Carrier profile · USDOT 194291 · MC-287286 · Updated Aug 6, 2026

Nieto and Sons Trucking Inc

6 power unitsavg 14.5 yrLocal · 1 statesBREA, CA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-287286 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.5Avg age (yr)

2003–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(714) 990-6855 Email dispatchTOM@NIETOANDSONS.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 6, 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 21 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$4M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.8%

▼ 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

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.5 yr

Model years 2003–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

17 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.8%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 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

15.4% · 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 5.1 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '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

≈1.4 / 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: 17
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
172.202 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.106 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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$4,000,000 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

$4M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $4M 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 ’24 · 8 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Hdi-gerling American’12–’16

Starr Liability’18–’24

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $4,000,000 · WESTCHESTER SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2010

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Oct 2024	$1M	1
HDI GLOBAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Nov 2018	$1M	5
HDI-GERLING AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2012 → Oct 2016	$1M	7
ACE FIRE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2011 → Nov 2012	$1M	2
WESTCHESTER SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2010 → Mar 2011	$1M	2
ACE FIRE UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2010 → Mar 2011	$1M	3
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2007 → Oct 2008	$1M	5
AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1996 → Oct 1996	$1M	2
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 1994 → Oct 1996	$1M	2

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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): 7
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.5 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

30.8%

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

BREA, CA

1281 BREA CANYON ROAD

Top corridor

CA 17

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 company officer with other carriers

david nieto — 5 carriers: USDOT 3189052 USDOT 3849827 USDOT 3854755 USDOT 4443026

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1281 BREA CANYON ROAD, BREA, CA, 92821-2602
Mailing address: PO BOX 760, YORBA LINDA, CA, 92885-0760
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (714) 990-6855
Cell: (714) 981-2204
Fax: (714) 990-4862
Email: tom@nietoandsons.com
Web domain: nietoandsons.com

Registration

Officers: David Nieto · Tom Nieto
USDOT / docket: 194291 · MC-287286
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 15, 2025 · 322,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 4, 2026
Recordable crash rate: 7.58
D-U-N-S: 85590206

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

322,000

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 NIETO AND SONS TRUCKING INC.

NIETO AND SONS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 194291) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $4,000,000 limit in force from WESTCHESTER SURPLUS LINES INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 31, 2010 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

The carrier received 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 6, 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 Aug 6, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 15, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 4, 2026 in the federal record refreshed Aug 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is NIETO AND SONS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

NIETO AND SONS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 194291, and its motor carrier number is MC-287286.

Is NIETO AND SONS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 6, 2026, NIETO AND SONS TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is NIETO AND SONS TRUCKING INC's safety record?

NIETO AND SONS TRUCKING INC has a 11.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 21 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).