Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA EDWIN'S 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.
12.8 yr
Model years 2010–2015 · peer benchmark computing.
22 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is EDWIN CADENA safe to load? EDWIN CADENA (USDOT 1170402, MC-466278) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in KATY, TX, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 22 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 9 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 40.0% (above 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 (86/100), with the leading concern: vehicle out-of-service rate well above average. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
EDWIN CADENA's USDOT number is 1170402, and its motor carrier number is MC-466278.
As of 2026-06-13, EDWIN CADENA is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
EDWIN CADENA has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).
EDWIN CADENA operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
EDWIN CADENA is based in KATY, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
We could not retrieve a reliable peer set for this profile right now.
5 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 12 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2025 → Sep 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2024 → Sep 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2023 → Sep 2024 | $750k | 1 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Sep 2021 → Sep 2023 | $750k | 3 |
| QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2018 → Sep 2021 | $750k | 5 |
| PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL | Sep 2016 → Sep 2018 | $750k | 1 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Nov 2010 → Sep 2012 | $750k | 1 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2009 → Nov 2010 | $750k | 1 |
| REDLAND INSURANCE CO. | Nov 2008 → Nov 2009 | $750k | 1 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | May 2005 → Aug 2005 | $750k | 2 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Oct 2004 → Oct 2004 | $750k | 3 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2003 → Sep 2004 | $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 1 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
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
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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