CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 2849229· MC961171· CARRIER· EIN 20-4167500
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NUNEZ TRANSPORT INC

948 OLLER ST, MENDOTA, CA, 93640(559) 655-5637CARLOS A NUNEZ
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
revocation pending
Insurance
No active filing
$750K required — verify
Vehicle OOS
23.1%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
3.6%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
3 flags
see details below
13
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on fileAuthority revocation pendingPossible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier1 crash in the last 24 months

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Broker payment signals

Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.

Payment risk — red flags
Broker bond
Not on file
required
Cancellation filed
None
Authority
Inactive
3 past revocations
Registered
10 yrs
since 02/12/2016
  • No active broker bond on file — a bond is required to operate. High non-payment risk.
  • Broker authority is inactive, not active.

These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.

Authority & insurance

MC961171

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Authority revocation pending Most recent liability (BIPD) filing ended 06/10/2026 (TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) — no active federal filing shown; verify current coverage
Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
Inactive
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
No active filing
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
required
Insurance filings
ENDED 06/10/2026Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 06/10/2025
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY· policy BE20173504-00
Authority history (6) ▾
05/14/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/11/2025)
05/28/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/11/2024)
05/22/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED
05/14/2021COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/08/2021)
06/17/2016MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTEDREVOKED (05/13/2024)
04/07/2016PROPERTY BROKERGRANTEDREVOKED (06/02/2016)
Insurance history5 insurers on record
Filing timeline (11)
  1. STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/10/202406/10/2025
  2. HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/15/202406/21/2024
  3. HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/15/202406/10/2024
  4. HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/10/202306/10/2024
  5. HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KName Changed
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/10/202305/13/2024
  6. HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/10/202206/10/2023
  7. HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/10/202106/10/2022
  8. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/10/201806/10/2021
  9. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/10/201706/10/2018
  10. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/10/201606/10/2017
  11. AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY$750KCancelled
    SURETY · eff 03/29/201605/10/2017

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle26 inspections · 23.1% OOS · National 22%
Driver28 inspections · 3.6% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

28 inspections · 82 violations (10 OOS) · 30% of inspections had an OOS finding.

28
Inspections
82
Violations
10
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

32
total

Most inspected in · top 2 states

  • CA29
  • US1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

High impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 83% is at/over the 80% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.

What’s contributing38 violations · 8 OOS (24 mo)
Brakes3 OOS20 viol56%
  • 393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured6× · 17%
  • 393.45D-BAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection2× · 7%
  • 393.55D1-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after 1998.2× · 5%
Tires4 OOS5 viol19%
  • 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS4× · 17%
  • 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth1× · 3%
Lighting / lamps6 viol12%
  • 393.11A1-CSURRConspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 19971× · 2%
  • 393.11A1-CSLRRConspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 19971× · 2%
  • 393.11B-CSLRRConspicuity Systems - Trailers, lower rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1, 19931× · 2%
Other4 viol8%
  • 396.5B-LLubrication - Oil or grease leak3× · 7%
  • 393.78A-WSWashers - Inoperative washing system.1× · 1%
What to do
  • Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
  • Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
  • Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Projected estimatecould improve up to 47 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 27.3% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

Trending worse
1
Inspections
8
Violations
1
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 88%Other 13%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
7 violations · 1 OOS · 88% of recent
  • 393.55D2-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle.
  • 393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998
  • 393.45D-BAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
Do this
  • Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
  • Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
2Other
1 violation · 13% of recent
  • 393.47EBrake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
Do this
  • Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
  • Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

65
Inspections
135
Violations
22
Out-of-service
319
CSA points
13
Crashes
1
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

