ROYAL AUDIO VIDEO SUPPLY COMPANY INC

DBA: ROYAL PRODUCTIONS

USDOT 796769 Active INDIVIDUAL PRIVATE PROPERTY Owner: LORI BURCKEL GERVAIS General Freight Based in METAIRIE, LA

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution

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Driver OOS Rate above national average 33.3% vs 6.7% national (+26.6 pts).

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TruckCodex risk summary — ROYAL AUDIO VIDEO SUPPLY COMPANY INC (USDOT 796769)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Driver OOS Rate above national average — 33.3% vs 6.7% national (+26.6 pts).

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/796769/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 2/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 40% · 2/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: getCarrierPeerSafety returned null.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier

Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 796769

In FMCSA records since Feb 24, 1999 (~27y)

Entity INDIVIDUAL

Owner LORI BURCKEL GERVAIS

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 1 units

Drivers 2

Annual mileage 10,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (504) 915-5587

Email: [email protected]

Physical

235 N CAUSEWAY BLVD

METAIRIE, LA 70001

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 796769

In FMCSA records since Feb 24, 1999 (~27y)

Entity INDIVIDUAL

Operation PRIVATE PROPERTY

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 10,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 33.3% vs 6.7% +26.6 pts

Violations per Inspection 1.67 vs 1.80 -0.13

Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%

FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Trucks	1	0	0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 5 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	3	3	0
OOS inspections	1	0	0
OOS percentage	33.33%	0%	—
National average	6.7%	23.4%	4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

33.3%

driver or vehicle, whichever higher

Crashes (24m)

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

ROYAL AUDIO VIDEO SUPPLY COMPANY INC is a individual based in METAIRIE, LA, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 796769. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 1 power unit and 2 drivers, with 5 roadside inspections on file and a peak out-of-service rate of 33.3%. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Carrier overview

ROYAL AUDIO VIDEO SUPPLY COMPANY INC is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 2 drivers, organized as an individual, based in Metairie, LA. Across 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 33.3% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.2% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Inspection profile

3 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in AL (2) and TX (1).

Violation profile

33.3% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.2% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations); top code 395.8 (Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 2 drivers; International is the most-inspected make.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate

Peak OOS rate of 33.3% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2025-01 2026-02

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
Alabama (AL)	2	0	0.0%	Nov 19, 2025
Texas (TX)	1	1	100.0%	Feb 5, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
International		4
Kenworth		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	1	—	1.50	2	—	Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service	1	—	0.33	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	1	—	2.66	3	—	Jul 27, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (5 rows) View all 5 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
86997373	Feb 5, 2026	TX	2	IH10 WB WINNIE SCALE	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK LA C565717 · 3HAMMAAL5DL162182	1	391.41APC	Yes
86365867	Nov 19, 2025	AL	1	COTTONDALE AL	INTERNATIONAL STRAIGHT TRUCK LA C565717 · 3HAMMAAL5DL162182	4	393.9A-LCL, 393.9A-LIL, 396.17C-PI	No
83648444	Jan 17, 2025	AL	1	REST AREA	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR LA C565717 · 3HAMMAAL5DL162182	0	—	No
80600564	Jan 12, 2024	AL	3	ROADSIDE	INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR LA C565717 · 3HAMMAAL5DL162182	2	395.8(a)(1), 391.41(a)(1)	Yes
79955929	Oct 19, 2023	AZ	3	KINGMAN PORT OF ENTRY	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK LA P271519 · 2NKHHM7X6NM488353	3	395.8, 392.2	No

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
COTTONDALE AL	AL	1	0
REST AREA	AL	1	0
ROADSIDE	AL	1	1
KINGMAN PORT OF ENTRY	AZ	1	0
IH10 WB WINNIE SCALE	TX	1	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
395.8	Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)	Hours of Service	2	0
391.41(a)(1)	391.41(a)(1)	Driver Fitness	1	0
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	1	0
395.8(a)(1)	Not using the appropriate method to record hours of service	Hours of Service	1	1

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