Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA TRUCKINWATSON
RICHARD G WATSON (USDOT 1514584) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, computed deterministically from the FMCSA record refreshed 07/18/2026.
RICHARD G WATSON (USDOT 1514584) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of 07/18/2026.
RICHARD G WATSON (USDOT 1514584) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 07/18/2026.
RICHARD G WATSON (USDOT 1514584) has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed 07/18/2026.
RICHARD G WATSON (USDOT 1514584) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of 07/18/2026.
RICHARD G WATSON (USDOT 1514584) reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 07/16/2026.
RICHARD G WATSON (USDOT 1514584) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed 07/18/2026.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-07-18
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Nothing flagged.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
10 yr
Model years 2014–2018 · peer benchmark computing.
20 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
RICHARD G WATSON's USDOT number is 1514584, and its motor carrier number is MC-566961.
As of 2026-07-18, RICHARD G WATSON is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
RICHARD G WATSON has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
RICHARD G WATSON operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
RICHARD G WATSON is based in SPRING VALLEY, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
We could not retrieve a reliable peer set for this profile right now.
5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | May 2024 → May 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2017 → May 2024 | $750k | 2 |
| HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2016 → May 2017 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | May 2014 → May 2016 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2008 → May 2014 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2006 → Oct 2006 | $750k | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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