Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA NUNEZ TRANSPORTATION
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Nothing flagged.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
6 yr
Model years 2020–2020 · peer benchmark computing.
25 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is FERNANDO NUNEZ safe to load? FERNANDO NUNEZ (USDOT 940778, MC-404545) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in WATSONVILLE, CA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 25 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 5 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FERNANDO NUNEZ's USDOT number is 940778, and its motor carrier number is MC-404545.
As of 2026-06-13, FERNANDO NUNEZ is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
FERNANDO NUNEZ has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 5 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).
FERNANDO NUNEZ operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
FERNANDO NUNEZ is based in WATSONVILLE, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
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 continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
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.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2019 → Dec 2020 | $750k | 2 |
| QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2018 → Dec 2019 | $750k | 1 |
| QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2017 → Dec 2017 | $750k | 2 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | May 2017 → Jan 2018 | $750k | 2 |
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2016 → May 2017 | $750k | 1 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Apr 2005 → May 2016 | $750k | 2 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2002 → Apr 2005 | $750k | 1 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Apr 2001 → Apr 2002 | $750k | 2 |
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
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
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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