Carrier profile · USDOT 1423488 · MC-538262 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

C & A TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC

21 power unitsavg 12.4 yrMulti-region · 8 statesSAN DIEGO, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-538262 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

27 observed · MCS-150

31Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.4Avg age (yr)

2004–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(619) 661-8330 Email dispatchcgarcia@c-atransportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 311 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.4 yr

Model years 2004–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

183 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 17.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 124 vehicle and 182 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

26.3% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 3.5 pts 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

173 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 16

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

≈4.4 / 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: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 183
Annualized: ≈92 / yr
Coverage: ≈4.4 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving71 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance38 · 13 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance28 · 13 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance27 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance23 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance23 · 13 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance23 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance22 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance18 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance16 · 1 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 ’26 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Monterey’08–’10

Accident’13–’15

Trisura Specialty’19–’22

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CLEAR BLUE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CLEAR BLUE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2026 → May 2026	$750K	2
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2024 → Feb 2026	$750K	4
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2023 → Oct 2024	$750K	1
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Oct 2023	$750K	5
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2022	$750K	5
COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Oct 2019	$750K	8
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2018	$750K	1
COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2016 → Oct 2017	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2015 → Oct 2016	$750K	2
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Oct 2013 → Oct 2015	$750K	6
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	Oct 2011 → Oct 2012	$750K	4
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2010 → Oct 2011	$750K	2
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2008 → Oct 2010	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 27
Trailers (towed): 31

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.4 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

93.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

179

CA busiest

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

Home base

SAN DIEGO, CA

9015 AVENIDA DE LA FUENTE NORTE STE A

Top corridor

CA 125 · WA 25 · OR 18

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 3 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4439605 USDOT 3031042Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2600486 USDOT 4439605 USDOT 3031042 USDOT 1924862

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@c-atransportation.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 2208163

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 9015 AVENIDA DE LA FUENTE NORTE STE A, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92154
Mailing address: PO BOX 530539, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92153-0539
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (619) 661-8330
Email: cgarcia@c-atransportation.com
Web domain: c-atransportation.com

Registration

Officers: Cristian Garcia · Cristian Garcia
USDOT / docket: 1423488 · MC-538262
First registered: Oct 7, 2005
Last MCS-150: Sep 16, 2025 · 2,693,273 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 6, 2011
Recordable crash rate: 1.67
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,693,273

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 C & A TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC.

C & A TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC (USDOT 1423488) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CLEAR BLUE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 4, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 183 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 124 vehicle-level and 182 driver-level — across 8 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 21 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 16, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 6, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is C & A TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number?

C & A TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's USDOT number is 1423488, and its motor carrier number is MC-538262.

Is C & A TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, C & A TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is C & A TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC's safety record?

C & A TRANSPORTATION SERVICES INC has a 17.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 311 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).