Carrier profile · USDOT 3297260 · MC-1045164 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Gold Town Trans LLC

6 power unitsavg 15 yrMulti-region · 11 statesHOUSTON, TX0/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1045164 INACTIVEOUT-OF-SERVICE ORDER

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.0Avg age (yr)

2001–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(951) 441-7678 Email dispatchgoldtowntrans@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Do not load

FMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. It is not authorized to haul freight.

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Federal Out-of-Service OrderFMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. Do not tender freight.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average57.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average31.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

Established 7 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo57.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo57.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15 yr

Model years 2001–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Active federal out-of-service order

Denial of Access · ordered Apr 9, 2026

FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.

Safety

29 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 57.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 31.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 19 vehicle and 29 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 37.7 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

26 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 5

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

≈2.4 / 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: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 29
Annualized: ≈15 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.4 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 Maintenance14 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance13 · 8 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Global Hawk’19–’20

United Financial’20–’21

United Specialty’21–’24

Trisura Specialty’25–’26

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

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.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Aug 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2021 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2020 → Sep 2021	$750K	1
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	Nov 2019 → Sep 2020	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.0 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

84.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AZ busiest

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

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

12122 LONGBROOK DR

Top corridor

AZ ⇄ TX

AZ 8 · TN 6 · NM 4

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: 10 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2012269 USDOT 3736748 USDOT 4444740Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (22 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2012269 USDOT 3736748 USDOT 3465340 USDOT 3195712 USDOT 4444740 USDOT 2455109 USDOT 3454760 USDOT 2939092

Shares a company officer with other carriers

nathan nguyen — 5 carriers: USDOT 2138986 USDOT 2531479 USDOT 2804107 USDOT 3136286

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 12122 LONGBROOK DR, HOUSTON, TX, 77099
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (951) 441-7678
Email: goldtowntrans@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Nathan Nguyen · Thuy Dao
USDOT / docket: 3297260 · MC-1045164
First registered: Jun 9, 2019
Last MCS-150: Sep 29, 2025 · 89,029 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

89,029

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 GOLD TOWN TRANS LLC.

GOLD TOWN TRANS LLC (USDOT 3297260) has a Vektor safety score of 0/100 and a Do not load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has 1 active federal out-of-service order in the FMCSA record as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 57.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 29 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 29 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 29, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GOLD TOWN TRANS LLC's USDOT number?

GOLD TOWN TRANS LLC's USDOT number is 3297260, and its motor carrier number is MC-1045164.

Is GOLD TOWN TRANS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, GOLD TOWN TRANS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file, but it currently carries an active out-of-service order — verify status before tendering.

What is GOLD TOWN TRANS LLC's safety record?

GOLD TOWN TRANS LLC has a 57.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 0/100 (tier: unfit).