Carrier profile · USDOT 1536854 · MC-953840 · Updated Aug 2, 2026

Brothers Vargas Transport Inc

5 power unitsavg 7.1 yrMulti-region · 9 statesDUNELLEN, NJ81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-953840 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

44Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.1Avg age (yr)

2010–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(732) 754-5435 Email dispatchELMVAR73@HOTMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 2, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average27.9% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.1 yr

Model years 2010–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

54 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 27.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 43 vehicle and 54 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

36.4% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 6.2 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

54 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 5

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈5.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 54
Annualized: ≈27 / yr
Coverage: ≈5.4 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance19 · 6 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 7 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Drive New’16–’18

Guideone Specialty’18–’19

Wesco’19–’20

Drive New’20–’24

Prime Property’24–’25

Drive New’25–’26

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2026 → Feb 2026	$750K	2
DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Feb 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	1
DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2020 → Feb 2024	$750K	2
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → Feb 2020	$750K	1
GUIDEONE SPECIALTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO	Feb 2018 → Feb 2019	$750K	1
DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2016 → Feb 2018	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 44

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.1 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2010

Oldest model yr

87.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

DUNELLEN, NJ

423 NORTH AVE

Top corridor

NM ⇄ NJ

NM 25 · AZ 7 · OH 6

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 18 trucks also ran under 19 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3175329 USDOT 3628463 USDOT 4444881 USDOT 3086251 USDOT 3430868 USDOT 3622899 USDOT 2463990 USDOT 1585414Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (50 trucks · 45 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1998793 USDOT 3175329 USDOT 3430868 USDOT 3774927 USDOT 4443080 USDOT 2463990 USDOT 2596782 USDOT 4519388

Shares a company officer with other carriers

fredy vargas — 2 carriers: USDOT 1452650

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 423 NORTH AVE, DUNELLEN, NJ, 08812
Mailing address: 419 NORTH WASHINGTON AVE, DUNELLEN, NJ, 08812
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (732) 754-5435
Fax: (732) 424-8705
Email: elmvar73@hotmail.com

Registration

Officers: Fredy Vargas · Fredy Vargas
USDOT / docket: 1536854 · MC-953840
First registered: Jul 31, 2006
Last MCS-150: Jul 17, 2026 · 1,111,645 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,111,645

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for BROTHERS VARGAS TRANSPORT INC.

BROTHERS VARGAS TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1536854) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 7, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier received 54 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 43 vehicle-level and 54 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 2, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 17, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BROTHERS VARGAS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

BROTHERS VARGAS TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 1536854, and its motor carrier number is MC-953840.

Is BROTHERS VARGAS TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 2, 2026, BROTHERS VARGAS TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BROTHERS VARGAS TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

BROTHERS VARGAS TRANSPORT INC has a 27.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 76 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is BROTHERS VARGAS TRANSPORT INC's fleet?

BROTHERS VARGAS TRANSPORT INC operates 5 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BROTHERS VARGAS TRANSPORT INC based?

BROTHERS VARGAS TRANSPORT INC is based in DUNELLEN, NJ, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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