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Carrier profile · USDOT 1186839 · MC-473997 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CARGO CARE INC

10 power unitsavg 11.8 yrRegional · 3 statesEL PASO, TX

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-473997 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.8Avg age (yr)

2003–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(915) 626-5160 Email dispatchSAFETY@CARGO-CARE.COM

Carrier verification summary for CARGO CARE INC

CARGO CARE INC (USDOT 1186839) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

CARGO CARE INC (USDOT 1186839) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

CARGO CARE INC (USDOT 1186839) has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 14, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

CARGO CARE INC (USDOT 1186839) has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

CARGO CARE INC (USDOT 1186839) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

CARGO CARE INC (USDOT 1186839) reports 10 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 17, 2025.

CARGO CARE INC (USDOT 1186839) has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 25, 2016 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average30.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% 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.Established 23 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2003.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

0.0

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

0.0

▼ 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

Asset-based

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.8 yr

Model years 2003–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

22 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2003 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 30.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 7 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 21.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 10-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.26 ELD — required data elementsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 14 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Northland’09–’12

Accident’13–’15

United Specialty’17–’19

2007201220172022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Sep 2025	$750K	6
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2023 → Jan 2024	$750K	1
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2022 → Jan 2023	$750K	1
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Jan 2022	$750K	3
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Jan 2021	$750K	6
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2020	$750K	4
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Jan 2019	$750K	5
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	Jan 2016 → Jan 2017	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2015 → Jan 2016	$750K	2
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Jan 2013 → Jan 2015	$750K	6
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Jan 2012 → Jan 2012	$750K	1
STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Jan 2013	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2009 → Jan 2012	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Mar 2008 → Jan 2009	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2007 → May 2007	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.8 yr

Average age

2021

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

29%

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 radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

EL PASO, TX

13262 PELLICANO

Top corridor

TX 5 · NM 4 · MA 1

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 818175Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2131616 USDOT 3263678 USDOT 4454255 USDOT 662058 USDOT 818175 USDOT 53467 USDOT 3933875 USDOT 1016698

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 13262 PELLICANO, EL PASO, TX, 79928
Mailing address: PO BOX 17692, EL PASO, TX, 79917
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (915) 626-5160
Cell: (915) 345-6989
Fax: (866) 231-9265
Email: safety@cargo-care.com
Web domain: cargo-care.com

Registration

Officer: Armando Sotelo, Jr
USDOT / docket: 1186839 · MC-473997
First registered: Nov 14, 2003
Last MCS-150: Sep 17, 2025 · 1,195,180 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 25, 2016
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,195,180

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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Frequently asked

What is CARGO CARE INC's USDOT number?

CARGO CARE INC's USDOT number is 1186839, and its motor carrier number is MC-473997.

Is CARGO CARE INC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, CARGO CARE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CARGO CARE INC's safety record?

CARGO CARE INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 32 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).