Headstart Nursery Inc — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
66 on file
Out-of-service
Within normal range vs national averages
Email identity
Company domain, matches website
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Headstart Nursery Inc
DBA
—
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
4860 Monterey Road, Gilroy, CA 95020-9511
Phone
(408) 842-3030
Power units
11
Drivers
11
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 66 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
18.2%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 66 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
rtapia@headstartnursery.com — company domain
Domain age
headstartnursery.com registered 1997-02-12 (29 years)
Mail host
Microsoft 365
Domain match
Email domain matches the company website
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
1
Reportable crashes
1
Tow-aways
1
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: CA 12/2024 · CA 10/2022 · CA 07/2020 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 9, 2026 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 5, 2026 | CA | Level I — Full |
| May 21, 2026 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Apr 27, 2026 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Apr 21, 2026 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Apr 21, 2026 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Mar 18, 2026 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Mar 17, 2026 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Mar 15, 2026 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 17, 2026 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Dec 3, 2025 | US | Level I — Full |
| Nov 20, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Nov 5, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 29, 2025 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 29, 2025 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 15, 2025 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 14, 2025 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 13, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 17, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 17, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Sep 15, 2025 | AZ | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 28, 2025 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Aug 12, 2025 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Jul 21, 2025 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Jul 21, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 15, 2025 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Jul 11, 2025 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Jun 4, 2025 | CA | Level I — Full |
| May 15, 2025 | CA | Level I — Full |
| May 2, 2025 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Apr 16, 2025 | US | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 26, 2025 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Mar 3, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 19, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Dec 13, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Nov 6, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 4, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Aug 28, 2024 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 15, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Aug 7, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Aug 5, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Jul 22, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Jul 12, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Jul 10, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Jun 5, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| May 24, 2024 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 17, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| May 6, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| May 3, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Apr 30, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Apr 24, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Apr 23, 2024 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 19, 2024 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Apr 9, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Mar 19, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Mar 16, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Mar 16, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Mar 11, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Mar 6, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Nov 21, 2023 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Nov 17, 2023 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Oct 19, 2023 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Sep 28, 2023 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Sep 27, 2023 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Sep 27, 2023 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Aug 11, 2023 | CA | Level I — Full |
Most recent 66 of 66 inspections on file.
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