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RUST & SONS TRUCKING INC

DBA: RUST AND SONS TRUCKING

DOT# 479041 MC# 210104 DUNS# 189174931 El Cajon, CA Authorized For-Hire
(619) 443-6193 charles@rustandsons.com 15353 Olde Hwy 80, El Cajon CA 92021
55 power units · all owned 46 drivers 2.8M mi/yr · ~50k per unit
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HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 73.1 / 100
Moderate confidence
34 yrs history · 231 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
55
Drivers · CDL
46 · 46
Annual miles
2.8M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 18 0 0 18
Tractors 37 0 0 37
Trailers 130 0 0 130

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Cargo Operation
Intrastate HM
Scope
Intrastate (Within 100 miles)
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (06-26-2018) · 8 yr old
Registered
04-13-1992 (34 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-08-2026 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
TORY RUST

Cargo

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Machinery/Large Objects Liquids/Gases Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Other: SAND,DIRT, ROCK Dry Bulk Paper Products Construction Garbage/Refuse Chemicals
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  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per truck and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 5 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
231
63% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.9%
29 of 194
Driver out-of-service
2.6%
5 of 194
Violations
173
42 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 15 inspections, 6 out of service 15 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 13 inspections, 1 out of service 13 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 43 inspections, 6 out of service 43 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 25 inspections, 0 out of service 25 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 24 inspections, 5 out of service 24 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 25 inspections, 6 out of service 25 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 41 inspections, 7 out of service 41 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 45 inspections, 3 out of service 45 Q3 '26
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What they get cited for

173 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    139 · 37 OOS
    Lights 41 · Brakes 37 · Cargo securement 13 · Wheels & hubs 10 · Tires 8 · 30 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    14 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 11 · Reckless / lane 2 · Seat belt 1
  • Hours of service No alert
    11 · 3 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 5 · False log 2 · No log 2 · Over hours limit 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    7 · 0 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Mar
    12
    2026
    California
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Daylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
  • Jan
    31
    2026
    California
    Injury · 2 people hurt
    Wet road, daylight, fog, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Dec
    17
    2024
    California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Hartford Fire Insurance Company
on record since Dec 1, 2018 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 1993
Cargo filing
on file · The Hanover Insurance Company since Dec 1, 2010
Broker or forwarder bond
required · none on file
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California (HQ) 137
  • New Mexico 34
  • Arizona 21
  • Texas 6
  • Tennessee 5
  • Federal inspectors 5
  • Utah 5
  • Colorado 3

59% of inspections were in its home state.

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