Carrier profile · USDOT 1683601 · MC-618605 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Sentinel Trucking LLC

3 power unitsavg 13.3 yrRegional · 5 statesCALEXICO, CA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-618605 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.3Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(808) 470-6637 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average34.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average17.1% 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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.5%

▲ 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

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.3 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

19 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

52 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.

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Vehicle OOS 34.48% on 29 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.

Safety

35 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 34.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 17.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 29 vehicle and 35 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 19.2 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

35 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 10

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

≈5.8 / 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: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 35
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈5.8 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 12 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance23 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving18 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 2 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 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 ’25 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Monterey’08–’10

Accident’13–’15

United Specialty’16–’18

Knight Specialty’18–’20

Qualitas’20–now

2008201320182023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Nov 2025	$750K	6
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2020	$750K	2
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Nov 2018	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2016 → Jun 2018	$750K	3
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jun 2015	$750K	3
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	May 2013 → Jun 2015	$750K	4
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Jan 2013	$750K	1
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2011 → Jan 2012	$750K	4
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2008 → Oct 2010	$750K	8

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

California: 8 inspections
Arizona: 7 inspections
New Mexico: 1 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections

Home base

CALEXICO, CA

1624 GATEWAY RD STE 103

Most inspections: CA

8 inspections

CA 8 · AZ 7 · NM 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 6, 2026

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 1788060Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1788060 USDOT 3065497 USDOT 606056 USDOT 3157032 USDOT 178538 USDOT 3114739

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@sentineltrucking.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3117740

Shares a company officer with other carriers

ada julieta miramontes — 2 carriers: USDOT 3117740

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 6, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1624 GATEWAY RD STE 103, CALEXICO, CA, 92231
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (808) 470-6637
Fax: (866) 566-7829
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: sentineltrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Ada Julieta Miramontes
USDOT / docket: 1683601 · MC-618605
First registered: Aug 31, 2007
Last MCS-150: Nov 1, 2025 · 890,234 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

890,234

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 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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34%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

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

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

101violation records

23OOS-tagged records

10 of 29inspections 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

4025%10 / 40

Brakes

258%2 / 25

Lights

2015%3 / 20

Unsafe driving

1020%2 / 10

Driver fitness

6100%6 / 6

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

n/aNov 24 to May 250 / 0

35%May 25 to Nov 257 / 20

33%Nov 25 to May 262 / 6

33%May 26 to Nov 261 / 3

Top 3 codes (21 of 101 records)

393.78A-WS Windshield wipers9
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing6

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393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)6
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects5
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)5
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL4
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects4
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)4
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps4
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)3
396.9D2-FTF Inspection of motor vehicles in operation3
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate2
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps2
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
392.15 Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.104B-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.13C1-CSSRR Retroreflective sheeting1
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-STCB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209C-STSCL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.23-LEU Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.25A-L Lighting device requirements1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A1-TFBMF Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75B-TFV Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.83G Exhaust system1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LRLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for SENTINEL TRUCKING LLC.

SENTINEL TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1683601) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 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 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 29, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 34.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 35 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 29 vehicle-level and 35 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 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 6, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Nov 1, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SENTINEL TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

SENTINEL TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 1683601, and its motor carrier number is MC-618605.

Is SENTINEL TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. SENTINEL TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SENTINEL TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

SENTINEL TRUCKING LLC has a 34.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 85 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).