Carrier profile · USDOT 4288295 · MC-1668129 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

A & J Continental Trucking LLC

1 power unitavg 7.8 yrRegional · 5 statesFRESNO, CA0/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1668129 INACTIVEOUT-OF-SERVICE ORDER

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

2014–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(559) 473-6135 Email dispatchAJCONTINENTALTRUCKING@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Do not load

FMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. It is not authorized to haul freight.

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Federal Out-of-Service OrderFMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. Do not tender freight.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Driver out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 2014–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityNew

1 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Active federal out-of-service order

New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact · ordered Jun 8, 2026

FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

16.7% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.0 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 3 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.86 Rear impact guard / bumperVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Knight Specialty’24–’25

beyond this history

202420252026now

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Oct 2025	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 2

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.8 yr

Average age

2021

Newest model yr

2014

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

NM busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

FRESNO, CA

4607 W SHIELDS AVE

Top corridor

NM ⇄ CA

NM 2 · CA 1 · OH 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 74432 USDOT 4103392 USDOT 4093153 USDOT 131375

Shares a company officer with other carriers

juan hinojosa — 5 carriers: USDOT 2024935 USDOT 2719747 USDOT 2761642 USDOT 3524894

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4607 W SHIELDS AVE, FRESNO, CA, 93722
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (559) 473-6135
Cell: (559) 940-2974
Email: ajcontinentaltrucking@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Juan Hinojosa · Dennise Cruz
USDOT / docket: 4288295 · MC-1668129
First registered: Aug 28, 2024
Last MCS-150: Jun 11, 2025
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

—Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for A & J CONTINENTAL TRUCKING LLC.

A & J CONTINENTAL TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 4288295) has a Vektor safety score of 0/100 and a Do not load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has 1 active federal out-of-service order in the FMCSA record as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 11, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is A & J CONTINENTAL TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

A & J CONTINENTAL TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 4288295, and its motor carrier number is MC-1668129.

Is A & J CONTINENTAL TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, A & J CONTINENTAL TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file, but it currently carries an active out-of-service order — verify status before tendering.

What is A & J CONTINENTAL TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

A & J CONTINENTAL TRUCKING LLC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 0/100 (tier: unfit).