Carrier profile · USDOT 57479 · MC-154654 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Washington & Son Corporation

3 power unitsavg 9.9 yrRegional · 3 statesSOUTH GATE, CA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-154654 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.9Avg age (yr)

2005–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(323) 567-8337 Email dispatchwashingtonandson@sbcglobal.net; smw0955@gmail.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.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average20.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.9 yr

Model years 2005–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 16.5 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

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '24 · 2

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

≈1.7 / 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: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 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
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’26 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Frontier’98–’01

Williamsburg National’07–’16

United Financial’20–’26

1993200220112020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Jan 2026	$750K	2
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	Nov 2018 → Nov 2020	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Nov 2017 → Nov 2018	$750K	1
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Nov 2016 → Nov 2017	$750K	1
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	Nov 2007 → Nov 2016	$750K	1
SPECIALTY UNDERWRITERS ALLIANCE	Nov 2006 → Nov 2007	$750K	1
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	Nov 2005 → Nov 2006	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2004 → Nov 2005	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Nov 2003 → Nov 2004	$750K	1
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Nov 2001 → Nov 2003	$750K	2
FRONTIER INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1998 → Nov 2001	$750K	3
EAGLE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 1996 → Nov 1998	$750K	9
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Oct 1996 → Dec 1996	$750K	1
U. S. CAPITAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1995 → Oct 1996	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Oct 1993 → Oct 1995	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.9 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

85.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

SOUTH GATE, CA

9410 BURTIS ST

Top corridor

CA 6 · NV 2 · UT 2

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3471970 USDOT 3489938

Shares a company officer with other carriers

stephen washington — 2 carriers: USDOT 3691480

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 9410 BURTIS ST, SOUTH GATE, CA, 90280
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (323) 567-8337
Fax: (323) 567-3110
Email: washingtonandson@sbcglobal.net; smw0955@gmail.com
Web domain: sbcglobal.net; smw0955

Registration

Officers: Leslie Polk · Stephen Washington
USDOT / docket: 57479 · MC-154654
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Jan 5, 2026 · 152,399 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 6, 2010
D-U-N-S: 74121708

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

152,399

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 WASHINGTON & SON CORPORATION.

WASHINGTON & SON CORPORATION (USDOT 57479) 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 and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 15, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 0 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 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 6, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is WASHINGTON & SON CORPORATION's USDOT number?

WASHINGTON & SON CORPORATION's USDOT number is 57479, and its motor carrier number is MC-154654.

Is WASHINGTON & SON CORPORATION authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, WASHINGTON & SON CORPORATION is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is WASHINGTON & SON CORPORATION's safety record?

WASHINGTON & SON CORPORATION has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 16 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).