Collins & Sons Excavating — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
1 on file
Out-of-service
OOS rate at 2x national average or worse
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Ae West Inc
DBA
Collins & Sons Excavating
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
4100 Sw Empire, Prineville, OR 97754
Phone
(541) 316-5143
Power units
3
Drivers
3
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC1359276
Common: None · Contract: None · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: — · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Dismissed — Motor Property Common Carrier
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 1 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
100.0%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 1 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
bill.fugate@r2contractors.com — company domain
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2024 | OR | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 1 of 1 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
TenFourHQ re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.
No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
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