Carrier profile · USDOT 3538281 · MC-1180411 · Updated Aug 6, 2026

Dave 85 LLC

13 power unitsavg 5.8 yrMulti-region · 14 statesCORAL SPRINGS, FL87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1180411 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.8Avg age (yr)

2017–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(800) 691-5395 Email dispatchdave@d85llc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 6, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average9.1% 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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 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-mo27.3%

▲ 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

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.8 yr

Model years 2017–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

22 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 9.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 22 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

60.0% · 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 42.9 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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 13-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 22
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving11 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 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: None
Broker: Inactive

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 ’26 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Wesco’21–’22

Progressive Express’22–’23

Southwind Risk’23–’24

Accredited Specialty’24–’25

County Hall’25–’26

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MOTOR TRANSPORT MUTUAL RRG INC · since Apr 2026

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	Sep 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
BULLDOG NATIONAL RRG GROUP INC	Apr 2025 → Sep 2025	$750K	3
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Apr 2025	$750K	1
SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC	Jul 2023 → Jul 2024	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Jul 2023	$750K	2
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Jul 2022	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 16

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2017

Oldest model yr

60.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

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

Home base

CORAL SPRINGS, FL

4179 NW 114TH AVE

Top corridor

NM ⇄ FL

NM 3 · LA 3 · TX 2

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 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4158232 USDOT 4337414 USDOT 4258344 USDOT 3945852 USDOT 3494905Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (25 trucks · 30 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 134697 USDOT 3035893 USDOT 4337772 USDOT 3469796 USDOT 3496171 USDOT 3844718 USDOT 3944506 USDOT 4254915

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: 4179 NW 114TH AVE, CORAL SPRINGS, FL, 33065
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (800) 691-5395
Fax: (619) 754-9531
Email: dave@d85llc.com
Web domain: d85llc.com

Registration

Officer: Walcene Metayer
USDOT / docket: 3538281 · MC-1180411
First registered: Dec 18, 2020
Last MCS-150: May 1, 2026 · 840,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 17.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

840,000

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 DAVE 85 LLC.

DAVE 85 LLC (USDOT 3538281) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MOTOR TRANSPORT MUTUAL RRG INC effective Apr 21, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier received 22 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 22 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 6, 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 6, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 1, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DAVE 85 LLC's USDOT number?

DAVE 85 LLC's USDOT number is 3538281, and its motor carrier number is MC-1180411.

Is DAVE 85 LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 6, 2026, DAVE 85 LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DAVE 85 LLC's safety record?

DAVE 85 LLC has a 27.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 23 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is DAVE 85 LLC's fleet?

DAVE 85 LLC operates 13 power units and 13 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is DAVE 85 LLC based?

DAVE 85 LLC is based in CORAL SPRINGS, FL, with roadside inspections recorded across 14 states.

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