Carrier profile · USDOT 2343495 · Updated Jul 9, 2026

PLANT SCIENCES INC

10 power unitsavg 10.9 yrLocal · 1 statesWATSONVILLE, CA91/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

10.9Avg age (yr)

2008–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(831) 728-7771 Email dispatchrlarsen@plantsciences.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 9, 2026

Clear to load

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

Established 14 yearsNo reported crashesBASIC safety alert: Hours-of-Service

Watch · 1

BASIC safety alert: Hours-of-ServiceFMCSA intervention threshold exceeded for Hours-of-Service.

In good standing · 2

Established 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2012.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

6.3

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

6.3

▼ 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

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.9 yr

Model years 2008–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 6.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 16 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

7.7% · 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 5.2 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

13 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Feb '26 · 5

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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 10-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / 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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 4 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 7
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

10.9 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2008

Oldest model yr

57%

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

WATSONVILLE, CA

342 GREEN VALLEY RD

Top corridor

CA 16

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 2655102

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@plantsciences.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1303591 USDOT 1660936

Shares a company officer with other carriers

steven d. nelson — 2 carriers: USDOT 718175

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 342 GREEN VALLEY RD, WATSONVILLE, CA, 95076
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (831) 728-7771
Fax: (831) 728-4967
Email: rlarsen@plantsciences.com
Web domain: plantsciences.com

Registration

Officers: Mike D. Nelson · Steven D. Nelson
USDOT / docket: 2343495
First registered: Sep 18, 2012
Last MCS-150: Oct 28, 2025 · 188,120 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 155103799

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

188,120

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 PLANT SCIENCES INC.

PLANT SCIENCES INC (USDOT 2343495) has a Vektor safety score of 91/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 9, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available as of Jul 9, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jul 9, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 6.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 9, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 3 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 9, 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 9, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 28, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 9, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PLANT SCIENCES INC's USDOT number?

PLANT SCIENCES INC's USDOT number is 2343495.

Is PLANT SCIENCES INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-07-09, PLANT SCIENCES INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is PLANT SCIENCES INC's safety record?

PLANT SCIENCES INC has a 6.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 20 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 91/100 (tier: clear).