Carrier profile · USDOT 1785153 · MC-650604 · Updated Aug 4, 2026

Ponder Environmental Services Inc

32 power unitsavg 9.6 yrLocal · 2 statesBENICIA, CA82/100

NO OPERATING AUTHORITYMC-650604 NO AUTHORITYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

32Power units

23 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.6Avg age (yr)

2005–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(707) 748-7775 Email dispatchjeff.saso@ponder-env.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 4, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 2

Established 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 75 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 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

32 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.6 yr

Model years 2005–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

43 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.1%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 — 36 vehicle and 43 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

18.2% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 4.8 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

39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 32-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 32
Inspections · 24 mo: 43
Annualized: ≈22 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance10 · 7 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
178.345 Other violationOther1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle 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: None
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 ’24 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Commerce Industry’09–’15

National Union’09–’15

Great Divide’15–’17

Nautilus’18–’22

Great Divide’18–’20

Key Risk’20–’22

Starr Liability’22–’24

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2024

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2022 → Apr 2024	$1M	2
KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2020 → Apr 2022	$1M	2
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2018 → Apr 2020	$1M	1
NAUTILUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2018 → Apr 2022	$1M	1
STARR INDEMNITY & LIABILITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Apr 2018	$1M	1
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Apr 2017	$1M	2
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Apr 2016	$1M	1
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Jun 2009 → Apr 2015	$1M	1
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	May 2009 → Apr 2015	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2008 → Jul 2009	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 32
Observed power (24 mo): 23
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

9.6 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

39.4%

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

BENICIA, CA

4563 E 2ND ST

Top corridor

CA 41 · NV 2

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

@ponder-env.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4226410

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jim ponder — 2 carriers: USDOT 4226410

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: 4563 E 2ND ST, BENICIA, CA, 94510
Mailing address: PO BOX 1427, BENICIA, CA, 94510
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (707) 748-7775
Fax: (707) 748-7776
Email: jeff.saso@ponder-env.com
Web domain: ponder-env.com

Registration

Officer: Jim Ponder
USDOT / docket: 1785153 · MC-650604
First registered: Jun 23, 2008
Last MCS-150: Nov 14, 2025 · 1,558,483 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 55398049

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,558,483

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 PONDER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC.

PONDER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC (USDOT 1785153) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 1, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 4, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier received 43 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 36 vehicle-level and 43 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 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 4, 2026.

It reports 32 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 14, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PONDER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

PONDER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 1785153, and its motor carrier number is MC-650604.

Is PONDER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 4, 2026, PONDER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PONDER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC's safety record?

PONDER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC has a 11.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 75 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).