Frate Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
34 years (granted 1991)
Liability filing
$750K BIPD — meets the $750K federal minimum
Inspections
40 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
Frate Holding Co
DBA
Frate Inc
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
1335 Donaldson Hwy, Unit 6a,, Erlanger, KY 41018
Phone
(859) 586-3800
Power units
19
Drivers
16
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC242895
Common: None · Contract: Active · Broker: Inactive
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: ✓ · Cargo: ✓ · Bond: —
Authority history
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Broker
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Granted — Property Broker
- Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Broker
- Involuntary Revocation — Broker
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Granted — Property Broker
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
Revocation records
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 05/02/2024 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 06/04/2024
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 09/16/2016 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 10/19/2016
- type license: BROKER · order1 serve date: 04/08/2004 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 05/11/2004
Insurance filings
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
12.5%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 40 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
12.5%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 40 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
invoices@frateinc.com — company domain
Domain age
frateinc.com registered 2000-01-23 (26 years)
Mail host
Microsoft 365
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
Most recent: KY 04/2023 · NY 03/2022 · WV 02/2022 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 24, 2026 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Apr 21, 2026 | TN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Apr 20, 2026 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 24, 2026 | WV | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 20, 2026 | KY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 9, 2026 | ND | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 30, 2026 | OH | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 17, 2025 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 23, 2025 | IN | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 22, 2025 | OH | Level I — Full |
| Sep 21, 2025 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 19, 2025 | OH | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 15, 2025 | KY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 8, 2025 | KY | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 3, 2025 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 27, 2025 | TN | Level I — Full |
| Aug 1, 2025 | KY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 25, 2025 | OH | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 24, 2025 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Jul 3, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 1, 2025 | AR | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 22, 2025 | IN | Level III — Driver-only |
| May 13, 2025 | TN | Level I — Full |
| Apr 3, 2025 | IN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Mar 25, 2025 | OH | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 16, 2025 | OH | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 30, 2024 | OH | Level I — Full |
| Dec 11, 2024 | GA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 21, 2024 | KY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 6, 2024 | KY | Level I — Full |
| Sep 27, 2024 | OH | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 9, 2024 | IN | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 30, 2024 | IN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Feb 20, 2024 | IN | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jan 12, 2024 | OH | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 15, 2023 | MT | Level III — Driver-only |
| Oct 13, 2023 | KY | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 28, 2023 | GA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 10, 2023 | IL | Level III — Driver-only |
| Aug 7, 2023 | NM | Level I — Full |
Most recent 40 of 40 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFour began tracking this company.
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