ARCET EQUIPMENT COMPANY
USDOT 188280 · Doing business as ARC3 GASES
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (74 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate5.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 reported — involvement does not imply fault
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 188280 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | — |
| Legal Name | ARCET EQUIPMENT COMPANY |
| DBA Name | ARC3 GASES |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 8046444521 |
| Address | 1700 CHAMBERLAYNE AVE, Richmond, VA, 23222-4808 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | true |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 78 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 85 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 65 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 53 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 5.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 1 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2026-04-21 — VA — 1 injured
- 2024-10-14 — MD — towaway
- 2024-02-19 — VA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (5), 15 (4), 16 (4).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 74 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 181 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,052,000 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 09-FEB-26 |
ARCET EQUIPMENT COMPANY operates 74 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in VA.
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