Carrier profile · USDOT 619741 · MC-296490 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

CURTIS & SON VACUUM SERVICE INC

DBA CURTIS & SON COMPANIES

97 power unitsavg 12.9 yrLocal · 2 statesLIBERTY, TX94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-296490 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

97Power units

45 observed · MCS-150

47Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.9Avg age (yr)

2002–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(936) 334-1188 Email dispatchcsvs@curtisandsonco.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes20 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 31 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1995.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 98 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$900K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$900K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

97 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.9 yr

Model years 2002–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1995 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

74 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 18.6%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 — 70 vehicle and 74 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 16.1 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

71 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 9

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 97-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 97
Inspections · 24 mo: 74
Annualized: ≈37 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance18 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance16 · 6 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$900,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$900K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $900K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 13 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National American’99–’05

National Union’09–’12

Great Divide’15–’19

Manufacturers Alliance’22–’25

1995200320112019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 18 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $900,000 · GENERAL SECURITY INDEMNITY COMPANY · since May 2024

All 18 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2025 → Dec 2025	$750K	7
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2025	$750K	2
GENERAL SECURITY INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2024	$750K	1
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2022	$750K	1
INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF HANNOVERSE	May 2020 → May 2022	$750K	1
MANUFACTURERS ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2021	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jun 2019 → May 2020	$750K	1
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2015 → Jun 2019	$750K	3
NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2013 → Mar 2015	$750K	3
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Jul 2013	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jul 2009 → Jul 2012	$750K	1
LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2008 → Jul 2009	$750K	2
STAR INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2007 → Jul 2008	$750K	2
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2005 → Jul 2007	$750K	1
NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 1999 → Jul 2005	$750K	2
FEDERAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1997 → May 1999	$750K	1
NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION	Apr 1995 → Apr 1997	$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): 97
Observed power (24 mo): 45
Trailers (towed): 47

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

28.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

LIBERTY, TX

4408 NORTH MAIN STREET

Top corridor

TX 66 · LA 8

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 8 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3665804Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (22 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3665804 USDOT 3691696 USDOT 3491746 USDOT 2443366 USDOT 1342718

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@curtisandsonco.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 752277 USDOT 3665804

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4408 NORTH MAIN STREET, LIBERTY, TX, 77575
Mailing address: PO BOX 767, LIBERTY, TX, 77575
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (936) 334-1188
Email: csvs@curtisandsonco.com
Web domain: curtisandsonco.com

Registration

Officers: Donny Smith · Curtis Hudnall
USDOT / docket: 619741 · MC-296490
First registered: Nov 6, 1995
Last MCS-150: Feb 4, 2026 · 2,484,688 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 29, 2015
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

133

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,484,688

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CURTIS & SON VACUUM SERVICE INC.

CURTIS & SON VACUUM SERVICE INC (USDOT 619741) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $900,000 limit in force from GENERAL SECURITY INDEMNITY COMPANY effective May 31, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 18.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 74 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 70 vehicle-level and 74 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 97 power units and 133 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 4, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 29, 2015 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CURTIS & SON VACUUM SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

CURTIS & SON VACUUM SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 619741, and its motor carrier number is MC-296490.

Is CURTIS & SON VACUUM SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, CURTIS & SON VACUUM SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CURTIS & SON VACUUM SERVICE INC's safety record?

CURTIS & SON VACUUM SERVICE INC has a 18.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 98 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).