Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
26 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 697769 · MC-323185
DAVID RUTANA
DBA GOLD STAR INDUSTRIES
26 power unitsNORTH LIMA, OH
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-323185 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
26Power 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 29 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 26 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 21.8 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2929 yr active
since 1997Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal11
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
29 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is DAVID RUTANA safe to work with?
Is DAVID RUTANA safe to load? DAVID RUTANA (USDOT 697769, MC-323185) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in NORTH LIMA, OH, operating 26 power units and 26 drivers. Operating authority has been active 29 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
DRDAVID RUTANA 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 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn
+3 earlier
Truck Exchange · 97–01
19972004
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.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 26
- 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
NORTH LIMA, OH
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
Shares a company officer with other carriers
david rutana — 2 carriers: USDOT 3583085
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 11501 SOUTH AVENUE EXTENSION, NORTH LIMA, OH, 44452
- Mailing address
- P O BOX 272, NORTH LIMA, OH, 44452
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (330) 549-3774
- Fax
- (330) 549-3877
- dwrutana@msm.com
- Web domain
- msm.com
Registration
- Officer
- David Rutana
- USDOT / docket
- 697769 · MC-323185
- First registered
- 07/15/1997
- Last MCS-150
- 10/18/2004 · 297,082 mi (1998)
- 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 DAVID RUTANA's USDOT number?
DAVID RUTANA's USDOT number is 697769, and its motor carrier number is MC-323185.
Is DAVID RUTANA authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, DAVID RUTANA is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is DAVID RUTANA's fleet?
DAVID RUTANA operates 26 power units and 26 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is DAVID RUTANA based?
DAVID RUTANA is based in NORTH LIMA, OH.