Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA ARMANDO VALDEZ TRUCKING
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
4.8 yr
Model years 2013–2024 · peer benchmark computing.
25 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is ARMANDO VALDEZ safe to load? ARMANDO VALDEZ (USDOT 944686, MC-406392) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in BUTTONWILLOW, CA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 25 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 8 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 0.0% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (88/100), with the leading concern: driver out-of-service rate well above average. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
ARMANDO VALDEZ's USDOT number is 944686, and its motor carrier number is MC-406392.
As of 2026-06-13, ARMANDO VALDEZ is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
ARMANDO VALDEZ has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).
ARMANDO VALDEZ operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
ARMANDO VALDEZ is based in BUTTONWILLOW, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.
We could not retrieve a reliable peer set for this profile right now.
6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750k federal floor
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2024 → Apr 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | Sep 2023 → Sep 2024 | $750k | 1 |
| SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY | Sep 2021 → Sep 2023 | $750k | 1 |
| TOPA INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2018 → Sep 2021 | $750k | 3 |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | Aug 2017 → Aug 2018 | $750k | 2 |
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2007 → Oct 2007 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Apr 2006 → May 2007 | $750k | 3 |
| LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | May 2001 → Aug 2001 | $750k | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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