Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA GUERRERO TRUCKING
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-30
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
9.3 yr
Model years 2014–2018 · peer benchmark computing.
21 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is JOEL G CORTES safe to load? JOEL G CORTES (USDOT 1368216, MC-527593) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in REEDLEY, CA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 21 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 2 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 100.0% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-30.
JOEL G CORTES's USDOT number is 1368216, and its motor carrier number is MC-527593.
As of 2026-06-30, JOEL G CORTES is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
JOEL G CORTES has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
JOEL G CORTES operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
JOEL G CORTES is based in REEDLEY, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
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2 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
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 13 insurers are named in the list below.
BIPD in force — $750,000 · HYUNDAI MARINE & FIRE INS CO LTD (US BRANCH) · since Jul 2025
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| HYUNDAI MARINE & FIRE INS CO LTD (US BRANCH) | Jul 2024 → Jul 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2023 → Jul 2024 | $750k | 1 |
| SEAVIEW INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2021 → Jul 2023 | $750k | 2 |
| SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2020 → Jul 2021 | $750k | 1 |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | Jul 2019 → Jul 2019 | $750k | 2 |
| WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2018 → Jul 2019 | $750k | 1 |
| PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2017 → Jul 2018 | $750k | 1 |
| PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2010 → Jul 2010 | $750k | 1 |
| FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIERS RISK RETENTION GROUP | Mar 2009 → Apr 2010 | $750k | 2 |
| PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2007 → May 2009 | $750k | 3 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Oct 2006 → Mar 2007 | $750k | 3 |
| CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO. | Mar 2006 → Mar 2006 | $750k | 2 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Jun 2005 → Mar 2006 | $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
Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier
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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