Carrier profile · USDOT 2120318 · MC-738998 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Angel Tovar

DBA KC EXPRESS

4 power unitsavg 13.8 yrRegional · 3 statesCALEXICO, CA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-738998 ACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.8Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(760) 879-8518 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 above average27.5% vs the 22.26% national average.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.

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 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.5%

▲ 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

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.8 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

67 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 27.45% on 51 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
4 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Aug 5, 2026.

Safety

64 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 27.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 51 vehicle and 64 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 23.0 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

64 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 7

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

≈8.0 / 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: 64
Annualized: ≈32 / yr
Coverage: ≈8.0 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.

393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance19 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 7 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 2 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Monterey’11–’13

Qualitas’15–’26

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2015 → Feb 2026	$750K	12
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Jun 2014	$750K	3
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2011 → Feb 2013	$750K	14

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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): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

88.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 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: 42 inspections
Arizona: 1 inspections

Home base

CALEXICO, CA

1624 GATEWAY #196

Most inspections: CA

42 inspections

CA 42 · AZ 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: 3 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3458100 USDOT 4071767Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2966826 USDOT 4071767 USDOT 4089478 USDOT 4172614 USDOT 3458100

Shares a company officer with other carriers

angel tovar — 2 carriers: USDOT 2414175

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

Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record

USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.

Location

Physical address: 1624 GATEWAY #196, CALEXICO, CA, 92231
Mailing address: PO BOX 2830, EL CENTRO, CA, 92244
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (760) 879-8518
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Angel Tovar
USDOT / docket: 2120318 · MC-738998
First registered: Feb 15, 2011
Last MCS-150: Oct 15, 2025 · 170,100 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

170,100

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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27%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

14 of 51 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

107violation records

19OOS-tagged records

14 of 51inspections 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

5627%15 / 56

Brakes

287%2 / 28

Lights

1010%1 / 10

Unsafe driving

80%0 / 8

Driver fitness

30%0 / 3

Hours of service

250%1 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

25%Nov 24 to May 254 / 16

24%May 25 to Nov 255 / 21

33%Nov 25 to May 263 / 9

40%May 26 to Nov 262 / 5

Top 3 codes (24 of 107 records)

393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components15
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)5
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing4

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392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.207F-SLAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)3
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators3
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)3
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
393.78 Windshield wipers3
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection3
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed3
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak3
383.23A2-LCDLNP Operating without a valid CDL2
393.100B-C Cargo securement (general)2
393.207A-STBW Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.41-BNPB Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
393.81-H Horn2
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps2
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
396.9D2-FTF Inspection of motor vehicles in operation2
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
391.11B2-Z Driver not qualified1
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2WG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9AA1 Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.104B-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.11A1-LBL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSRIGRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.201A-FRCLS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207B-AALPME-OOS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207C-SLSS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207F-SASMD Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209D-STBSP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209E-SPSRLF Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.22B-LPL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCFSAD-SA Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A1-TAORETA Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75B-TFV Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.83G Exhaust system1
393.83H Exhaust system1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.24 ELD — record edits / data1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-ALATR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-OAL 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

Violation data is not available for this carrier right now.

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for ANGEL TOVAR.

ANGEL TOVAR (USDOT 2120318) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 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 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 $750,000 limit in force from NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 16, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.5% 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 64 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 51 vehicle-level and 64 driver-level — across 3 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 4 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 15, 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 ANGEL TOVAR's USDOT number?

ANGEL TOVAR's USDOT number is 2120318, and its motor carrier number is MC-738998.

Is ANGEL TOVAR authorized to operate?

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

What is ANGEL TOVAR's safety record?

ANGEL TOVAR has a 27.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 95 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).