Carrier profile · USDOT 4385055 · MC-1719591 · Updated Aug 9, 2026

Carlos Alberto Ponce Castro

DBA CAP TRUCKING

1 power unitavg 15.4 yrLocal · 2 statesCALEXICO, CA0/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1719591 ACTIVEOUT-OF-SERVICE ORDER

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.4Avg age (yr)

2005–2016 · vPIC

Call dispatch(442) 270-4044 Email dispatchcap-trucking@outlook.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 9, 2026

Do not load

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

Watch · 2

Federal Out-of-Service OrderFMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. Do not tender freight.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.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-mo50.0%

▲ 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-mo50.0%

▲ 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 peersOlder

15.4 yr

Model years 2005–2016 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityNew

1 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2025 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Active federal out-of-service order

New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact · ordered Jul 31, 2026

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

Safety

17 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 12 vehicle and 17 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 10.0 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

17 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 5

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

≈8.5 / 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: 17
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈8.5 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 Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 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: 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 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

National Unity’25–now

20252026now

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

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2025 → 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): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.4 yr

Average age

2016

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

40.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 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

1624 GATEWAY RD

Top corridor

CA 11

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2789207Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2789207 USDOT 3585835

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: 1624 GATEWAY RD, CALEXICO, CA, 92231
Mailing address: 1624 GATEWAY RD APT 440, CALEXICO, CA, 92231-9529
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (442) 270-4044
Email: cap-trucking@outlook.com

Registration

Officer: Carlos Alberto Ponce Castro
USDOT / docket: 4385055 · MC-1719591
First registered: Mar 27, 2025
Last MCS-150: Mar 27, 2025 · 0 mi
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 CARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO.

CARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO (USDOT 4385055) has a Vektor safety score of 0/100 and a Do not load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 9, 2026.

It has 1 active federal out-of-service order in the FMCSA record as of Aug 9, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 27, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 9, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

The carrier received 17 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 12 vehicle-level and 17 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 9, 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 Aug 9, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 27, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 9, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO's USDOT number?

CARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO's USDOT number is 4385055, and its motor carrier number is MC-1719591.

Is CARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO authorized to operate?

As of Aug 9, 2026, CARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO 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 CARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO's safety record?

CARLOS ALBERTO PONCE CASTRO has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 17 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).