CANDIDO'S INC
USDOT 494524 · Doing business as CANDIDO'S TOW & REPAIR
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (52 power units) — safety rating: conditional.
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate19% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)4 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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 | 494524 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-411137 |
| Legal Name | CANDIDO'S INC |
| DBA Name | CANDIDO'S TOW & REPAIR |
| Entity Type | CORPORATION |
| Phone | 6066799077 |
| Address | 722 EAST MT VERNON ST, Somerset, KY, 42501 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | C — Conditional (rated 20020518) |
| 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.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 80 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 0 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 89 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 71 / 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 | 21 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 19% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 4 total (0 fatal, 2 with injuries, 4 towaway) |
- 2025-12-22 — KY — 1 injured, towaway
- 2025-09-09 — KY — towaway
- 2025-08-11 — KY — towaway
- 2025-02-11 — KY — 3 injured, towaway
- 2024-03-29 — TN — 1 injured, towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (5), 12 (3), 14 (2).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 52 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 48 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 835,073 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 05-FEB-26 |
CANDIDO'S INC operates 52 power units — a larger fleet than 100% of carriers registered in KY.
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