Carrier profile · USDOT 1400280 · MC-531456 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Sierra Freight LLC

4 power unitsavg 13.4 yrRegional · 3 statesCALEXICO, CA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-531456 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(760) 455-5657 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average43.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average6.9% 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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo43.9%

▲ 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

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

87 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 43.94% on 66 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
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9 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Aug 4, 2026.

Safety

78 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 43.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 66 vehicle and 73 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 8.1 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

76 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 9

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

≈9.8 / 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: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 78
Annualized: ≈39 / yr
Coverage: ≈9.8 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 Maintenance54 · 13 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving42 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance41 · 24 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance35 · 14 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance29 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance24 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 5 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 5 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance14 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: Active
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 ’26 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Monterey’06–’15

Qualitas’17–’26

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2017 → May 2026	$750K	11
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2017	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → May 2016	$750K	3
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2006 → May 2015	$750K	10

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

89.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 53 inspections
Arizona: 5 inspections

Home base

CALEXICO, CA

911 CORRALES ST

Most inspections: CA

53 inspections

CA 53 · AZ 5

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3001746 USDOT 3891316 USDOT 4335961 USDOT 517707 USDOT 4127816

Shares a company officer with other carriers

francisco sierra — 2 carriers: USDOT 1600870

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 4, 2026

Location

Physical address: 911 CORRALES ST, CALEXICO, CA, 92231
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (760) 455-5657
Fax: (760) 357-7848
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Francisco Sierra
USDOT / docket: 1400280 · MC-531456
First registered: Jul 29, 2005
Last MCS-150: May 1, 2026 · 252,042 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

252,042

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 4, 2026

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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44%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

29 of 66 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

269violation records

67OOS-tagged records

29 of 66inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

10839%42 / 108

Lights

7321%15 / 73

Brakes

467%3 / 46

Unsafe driving

310%0 / 31

Hours of service

875%6 / 8

Driver fitness

333%1 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

70%

15%

30%

50%Nov 24 to May 2510 / 20

48%May 25 to Nov 2511 / 23

8%Nov 25 to May 261 / 12

64%May 26 to Nov 267 / 11

Top 3 codes (46 of 269 records)

393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)19
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)15
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components12

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393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps9
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects8
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)7
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps7
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps7
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators6
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)6
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps6
393.207A-SAPPCBLM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)5
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)5
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers5
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing5
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak5
393.11A1-LFTSM Required lamps/reflectors missing4
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects4
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed4
393.11B-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing3
393.201A-FRBFC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)3
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)3
393.60C Windshield / glazing3
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps3
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps3
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection3
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed3
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed3
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLSIV State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.11A1-LHLM Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.11A1-LSLMWR Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.11A1-LTSM Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.11B-CSRIGRR Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.11B-CSSRR Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.11B-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.205C-WR Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.207B-AALPME Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.207F-SDAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.207F-SLAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.209D-STBSP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.40A-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.47D2-BLTBD Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.78 Windshield wipers2
393.95A4-EENA Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps2
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
396.3A1-BARS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
396.5-HL Oil and/or grease leak2
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak2
391.11B2-Q Driver not qualified1
391.11B2-Z Driver not qualified1
391.11B5-LNCDLNVL Driver not qualified1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.8-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LCL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LLPL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LSLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LSML Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LTNRV Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.13D2-CSLRR Retroreflective sheeting1
393.201A-FRMC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-SAPPAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-STCB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209D-STBSM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209E-SPSLA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.30-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45A-BHTIJ Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCLMBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.47A-LJN Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A1-TBSP Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A2-TAOBB-6 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-ATIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A4-PBME Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.83H Exhaust system1
393.86A3-RIG Rear impact guard / bumper1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LRLOWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8H5-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8K2-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-AALPHTS-L6 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-ALATR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-STLT Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-TFCV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.9D2-FTF Inspection of motor vehicles in operation1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SIERRA FREIGHT LLC.

SIERRA FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 1400280) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 9, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 43.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 78 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 66 vehicle-level and 73 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 1, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SIERRA FREIGHT LLC's USDOT number?

SIERRA FREIGHT LLC's USDOT number is 1400280, and its motor carrier number is MC-531456.

Is SIERRA FREIGHT LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 4, 2026. SIERRA FREIGHT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SIERRA FREIGHT LLC's safety record?

SIERRA FREIGHT LLC has a 43.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 116 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).