Carrier profile · USDOT 248357 · MC-171621 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Guaranteed Air Freight & Forwarding Inc

19 power unitsST LOUIS, MO50/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-171621 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(314) 427-7709 Email dispatchrwickham@gaffinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

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USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 19 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 16.9 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 1

Established 42 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1984.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

42 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1984 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’09 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United States’94–’97

Continental’97–’01

Pacific Financial’05–’08

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Apr 2009 → Dec 2009	$1M	1
VANLINER INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2008 → Sep 2010	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2006 → Dec 2008	$1M	7
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2005 → Dec 2005	$1M	3
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Jan 2005 → Apr 2008	$1M	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2004 → Dec 2005	$1M	1
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Dec 2003 → Dec 2004	$1M	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2001 → Dec 2003	$1M	12
CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO.	Jul 1997 → Sep 2001	$1M	1
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 1994 → Jul 1997	$1M	1

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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): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

ST LOUIS, MO

4555 MCDONNELL BLVD

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record

USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.

Location

Physical address: 4555 MCDONNELL BLVD, ST LOUIS, MO, 63134
Mailing address: PO BOX 34117, SAINT LOUIS, MO, 63134-0117
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (314) 427-7709
Fax: (314) 427-5392
Email: rwickham@gaffinc.com
Web domain: gaffinc.com

Registration

Officers: Fred Keck · Dave Keck
USDOT / docket: 248357 · MC-171621
First registered: Jul 5, 1984
Last MCS-150: Sep 30, 2009 · 1,252,000 mi (2008)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 21, 2007
D-U-N-S: 56143001

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,252,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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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 GUARANTEED AIR FREIGHT & FORWARDING INC.

GUARANTEED AIR FREIGHT & FORWARDING INC (USDOT 248357) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 17 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 30, 2009.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 21, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GUARANTEED AIR FREIGHT & FORWARDING INC's USDOT number?

GUARANTEED AIR FREIGHT & FORWARDING INC's USDOT number is 248357, and its motor carrier number is MC-171621.

Is GUARANTEED AIR FREIGHT & FORWARDING INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, GUARANTEED AIR FREIGHT & FORWARDING INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.