Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 444568 · MC-275094
FRANK ARCHULETA AND TOM TURNER
DBA A-T WATER TRUCK SERVICE
3 power unitsSPARKS, NV
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-275094 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
3Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 35 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 3 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 17.9 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3535 yr active
since 1991Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
35 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is FRANK ARCHULETA AND TOM TURNER safe to work with?
Is FRANK ARCHULETA AND TOM TURNER safe to load? FRANK ARCHULETA AND TOM TURNER (USDOT 444568, MC-275094) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in SPARKS, NV, operating 3 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 35 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
FAFRANK ARCHULETA AND TOM TURNER 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+3 earlier
Truck Exchange · 94–09
Western National · 12–23
19942023
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
5 insurer eras · collapsed from 12 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| WESTERN NATIONAL ASSURANCE COMPANY | May 2012 → May 2023 | $750k | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | May 2012 → Jun 2012 | $750k | 2 |
| PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2010 → Jun 2011 | $750k | 6 |
| REDLAND INSURANCE CO. | May 2009 → May 2010 | $750k | 2 |
| TRUCK INSURANCE EXCHANGE | Apr 1994 → May 2009 | $750k | 1 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 3
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
SPARKS, NV
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
tom turner — 8 carriers: USDOT 496691USDOT 848932USDOT 1244522USDOT 1331322USDOT 1500680USDOT 1806936USDOT 2650479
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 5471 SPANISH MOSS, SPARKS, NV, 89436
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 12248, RENO, NV, 89510-2248
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (775) 425-4773
- Cell
- (775) 690-5816
- Fax
- (775) 425-4776
- —
Registration
- Officers
- Tom Turner · Frank Archuleta
- USDOT / docket
- 444568 · MC-275094
- First registered
- 05/01/1991
- Last MCS-150
- 08/23/2008 · 93,670 mi (2008)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is FRANK ARCHULETA AND TOM TURNER's USDOT number?
FRANK ARCHULETA AND TOM TURNER's USDOT number is 444568, and its motor carrier number is MC-275094.
Is FRANK ARCHULETA AND TOM TURNER authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, FRANK ARCHULETA AND TOM TURNER is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is FRANK ARCHULETA AND TOM TURNER's fleet?
FRANK ARCHULETA AND TOM TURNER operates 3 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is FRANK ARCHULETA AND TOM TURNER based?
FRANK ARCHULETA AND TOM TURNER is based in SPARKS, NV.