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DOT 479041 is operated by RUST AND SONS TRUCKING out of El Cajon, CA. This profile shows verified operating authority, current insurance, observed equipment, and recent inspection activity joined into one card so brokers can verify the carrier in one tab.
Operating authority is verified against the live public registry and refreshed daily. Current status: ACTIVE. "active" means the carrier is authorized to operate; "inactive" or "out-of-service" indicates the carrier should not be hauling.
Liability and cargo insurance status is drawn from the latest filings on record. Current status: active. We mark a carrier "lapsed" when the most recent cancellation date is in the past with no superseding policy.
RUST AND SONS TRUCKING was last inspected on 2026-08-16. We've recorded 134 inspections in the trailing 12 months.
RUST AND SONS TRUCKING is registered as 210104. Many brokers reference carriers by MC; both identifiers resolve to the same carrier record.
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Evidence, severity, and resolution notes for each signal on this carrier.
Not enough claim reports yet
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Claims stay locked below 3 contributing brokers so no single broker's claims can be picked out of the aggregate.
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Not enough broker-reported loads yet — this score unlocks as brokers report load outcomes. Aggregates appear once 3+ brokerages have reported on this carrier (0 loads from 0 brokerages so far).
Inferred from consecutive inspection states per truck. Use these as a starting point for backhaul or rep prospecting.
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Not enough reports yet
0 of 3 brokers needed before rates unlock
Rates stay locked below 3 contributing brokers so no single broker’s loads can be picked out of the aggregate.
Aggregate rating unlocks at 3 reviewing workspaces — 0 so far. Individual reviews appear below as they're published.
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Signals are precursor patterns, not proof of fraud. Verify before acting — and if a flag looks wrong, dispute it from its row.
Current reported fleet · as of Jan 2026. A trend line appears once a second filing is on record.
Offer with confidence — current authority and clean operations.
power units (MCS-150)
distinct VINs in inspections
134 inspections, 12mo
most recent roadside record
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · policy 83UENOH7089
The reverse check: whether this freight broker is legit, bonded, and safe to haul for — before you take the load.
Serious payment-risk signals are firing on this broker. Don't haul for them without resolving these first — on this data you may not get paid.
HANOVER INSURANCE CO. · policy IHF 8946516
Based on public FMCSA registration, surety-bond, and revocation records. We don't have broker payment-history data — this checks that the broker is authorized and bonded, not that they always pay on time.
Rows marked “Computed” are our estimate from local roadside-inspection history; FMCSA hasn't published a measure for this carrier yet (see #1000).
Matched on equipment mix, fleet-size band, and home state.
This carrier's contact domain (rustandsons.com) was registered 2000-07-12, long after its operating authority — a freshly-stood-up domain on an older MC is a reactivated-shell signal.