Carrier profile · USDOT 2443608 · MC-843183 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

BENJAMIN MERANCIO MOLINA

DBA TRANSDIRECT TRUCKING

5 power unitsavg 11.6 yrRegional · 3 statesCALEXICO, CA96/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-843183 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.6Avg age (yr)

2001–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(760) 357-8595 Email dispatchMERANCIOBENJA@HOTMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 1

MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

In good standing · 5

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 13 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 195 inspections.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.2%

▼ 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

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.6 yr

Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

120 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 74 vehicle and 117 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

10.5% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. 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

115 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 9

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

≈12.0 / 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: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 120
Annualized: ≈60 / yr
Coverage: ≈12.0 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.

396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance19 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 10 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving13 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Accident’13–’15

Qualitas’16–now

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Oct 2025	$750K	9
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Oct 2016	$750K	3
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Oct 2013 → Oct 2015	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

82.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

CALEXICO, CA

389 ROOD RD SUITE 10

Top corridor

CA 84 · AZ 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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 464013 USDOT 1537446

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 389 ROOD RD SUITE 10, CALEXICO, CA, 92231
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (760) 357-8595
Email: meranciobenja@hotmail.com

Registration

Officer: Benjamin Merancio Molina
USDOT / docket: 2443608 · MC-843183
First registered: Oct 5, 2013
Last MCS-150: Jun 11, 2024 · 34,167 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

34,167

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 BENJAMIN MERANCIO MOLINA.

BENJAMIN MERANCIO MOLINA (USDOT 2443608) has a Vektor safety score of 96/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 14, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 120 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 74 vehicle-level and 117 driver-level — across 3 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 5 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 11, 2024.

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

Frequently asked

What is BENJAMIN MERANCIO MOLINA's USDOT number?

BENJAMIN MERANCIO MOLINA's USDOT number is 2443608, and its motor carrier number is MC-843183.

Is BENJAMIN MERANCIO MOLINA authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, BENJAMIN MERANCIO MOLINA is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BENJAMIN MERANCIO MOLINA's safety record?

BENJAMIN MERANCIO MOLINA has a 16.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 195 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 96/100 (tier: clear).