Carrier profile · USDOT 1413093 · MC-535103 · Updated Jun 21, 2026

Golden Empire Towing Inc

30 power unitsavg 6.7 yrLocal · 1 statesBAKERSFIELD, CA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-535103 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

30Power units

25 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

6.7Avg age (yr)

2011–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(661) 834-8697

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 21, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 78 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo2.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo2.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.7 yr

Model years 2011–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

51 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 2.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 51 vehicle and 51 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

3.7% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady 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

51 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 21

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 30-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 30
Inspections · 24 mo: 51
Annualized: ≈26 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
383.91 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)Driver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Everest National’08–’10

Navigators’10–’12

State National’15–’17

beyond this history

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2019

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2018 → Apr 2019	$750K	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Apr 2018	$750K	1
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Apr 2015 → Apr 2017	$750K	1
NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2014 → Apr 2015	$750K	1
MARKEL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2013 → Apr 2014	$750K	1
NOVA CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2013 → Apr 2013	$750K	2
TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	Mar 2012 → Mar 2013	$750K	1
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Mar 2012	$750K	2
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2008 → Mar 2010	$750K	2
SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2007 → Mar 2008	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2005 → May 2007	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 30
Observed power (24 mo): 25
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.7 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2011

Oldest model yr

76.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

BAKERSFIELD, CA

1915 SOUTH UNION AVE

Top corridor

CA 51

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4278245 USDOT 3953169

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1915 SOUTH UNION AVE, BAKERSFIELD, CA, 93307
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (661) 834-8697
Fax: (661) 834-4591
Email: —

Registration

Officer: Miranda Scott
USDOT / docket: 1413093 · MC-535103
First registered: Sep 6, 2005
Last MCS-150: Jan 22, 2026 · 779,622 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

779,622

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 GOLDEN EMPIRE TOWING INC.

GOLDEN EMPIRE TOWING INC (USDOT 1413093) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 21, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 26, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 21, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 2.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier received 51 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 51 vehicle-level and 51 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 21, 2026.

It reports 30 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 22, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 21, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GOLDEN EMPIRE TOWING INC's USDOT number?

GOLDEN EMPIRE TOWING INC's USDOT number is 1413093, and its motor carrier number is MC-535103.

Is GOLDEN EMPIRE TOWING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 21, 2026, GOLDEN EMPIRE TOWING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GOLDEN EMPIRE TOWING INC's safety record?

GOLDEN EMPIRE TOWING INC has a 2.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 78 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).

How big is GOLDEN EMPIRE TOWING INC's fleet?

GOLDEN EMPIRE TOWING INC operates 30 power units and 12 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GOLDEN EMPIRE TOWING INC based?

GOLDEN EMPIRE TOWING INC is based in BAKERSFIELD, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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