Carrier profile · USDOT 479041 · MC-210104 · Updated Jul 10, 2026

RUST & SONS TRUCKING INC

DBA RUST AND SONS TRUCKING

55 power unitsavg 9.3 yrMulti-region · 15 statesEL CAJON, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-210104 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

55Power units

62 observed · MCS-150

68Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.3Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(619) 443-6193 Email dispatchcharles@rustandsons.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 10, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 34 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1992.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 316 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo15.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

55 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.3 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

220 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 15.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 185 vehicle and 183 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

15.7% · 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 3.0 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

216 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 31

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 55
Inspections · 24 mo: 220
Annualized: ≈110 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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 Driving70 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance46 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance28 · 12 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance18 · 6 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 10 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 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: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 · 11 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Commerce Industry’93–’99

National Continental’01–now

Zurich American’05–’10

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2018

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2018	$1M	1
NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2016 → Dec 2017	$1M	2
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2014 → Dec 2016	$1M	4
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2013 → Dec 2014	$1M	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2012 → Dec 2013	$1M	2
AXIS SURPLUS INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2011 → Dec 2011	$1M	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2005 → Dec 2010	$1M	3
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	Dec 2003 → Dec 2005	$1M	2
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Dec 2002 → Dec 2003	$1M	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2001 → current	$1M	6
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2000 → Dec 2001	$1M	1
GREAT AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1999 → Nov 2000	$1M	1
GULF INSURANCE CO.	Jun 1999 → Oct 1999	$1M	1
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY INSURANCE	Dec 1993 → Jun 1999	$1M	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 55
Observed power (24 mo): 62
Trailers (towed): 68

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

64.6%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 15 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

215

CA busiest

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

Home base

EL CAJON, CA

15353 OLDE HWY 80

Top corridor

CA 134 · NM 32 · AZ 22

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: 5 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1999853 USDOT 3509763 USDOT 3637728 USDOT 2028302 USDOT 4208614 USDOT 3722632Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (29 trucks · 21 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1999853 USDOT 3509763 USDOT 3637728 USDOT 3872246 USDOT 3936860 USDOT 3017609 USDOT 63585 USDOT 2848597

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@rustandsons.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2993014

Shares a company officer with other carriers

tory rust — 2 carriers: USDOT 503119

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: 15353 OLDE HWY 80, EL CAJON, CA, 92021
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (619) 443-6193
Fax: (619) 443-9364
Email: charles@rustandsons.com
Web domain: rustandsons.com

Registration

Officer: Tory Rust
USDOT / docket: 479041 · MC-210104
First registered: Apr 13, 1992
Last MCS-150: Jan 8, 2026 · 2,756,268 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 26, 2018
D-U-N-S: 189174931

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,756,268

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 RUST & SONS TRUCKING INC.

RUST & SONS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 479041) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 10, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 10, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 1, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 10, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 15.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 10, 2026.

The carrier received 220 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 185 vehicle-level and 183 driver-level — across 15 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 10, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 10, 2026.

It reports 55 power units and 46 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 8, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 26, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Jul 10, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RUST & SONS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

RUST & SONS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 479041, and its motor carrier number is MC-210104.

Is RUST & SONS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 10, 2026, RUST & SONS TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RUST & SONS TRUCKING INC's safety record?

RUST & SONS TRUCKING INC has a 15.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 316 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).