Carrier profile · USDOT 2937774 · MC-992988 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Golden Wheels Transportation Inc

6 power unitsavg 6.5 yrLocal · 2 statesCOVINA, CA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-992988 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.5Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(424) 570-2763 Email dispatchsafetygoldenwheelstrans@gmail.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.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.5% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.5%

▲ 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-mo23.5%

▲ 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

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.5 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 23.5%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 — 17 vehicle and 14 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · 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 17.7 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

18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 6

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

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 6-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 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 Driving10 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.126 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

New York’16–’19

Arch’19–’22

Hudson’22–’24

Arch’24–’25

2016201920222025now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$1M	2
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Aug 2024	$1M	2
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2022	$1M	4
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Nov 2016 → Mar 2019	$1M	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

56.3%

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

CA busiest

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

Home base

COVINA, CA

17821 E BENBOW ST

Top corridor

CA 18 · NV 1

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: 1 truck 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 3331332Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2019606 USDOT 3240407 USDOT 2423831 USDOT 3331332 USDOT 3269409

Shares a company officer with other carriers

sonia gutierrez — 4 carriers: USDOT 3102915 USDOT 3328065 USDOT 3417594

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: 17821 E BENBOW ST, COVINA, CA, 91722-2609
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (424) 570-2763
Email: safetygoldenwheelstrans@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Sonia Gutierrez
USDOT / docket: 2937774 · MC-992988
First registered: Oct 13, 2016
Last MCS-150: Aug 25, 2025 · 643 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

643

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 WHEELS TRANSPORTATION INC.

GOLDEN WHEELS TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 2937774) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 14 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 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 Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 25, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GOLDEN WHEELS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

GOLDEN WHEELS TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 2937774, and its motor carrier number is MC-992988.

Is GOLDEN WHEELS TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, GOLDEN WHEELS TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GOLDEN WHEELS TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

GOLDEN WHEELS TRANSPORTATION INC has a 23.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 24 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).