Carrier profile · USDOT 565021 · MC-242895 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Frate Holding Co

DBA FRATE INC

19 power unitsavg 7.5 yrMulti-region · 12 statesERLANGER, KY87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-242895 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

18 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(859) 586-3800 Email dispatchinvoices@frateinc.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 · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average28.6% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average11.8% 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 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.

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

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.5 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

34 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 11.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 21 vehicle and 34 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · 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 15.5 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

33 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 6

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

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 34
Annualized: ≈17 / 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 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: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$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 ’24 · 8 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Cincinnati’97–’03

Clarendon National’03–’06

Old Republic’16–’19

Ace American’19–’24

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · since Jun 2024

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → May 2024	$750K	1
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2016 → Oct 2019	$750K	2
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2011 → Sep 2011	$750K	2
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2007 → May 2007	$750K	4
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2006 → May 2007	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2006 → Oct 2006	$750K	2
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2006 → May 2007	$750K	1
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2006 → Oct 2005	$750K	1
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2005 → Jun 2006	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Apr 2003 → Apr 2006	$750K	4
THE CINCINNATI INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1997 → Apr 2003	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 1994 → May 1997	$750K	2

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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): 18
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

7.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

42.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

ERLANGER, KY

1335 DONALDSON HWY, UNIT 6A,

Top corridor

KY 10 · OH 9 · IN 3

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 80806 USDOT 327574Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2510846 USDOT 3316124 USDOT 4303605 USDOT 80806 USDOT 327574 USDOT 2181699 USDOT 178538 USDOT 10328

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@frateinc.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2181699 USDOT 4549077

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david adamson — 6 carriers: USDOT 2181699 USDOT 3013848 USDOT 4051470 USDOT 4194436 USDOT 4549077

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: 1335 DONALDSON HWY, UNIT 6A,, ERLANGER, KY, 41018
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (859) 586-3800
Fax: (859) 586-2601
Email: invoices@frateinc.com
Web domain: frateinc.com

Registration

Officer: David Adamson
USDOT / docket: 565021 · MC-242895
First registered: Jun 2, 1994
Last MCS-150: Sep 11, 2025 · 796,808 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 2, 2007
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

796,808

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 FRATE HOLDING CO.

FRATE HOLDING CO (USDOT 565021) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load 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 SELECTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY OF SOUTH CAROLINA effective Jun 5, 2024 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 34 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 21 vehicle-level and 34 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 11, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 2, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is FRATE HOLDING CO's USDOT number?

FRATE HOLDING CO's USDOT number is 565021, and its motor carrier number is MC-242895.

Is FRATE HOLDING CO authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, FRATE HOLDING CO is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FRATE HOLDING CO's safety record?

FRATE HOLDING CO has a 28.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 43 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).