AFriendly Transport CO ROBERT SHUBIN, Jesse and Jake, is a fraud and is transporting illegally as per the federal laws with NO min. required $750, 000 commercial and cargo insurance in force with the Gov to be legal. Thats no protection for your cargo, (Gov Proof below)...NO curent & valid CDL for all drivers, NO MC and ICC #S and not displayed on the side of your owned or leased legal trucks like all legal commercial trucks must running DOT hrs & log books. You have a DOT 1848243 but you need proper government MC, ICC authority and proper commercial insurance to operate a MC to transport for hire and to be legal. You have not. We have filed against him. Do not use this guy or the many other non legals that state they are insured or legal it will cost you in the long run. When he gets pulled over by any law enforcement or go over required scales or at state lines driver will the arrested and fined and your load will be impounded and towed to DOT storage and get fees/fines and require a legal transporter with DOT / MC #s with commercial insurance to remove it with proper certification after all fines & fees have been paid.
BEWARE, He is illegal and there is no protection with this hauler.
Here is the site to check this info on anyone transporting>>
http://li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov/
STOP ILLEGAL TRUCKING.com
http://li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov/LIVIEW/pkg_carrquery.prc_carrlist
I would hope you wouldn't risk allowing someone without commercial cargo insurance with legal authority per FMCSA haul your hard earned possessions ...You would think twice if your cargo got impounded by police/DOT stuck in who knows where because he is not legal or worse in an accident damaging it or never delivering... theft... You would lose it all with a total loss to you and cost you much more in the end or just an I owe you. He is also taking jobs from the legal carriers protecting their customers. Would you want a garage tech to do a heart transplant? I hope you understand. Have a good day and protect your investments.
The US DOT number:
Companies that operate commercial vehicles transporting passengers or hauling cargo in interstate commerce must be registered with the FMCSA and must have a USDOT Number. Also, commercial intrastate hazardous materials carriers who haul quantities requiring a safety permit must register for a USDOT Number. The USDOT Number serves as a unique identifier when collecting and monitoring a company’s safety information acquired during audits, compliance reviews, crash investigations, and inspections.
The MC number:
In general...
Companies that operate as “for hire” carriers (for a fee or other compensation) that transport passengers or federally regulated commodities, or arrange for their transport, in interstate commerce are also required to have interstate operating authority.
The Reach of Operating Authority
FMCSA operating authority is also referred to as an "MC, " "FF, " or "MX" number, depending on the type of authority that is granted. Unlike the USDOT Number application process, a company may need to obtain multiple operating authorities to support its planned business operations. Operating Authority dictates the type of operation a company may run, the cargo it may carry, and the geographical area in which it may legally operate.
Now if the truck you're getting is owned by someone else, you're in a whole different ball game. It would have to be leased to your company by the owner. You would become the lessee and the person owning the truck would be the lessor. As the operating motor carrier, you'll be responsible and liable the same as if you owned the truck and the driver would be the same as a company employed driver.
You can't just allow someone to run their trucks under your authority without a written lease and required $750, 000 commercial cargo insurance in force with the Gov to be legal.
All trucks operated under your motor carrier company must be covered under your motor carrier company's insurance policy. You must keep the appropriate company records for all equipment operated and all drivers operating them. The New Entrant safety audit, normally conducted within a few weeks after your authority is activated, will examine the company records. If your records do not contain the mandated records, you'll be out of service until they're corrected. I would recommend you visit this website for more information on the New Entrant Program.
http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration-licensing/NewEntrant-faq.asp
As I've said numerous times in the past, the driving of the truck is a small part of operating a motor carrier company. Running the company correctly is what keeps you out of trouble and lets you continue to operate.
Thanks for the question and I hope I've answered it for you. If not please feel free to submit a follow up question.
There is another website you may find of interest. The "Stop Illegal Trucking" website can be found at http://www.stopillegaltrucking.com/
Check out the organization's mission statement and purpose. From there you can click on the red stop sign and go to their forums. The forum has a topic named "GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS IN THE TRUCKING INDUSTRY" where a lot of information has been posted that may be of interest to you. You can visit the website as a guest and read only the topics in the forum. Registering as a member takes only a few seconds and there are no fees or charges of any kind. Registering allows you to participate in the discussions, ask questions, and post information helpful to other members. You'll meet a lot of folks that operate small motor carrier companies similar to you. There you can learn from their experiences and maybe it will help avoid some mistakes made by others. As one of the co-founders, I extend a personal invitation to you and others to join our cause to elevate the awareness of the safety and economic issues caused by illegal trucking on our nation's highways. I hope to see you there.
