL's USDOT number is 301567, and its motor carrier number is MC-197719.

Is DAVID G LAPELL authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, DAVID G LAPELL is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DAVID G LAPELL's safety record?

DAVID G LAPELL has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 20 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is DAVID G LAPELL's fleet?

DAVID G LAPELL operates 7 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DAVID G LAPELL based?

DAVID G LAPELL is based in LAKE LUZERNE, NY, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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