Carrier profile · USDOT 733151 · MC-178551 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

GARDNER TRUCKING INC

20 power unitsONTARIO, CA40/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-178551 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

20Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(909) 563-5656 Email dispatchdspencer@crst.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Insurance on fileEstablished 28 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 20 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 5.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.

In good standing · 2

Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$5M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

20 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

No roadside inspections on record.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Inactive
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$5,000,000 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

$5M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $5M 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 ’19 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Liberty’97–’01

National Interstate’01–’16

Ace American’16–now

1996200420122020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $5,000,000 · ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2019

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Apr 2019	$750K	2
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2001 → Oct 2016	$750K	6
LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION	Mar 1997 → Mar 2001	$750K	1
BANKERS STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1996 → Mar 1996	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 20
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

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

Home base

ONTARIO, CA

1219 E ELM ST BLDG J

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@crst.com — 10 carriers: USDOT 53773 USDOT 81363 USDOT 98137 USDOT 105790 USDOT 312282 USDOT 1278850 USDOT 1549560 USDOT 2413171

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1219 E ELM ST BLDG J, ONTARIO, CA, 91761
Mailing address: 1219 ELM STREET BLDG J, ONTARIO, CA, 91761
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (909) 563-5656
Cell: (909) 772-7397
Fax: (909) 563-5696
Email: dspencer@crst.com
Web domain: crst.com

Registration

Officers: Don Sandridge · Mark Smith
USDOT / docket: 733151 · MC-178551
First registered: Mar 5, 1998
Last MCS-150: Dec 31, 2020 · 96,462,227 mi (2019)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

96,462,227

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

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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 GARDNER TRUCKING INC.

GARDNER TRUCKING INC (USDOT 733151) has a Vektor safety score of 40/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $5,000,000 limit in force from ACE AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 19 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 20 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 31, 2020.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.