This carrier is under an active FMCSA out-of-service order.
It is not legally permitted to operate. Do not tender freight to this carrier. Reason: Denial of Access. In effect since 2026-04-09.
GOLD TOWN TRANS LLC
Risk factors
High riskVioCodes scoreA 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.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202629 inspections · 122 violations (29 OOS) · 53% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.75A3-TAOLVehicle Maintenance3 OOS
Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
24
3× · sev 8
- 2393.9A-LHWSVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative
12
2× · sev 6
- 3395.8A1-HOSPHours-of-Service Compliance2 OOS
HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed
10
2× · sev 5
- 4393.53B-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
8
2× · sev 4
- 5393.48A-BIBDVehicle Maintenance
Drum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
8
2× · sev 4
- 6395.8E-HOSPDHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
7
1× · sev 7
- 7393.9A-LSLIVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
6
1× · sev 6
- 8395.8K2-HOSPHours-of-Service Compliance1 OOS
HOS (Property) - Failing to have in possession RODS for the previous seven consecutive days and available for inspection while on duty
5
1× · sev 5
- 9393.47E
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
4
4×
- 10392.2-SLLIRP
State/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration violation
3
3×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- AZ8
- TN7
- NM4
- AR3
- LA2
- MS1
- AL1
- PA1
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.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
High impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 91% is at/over the 65% 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.
- 395.8A1-HOSPHOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed2× · 48%
- 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain2× · 28%
- 395.8F01Drivers record of duty status not current1× · 9%
- 395.8K2-HOSPHOS (Property) - Failing to have in possession RODS for the previous seven consecutive days and available for inspection while on duty1× · 12%
- Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
- Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
High impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 100% 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.
- 393.9A-LFTSILighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative4× · 11%
- 393.9A-LHWSLighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative2× · 6%
- 393.9TInoperable tail lamp1× · 4%
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS4× · 19%
- 393.201A-FRSCFrame - Cracked siderail web around the radius into the bottom flange1× · 4%
- 396.5B-LLubrication - Oil or grease leak2× · 3%
- 393.78A-WSWashers - Inoperative washing system.2× · 1%
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses; clean lenses and check the trailer plug
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 50% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 23.1% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- 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
Following / lane / reckless violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 20% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other1× · 42%
- 392.22A-DDriver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers1× · 17%
- Defensive-driving refresher on following distance and lane discipline
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 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.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
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 NHTSA26 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
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
2
Tow-away
2
Injury
1
Fatal
1
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi7 drivers
- Company officer
- NATHAN NGUYEN
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2019-06-09
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-09-29
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 6 trucks · 6 owned tractors · 6 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 graphThis carrier shares VINs or officers with 13 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
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
20 events- 04/09/2026Federal out-of-service order
Denial of Access
- 02/01/2026Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BE20173394-00
- 09/29/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2024)
- 05/09/2025Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BE20173394-00
- 04/08/2025Insurance replaced — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BE20173394-00
- 02/06/2025Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA984690523
- 02/01/2025Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA984690523
- 01/10/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/04/2025)
- 08/01/2024Insurance replaced — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy GWP72925 00
- 02/06/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
REVOKED (02/09/2026)
- 01/29/2024Out-of-service order rescinded
- 03/28/2023Federal out-of-service order
90 day failure to pay fine
- 03/16/2023Out-of-service order rescinded
- 08/31/2022Federal out-of-service order
Unsatisfactory = Unfit
- 08/16/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/22/2022)
- 09/12/2021Insurance replaced — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CA02619033
- 09/12/2020Insurance cancelled — GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG
BIPD/Primary · policy CALQ10401
- 08/17/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/15/2020)
- 11/19/2019MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (03/16/2023)
- 06/09/2019Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- Compliance review
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- 2022-06-29
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-09-29
- Reported mileage
- 89,029 mi (2024)
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