Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1428367 · MC-539868
RENE MARTINEZ
DBA MARTINEZ TRUCKING
1 power unitsSALINAS, CA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-539868 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 21 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 14.6 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2020 yr active
since 2005Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
20 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is RENE MARTINEZ safe to work with?
Is RENE MARTINEZ safe to load? RENE MARTINEZ (USDOT 1428367, MC-539868) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in SALINAS, CA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 20 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
RMRENE MARTINEZ 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- None
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+2 earlier
Stratford · 05–08
Empire Fire · 08–10
20052011
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
4 insurer eras · collapsed from 28 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jul 2011 → Oct 2011 | $750k | 2 |
| CENTURY NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2010 → Jul 2010 | $750k | 3 |
| EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO. | Feb 2008 → Feb 2010 | $750k | 13 |
| STRATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 2005 → Feb 2008 | $750k | 10 |
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
SALINAS, CA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
rene martinez — 29 carriers: USDOT 916126USDOT 1035861USDOT 1125425USDOT 1950601USDOT 1964796USDOT 2151798USDOT 2189606USDOT 2293674
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 270 HARVEST STREET APT 19, SALINAS, CA, 93905
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 9348, SALINAS, CA, 93915
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (928) 941-1207
- Fax
- (831) 771-1535
- —
Registration
- Officer
- Rene Martinez
- USDOT / docket
- 1428367 · MC-539868
- First registered
- 10/24/2005
- Last MCS-150
- 12/14/2011 · 181,465 mi (2010)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is RENE MARTINEZ's USDOT number?
RENE MARTINEZ's USDOT number is 1428367, and its motor carrier number is MC-539868.
Is RENE MARTINEZ authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, RENE MARTINEZ is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is RENE MARTINEZ's fleet?
RENE MARTINEZ operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is RENE MARTINEZ based?
RENE MARTINEZ is based in SALINAS, CA.