Carrier profile · USDOT 1023960 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Gold Shield Distributors Inc

2 power unitsavg 4 yrLocal · 1 statesHAYWARD, CA100/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWNHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

4.0Avg age (yr)

2015–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(510) 782-2040 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 2

Established 25 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 34 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4 yr

Model years 2015–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

33 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

17 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 11.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 17 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 7.5 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 3

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

≈4.3 / 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: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 17
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈4.3 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.

390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
177.834 Other violationOther3 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
172.201 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

85.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 17 inspections

Home base

HAYWARD, CA

3111 DEPOT ROAD

Most inspections: CA

17 inspections

CA 17

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 2, 2026

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1052526 USDOT 3608093Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 10 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 88111 USDOT 1052526 USDOT 3482077 USDOT 327574 USDOT 1225364 USDOT 3245402 USDOT 3608093 USDOT 3766596

Shares a company officer with other carriers

kenneth hare — 2 carriers: USDOT 3349115

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 2, 2026

Location

Physical address: 3111 DEPOT ROAD, HAYWARD, CA, 94545
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (510) 782-2040
Fax: (510) 783-4199
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Kenneth Hare
USDOT / docket: 1023960
First registered: Apr 29, 2002
Last MCS-150: Jul 30, 2025 · 67,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 21442720

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

67,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 2026

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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12%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

2 of 17 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

8violation records

2OOS-tagged records

2 of 17inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other / unclassified

450%2 / 4

Unsafe driving

40%0 / 4

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

40%

15%

30%

33%Nov 24 to May 251 / 3

20%May 25 to Nov 251 / 5

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 5

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 4

Top 3 codes (4 of 8 records)

177.834A-HMC Other violation2
172.201A2-HMSPS Other violation1
177.817E2-HMHC Other violation1

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390.21TB1-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TE2IV-D USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for GOLD SHIELD DISTRIBUTORS INC.

GOLD SHIELD DISTRIBUTORS INC (USDOT 1023960) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 17 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 30, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GOLD SHIELD DISTRIBUTORS INC's USDOT number?

GOLD SHIELD DISTRIBUTORS INC's USDOT number is 1023960.

Is GOLD SHIELD DISTRIBUTORS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026. GOLD SHIELD DISTRIBUTORS INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is GOLD SHIELD DISTRIBUTORS INC's safety record?

GOLD SHIELD DISTRIBUTORS INC has a 11.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 34 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).

How big is GOLD SHIELD DISTRIBUTORS INC's fleet?

GOLD SHIELD DISTRIBUTORS INC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GOLD SHIELD DISTRIBUTORS INC based?

GOLD SHIELD DISTRIBUTORS INC is based in HAYWARD, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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