Carrier profile · USDOT 494524 · MC-411137 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Candido's Inc

DBA CANDIDO'S TOW & REPAIR

52 power unitsavg 4 yrRegional · 4 statesSOMERSET, KY81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-411137 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONALHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

52Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.0Avg age (yr)

2012–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(606) 679-9077 Email dispatchpaul@candidostowing.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average23.5% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

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.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

52 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4 yr

Model years 2012–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1992 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

24 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 23.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

22.2% · 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 4.5 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

23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 4

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 52-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 52
Inspections · 24 mo: 24
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.2 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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness2 · 0 OOS
393.17 Lamps/reflectors on projecting loadsVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 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: 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Westport’02–’05

Stonington’05–’09

Plaza’09–’13

Plaza’14–’17

Amguard’17–’23

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2024

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
AMGUARD INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2023	$750K	7
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2014 → Oct 2017	$750K	5
ATLANTIC SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2013 → Oct 2014	$750K	1
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Oct 2013	$750K	9
STONINGTON INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2005 → Oct 2009	$750K	4
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 2002 → Oct 2005	$750K	3
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Oct 2001 → Oct 2001	$750K	2
SPECIALTY UNDERWRITERS ALLIANCE	Oct 2000 → Oct 2001	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 52
Observed power (24 mo): 21
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

31.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

KY busiest

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

Home base

SOMERSET, KY

722 EAST MT VERNON ST

Top corridor

KY 16 · TN 6 · OH 1

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3150768Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 468710 USDOT 995734 USDOT 3150768 USDOT 21800

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 722 EAST MT VERNON ST, SOMERSET, KY, 42501
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (606) 679-9077
Fax: (606) 679-5075
Email: paul@candidostowing.com
Web domain: candidostowing.com

Registration

Officer: Joseph F Candido Iii
USDOT / docket: 494524 · MC-411137
First registered: Aug 13, 1992
Last MCS-150: Feb 5, 2026 · 835,073 mi (2021)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · May 18, 2002
D-U-N-S: 1484798

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

835,073

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 CANDIDO'S INC.

CANDIDO'S INC (USDOT 494524) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 11, 2024 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 24 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 6 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 52 power units and 48 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned May 18, 2002 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CANDIDO'S INC's USDOT number?

CANDIDO'S INC's USDOT number is 494524, and its motor carrier number is MC-411137.

Is CANDIDO'S INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, CANDIDO'S INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CANDIDO'S INC's safety record?

CANDIDO'S INC has a 23.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 34 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is CANDIDO'S INC's fleet?

CANDIDO'S INC operates 52 power units and 48 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CANDIDO'S INC based?

CANDIDO'S INC is based in SOMERSET, KY, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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