28 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

16 truck 11 trailer 1 other
2000 FONTAINE TRAILERseen 9×
1R1F74821YK500637· 4SM4924 CA
2014 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 9×
3AKJGLD60ESFU5685· 9G05284 CA
2015 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 9×
3AKJGLD51FSGJ8653· 9G68602 CA
2008 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURINGseen 8×
5MAPA482X8A014768· 4NU6434 CA
2000 FONTAINE TRAILERseen 8×
1R1F74828YK501171· 4SM4956 CA
2016 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 7×
1FUJGLD59GLHM4725· 9F70193 CA
2000 FONTAINE TRAILERseen 7×
1R1F74826YK501153· 4SM5198 CA
2014 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 6×
3AKJGLBG4ESFJ4872· 9F99617 CA
BENSseen 6×
1NUFT28Z9YMNA0728· 4NU6421 CA
2000 FONTAINE TRAILERseen 6×
1R1F74823YK501160· 4SM4954 CA
2009 MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURING MAC TRAILER MANUFACTURINGseen 5×
5MAPA50299A017910· 4RK1969 CA
2015 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 5×
3AKJGLBG3FSGG5389· 9G22296 CA
2015 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 4×
3AKJGLBG1FSGG5441· 9G22295 CA
2014 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 4×
1FUJGLD63ELFU3750· 9F99616 CA
2016 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 4×
1FUJGLD53GLHM4686· 9G27805 CA
2000 FONTAINE TRAILERseen 4×
1R1F74822YK500632· 4SM4953 CA
1999 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co.seen 3×
13N145206X1585881· 1WK4485 CA
2013 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 3×
3AKJGLBG2DSFF3048· 9F60248 CA
2014 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
3AKJGLDRXESFK0268· 9G05920 CA
2016 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 2×
1FUJGLD5XGLHM4765· 9F99634 CA
2012 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJGLBG8CSBM2015· 9F91688 CA
2000 FONTAINE TRAILER
1R1F74826YK501170· 4SM4955 CA
2013 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJGLDR7DSBU5598· 9F99635 CA
1999 ACTION EQUIPMENT
1A92F4526XM277090· 4HZ1746 CA
2013 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJGLBG0DSFF2934· 9F60249 CA
1990 FREIGHTLINER Med. Conv.
1FUGLD59GLHM4725· 9F70193 CA
2014 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
1FUJGLD68ELFU3758· 9F99615 CA
2022 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co.
13N248206N1548008· 4PJ6399 CA

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
12
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
12
12 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
1M mi
reported 2023
Recordable crash rate
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Intrastate · 100+ mi12 drivers
Company officer
CARLOS A NUNEZ
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2016-02-12
Last MCS-150 update
2024-10-17
Census status
Active

Fleet: 12 trucks · 12 owned trailers.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs, phone numbers or officers with 4 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

4
Connected carriers
1
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
2
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: CARLOS A NUNEZ (USDOT 2771351, registered 2015) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 2
1
C&P AUTO TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 3745492Inactive· LODI, NJ
Strong
Officer
2
CARLOS A NUNEZ
USDOT 2771351Inactive· HAWTHORNE, CA
Strong
Officer

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

21 events
  1. 06/10/2026Insurance ended — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    policy BE20173504-00

  2. 06/10/2025Insurance filed — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy BE20173504-00

  3. 06/10/2025Insurance cancelled — STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy AM37000153-00

  4. 05/14/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/11/2025)

  5. 10/17/2024MCS-150 update filed

    1.0M mi reported (2023)

  6. 06/21/2024Insurance cancelled — HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy RT-HSIC-CA-0000278-02

  7. 06/10/2024Insurance replaced — HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy RT-HSIC-CA-0000278-02

  8. 06/10/2024Insurance cancelled — HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy RT-HSIC-CA-0000278-02

  9. 05/28/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/11/2024)

  10. 05/22/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
  11. 05/13/2024Insurance name changed — HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy RT-HSIC-CA-0000278-02

  12. 06/10/2023Insurance replaced — HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy RT-HSIC-CA-0000278-01

  13. 06/10/2022Insurance replaced — HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy RT-HSIC-CA-0000278-00

  14. 06/10/2021Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 857101001

  15. 05/14/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/08/2021)

  16. 06/10/2018Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy PIA08509302

  17. 06/10/2017Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy PIA08509301

  18. 05/10/2017Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN CONTRACTORS INDEMNITY COMPANY

    SURETY · policy 100305660

  19. 06/17/2016MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (05/13/2024)

  20. 04/07/2016PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (06/02/2016)

  21. 02/12/2016Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
Last review
2024-03-20
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2024-10-17
Reported mileage
1,000,000 mi (2023)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 21, 2026, 1:46 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.