We are looking for others that have had taken (damages, unreturned deposits for hauls never completed or otherwise) by these rouge haulers and for their posts then we forward them all, along with yours to the FMCSA, DOT, FCC, FBI cyber Crime and to the Attorney General's Office for possible additional criminal and civil charges. Here are a couple of the sites for more info. http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/ www.FBI.gov/about-us/investigate/cyber/cyber
We are informed of such actions and we look into them and are filing against bad and illegal haulers and letting your and my fellow Americans know to be aware of their crimes, problems and illegal and otherwise to protect them from being a victim of these crimes. Cargo gets impounded daily by the DOT for non compliance and these customers and parties that pay a good price thinking they are legal and legit then get taken for more. They don't have cargo insurance and their auto insurance will not cover for damages or anything they tow or haul for hire and some of them are never delivering at all. Thank you and have a nice day.
http://li-public.fmcsa.dot.gov/
http://www.uship.com/popups/safer.aspx?type=DOT&num=1848243
http://www.uship.com/profile/AFriendly/
Legal Name: ROBERT SHUBIN
DBA Name: A FRIENDLY TRANSPORT
Physical Address: 3160 LINFIELD CT
TURLOCK, CA 95382
Mailing Address: PO BOX 3021
CERES, CA 95307
USDOT Number: 1848243 State Carrier ID Number:
MC or MX Number: DUNS Number: --
Power Units: 1 Drivers: 1
MCS-150 Form Date: 01/26/2009 MCS-150 Mileage (Year):
Operation Classification:
Operation Classification
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X Auth. For Hire
Exempt For Hire
Private(Property)
Priv. Pass. (Business)
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Priv. Pass.(Non-business)
Migrant
U.S. Mail
Fed. Gov't
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State Gov't
Local Gov't
Indian Nation
Carrier Operation:
Carrier Operation
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X Interstate
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Intrastate Only (HM)
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Intrastate Only (Non-HM)
Cargo Carried:
Cargo Carried
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General Freight
Household Goods
Metal: sheets, coils, rolls
X Motor Vehicles
Drive/Tow away
Logs, Poles, Beams, Lumber
Building Materials
Mobile Homes
Machinery, Large Objects
Fresh Produce
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Liquids/Gases
Intermodal Cont.
Passengers
Oilfield Equipment
Livestock
Grain, Feed, Hay
Coal/Coke
Meat
Garbage/Refuse
US Mail
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Chemicals
Commodities Dry Bulk
Refrigerated Food
Beverages
Paper Products
Utilities
Agricultural/Farm Supplies
Construction
Water Well
ID/Operations | Inspections/Crashes | Safety Rating | Insurance
Inspection results for 24 months prior to: 01/21/2011
Total inspections: 1
Note: Total inspections may be less than the sum of vehicle, driver, and hazmat inspections.
Inspections:
Inspection Type Vehicle Driver Hazmat
Inspections 0 1 0
Out of Service 0 0 0
Out of Service % 0% 0% 0%
Nat'l Average %
(2007- 2008) 22.27% 6.60% 5.02%
Crashes reported to FMCSA by states for 24 months prior to: 01/21/2011
Crashes:
Type Fatal Injury Tow Total
Crashes 0 0 0 0
ID/Operations | Inspections/Crashes | Safety Rating | Insurance
The Federal safety rating does not necessarily reflect the safety of the carrier when operating in intrastate commerce.
Carrier Safety Rating:
The rating below is current as of: 01/21/2011
Review Information:
Review Information
Rating date: None Review Date: None
Rating: None Type: None
ID/Operations | Inspections/Crashes | Safety Rating | Insurance
Company Snapshot* Company: AFriendly Transport Co
Business Type: Independent (with pickup truck/van)
Carrier Operation: Interstate, Intrastate Only (Non-Hazardous Material)
DOT Number: 1848243
Insurance: Full Value Protection – no additional charge up to $50, 000.00
Categories Served: Boats, Commercial Freight, Heavy Equipment, Household Goods, Motorcycles, Vehicles
View Terms & Conditions Number of Trucks: 1
Number of Drivers: 2
Payment methods: Cash, Money Order
Payment accepted: At pickup, At delivery
Additional payment terms: We accept COD, cashiers check money order, no up front money needed. We are a family based company built on trust between us and our customers. Thank you.
Locations Served: US Local, US Regional
Tracking Options: uShip Status Updates with Location
Welcome to AFriendly Transport. We are a Father/Sons team dedicated to superior service and on time pickup and delivery. We handle every shipment from you, our new friend, like it's being done for family. All shipments are done by us personally. Please give us a try and we can be certain you will be happy that you used our service. We use a Ford F-350 Diesel Dually. It's 4 wheel drive so we can deliver in adverse weather conditions and my son is a mechanic and caries tools and parts to fix anything. We have 4 equipment trailers. A 32ft flatbead to haul boats, cars, atvs, misc freight or pallet material. We also have a 49 foot Big Tex 3 car hauler for multiple cars and we have just purchased a 28ft boat trailer that we will have up and running here shortly. We travel with a laptop and cell phone so we can be reached anytime along the way if you have any questions. Thank you for considering us for your transport and moving services. Robert, Jesse and Jake, AFriendly Transport