BROTHERS VARGAS TRANSPORT INC
USDOT 1536854
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (5 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileAccredited Specialty Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate22.8% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)2 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 10 years ago
- Linked registrations2 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1536854 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-953840 |
| Legal Name | BROTHERS VARGAS TRANSPORT INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 7327545435 |
| Address | 13 EASY ST, Bound Brook, NJ, 08805 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Accredited Specialty Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2026-02-07 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accredited Specialty Insurance Company | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-02-07 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2016-04-13 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2016-04-13 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 92 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 86 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 87 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 88 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 57 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 22.8% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 2 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 2 towaway) |
- 2026-03-27 — OK — 1 injured, towaway
- 2024-10-12 — AZ — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (45), 15 (16), 20 (13).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
2 other active carrier registrations share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 5 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 10 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 1,111,645 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 18-FEB-26 |
BROTHERS VARGAS TRANSPORT INC operates 5 power units — a larger fleet than 88% of carriers registered in NJ.
Nearby
Other carriers in Bound Brook, NJ
- C F & BROS TRANSPORTATION INC — USDOT 1208218, 9 power units
- GARDEN OAKS SPECIALTIES CO INC — USDOT 1297050, 3 power units
- EST TRANSPORT — USDOT 1326130, 3 power units
- THIND BROTHERS LLC — USDOT 1627624, 3 power units
- ELITE TRUCKING INC — USDOT 1139130, 1 power units
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