Carrier profile · USDOT 616815 · MC-295451 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

A Plus Auto Shippers LLC

7 power unitsavg 8.9 yrMulti-region · 13 statesPALM DESERT, CA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-295451 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.9Avg age (yr)

2006–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(623) 536-6300 Email dispatchdispatch@aplusautoshippers.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 · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 42 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.3%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 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

8.9 yr

Model years 2006–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

28 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 13.3%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 — 15 vehicle and 28 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 24.2 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

27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / 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: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 28
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.128 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 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$1,000,000 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

$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 ’25 · 12 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

American Reliable’96–’00

Hudson’11–’15

Northland’15–’25

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2025 → Aug 2025	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Jul 2025	$750K	2
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → Jul 2015	$750K	2
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2009 → May 2011	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	May 2007 → May 2009	$750K	2
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	May 2006 → Jan 2007	$750K	4
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	May 2004 → May 2006	$750K	6
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2003 → May 2004	$750K	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2002 → May 2003	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2001 → May 2002	$750K	1
AMWEST SURETY INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2000 → Jun 2001	$750K	1
AMERICAN RELIABLE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1996 → Oct 2000	$750K	8
TIG PREMIER INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1995 → Oct 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): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 14
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

8.9 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

56.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

PALM DESERT, CA

77616 BARONS CIRCLE

Top corridor

AZ ⇄ CA

AZ 7 · KS 5 · IL 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: 3 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 1551331 USDOT 1138495Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1551331 USDOT 1138495 USDOT 3908923 USDOT 710381 USDOT 54283

Shares a company officer with other carriers

malachi flesher — 2 carriers: USDOT 1551331

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: 77616 BARONS CIRCLE, PALM DESERT, CA, 92211
Mailing address: 13133 W ORCHID LANE, EL MIRAGE, AZ, 85335
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (623) 536-6300
Fax: (623) 536-2010
Email: dispatch@aplusautoshippers.com
Web domain: aplusautoshippers.com

Registration

Officers: Malachi Flesher · Thomas Dishong
USDOT / docket: 616815 · MC-295451
First registered: Oct 12, 1995
Last MCS-150: Mar 11, 2025 · 843,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 4, 2024
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

843,000

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 A PLUS AUTO SHIPPERS LLC.

A PLUS AUTO SHIPPERS LLC (USDOT 616815) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY effective Jul 21, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 28 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 28 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 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 Mar 11, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 4, 2024 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is A PLUS AUTO SHIPPERS LLC's USDOT number?

A PLUS AUTO SHIPPERS LLC's USDOT number is 616815, and its motor carrier number is MC-295451.

Is A PLUS AUTO SHIPPERS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, A PLUS AUTO SHIPPERS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is A PLUS AUTO SHIPPERS LLC's safety record?

A PLUS AUTO SHIPPERS LLC has a 13.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 42 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is A PLUS AUTO SHIPPERS LLC's fleet?

A PLUS AUTO SHIPPERS LLC operates 7 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is A PLUS AUTO SHIPPERS LLC based?

A PLUS AUTO SHIPPERS LLC is based in PALM DESERT, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 13 states.

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