Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1622652 · MC-605284
ERNESTO SANDOVAL
DBA ORBIT TRANSPORT
1 power unitsPALMDALE, CA
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-605284 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 19 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
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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 4.0 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1919 yr active
since 2007Insurance (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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
19 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is ERNESTO SANDOVAL safe to work with?
Is ERNESTO SANDOVAL safe to load? ERNESTO SANDOVAL (USDOT 1622652, MC-605284) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in PALMDALE, CA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 19 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
ESERNESTO SANDOVAL 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.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+11 earlier
Wilshire · 12–14
Wilshire · 17–20
United Financial · 21–23
20072023
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.
14 insurer eras · collapsed from 22 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2023 → Nov 2023 | $750k | 1 |
| UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Aug 2021 → Jul 2023 | $750k | 3 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2020 → Aug 2021 | $750k | 1 |
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2017 → Sep 2020 | $750k | 2 |
| AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2016 → Aug 2017 | $750k | 1 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2015 → Aug 2016 | $750k | 1 |
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Aug 2014 → Aug 2015 | $750k | 1 |
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | Jun 2012 → Aug 2014 | $750k | 2 |
| OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C. | Jun 2012 → Jun 2012 | $750k | 2 |
| WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2011 → Jun 2012 | $750k | 4 |
| FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIERS RISK RETENTION GROUP | Mar 2010 → Dec 2010 | $750k | 1 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Mar 2009 → Mar 2010 | $750k | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2008 → Mar 2009 | $750k | 1 |
| GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG | Jun 2007 → Mar 2008 | $750k | 1 |
03
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
PALMDALE, CA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
ernesto sandoval — 4 carriers: USDOT 2749589USDOT 2765421USDOT 3536672
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 36714 WINDTREE CIRCLE, PALMDALE, CA, 93550
- Mailing address
- 36714 WINDTREE CRICLE, PALMDALE, CA, 93550
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (661) 317-0411
- Web domain
- orbittransportus.com
Registration
- Officers
- Ernesto Sandoval · Wendy Sandoval
- USDOT / docket
- 1622652 · MC-605284
- First registered
- 03/23/2007
- Last MCS-150
- 07/05/2022 · 49,000 mi (2021)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
07
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 ERNESTO SANDOVAL's USDOT number?
ERNESTO SANDOVAL's USDOT number is 1622652, and its motor carrier number is MC-605284.
Is ERNESTO SANDOVAL authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, ERNESTO SANDOVAL is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is ERNESTO SANDOVAL's fleet?
ERNESTO SANDOVAL operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is ERNESTO SANDOVAL based?
ERNESTO SANDOVAL is based in PALMDALE, CA.