Carrier profile · USDOT 2178733 · MC-756581 · FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026

Container Transportation Experts Inc

7 power unitsavg 11 yrLocal · 2 statesWILMINGTON, CA68/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-756581 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.0Avg age (yr)

2002–2026 · vPIC

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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 average57.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average15.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes4 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo57.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11 yr

Model years 2002–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

44 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 57.89% on 19 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 Sep 15, 2026.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 57.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 15.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 19 vehicle and 20 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

63.6% · 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 31.2 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

20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 3

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 7-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Maintenance15 · 4 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 5 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 5 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 5 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance4 · 3 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.43 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Scottsdale’11–’13

Plaza’13–’15

State Nationalspecialty’16–’19

Watford’19–’22

Obsidian Specialty’22–’25

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MSIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE USA INC · since Jul 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
OBSIDIAN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Jul 2025	$1M	1
WATFORD INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2019 → Jul 2022	$1M	8
STATE NATIONALSPECIALTY INSCO/NATIONAL SPECIA	Sep 2016 → Sep 2019	$1M	2
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Sep 2015 → Oct 2016	$1M	3
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2015	$1M	5
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2011 → Sep 2013	$1M	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 1, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 7
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

11.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

42.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 1, 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: 20 inspections
Nevada: 1 inspections

Home base

WILMINGTON, CA

302 N AVALON BLVD

Most inspections: CA

20 inspections

CA 20 · NV 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 1, 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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1334333 USDOT 2345089 USDOT 3515533 USDOT 1482880 USDOT 697963

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 1, 2026

Location

Physical address: 302 N AVALON BLVD, WILMINGTON, CA, 90744
Mailing address: PO BOX 1121, WILMINGTON, CA, 90748
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (424) 477-5418
Fax: (562) 684-4080
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: containertransexperts.com

Registration

Officers: Jorge Cobos Jr · Gabriela Cobos
USDOT / docket: 2178733 · MC-756581
First registered: Aug 2, 2011
Last MCS-150: May 8, 2026 · 273,819 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

273,819

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 1, 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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58%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

11 of 19 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

45violation records

22OOS-tagged records

11 of 19inspections 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

1681%13 / 16

Brakes

1020%2 / 10

Lights

1020%2 / 10

Hours of service

367%2 / 3

Unsafe driving

30%0 / 3

Other / unclassified

2100%2 / 2

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

80%

15%

30%

40%Nov 24 to May 252 / 5

50%May 25 to Nov 253 / 6

67%Nov 25 to May 262 / 3

80%May 26 to Nov 264 / 5

Top 3 codes (10 of 45 records)

393.207A-STBW Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)4
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3

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393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps3
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps2
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
382.15-SSF Controlled substances / alcohol1
382.501A-SSF Controlled substances / alcohol1
391.41A No / expired medical certificate1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.126B-CIM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.48A-BMBCBD Brakes inoperative1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.70B1I-CDSLI-MT25 Coupling devices / fifth wheel1
393.75A1-TFBMF Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
395.8F12-HOSM Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B-HWSL 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 CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS INC.

CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS INC (USDOT 2178733) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Oct 27, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from MSIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE USA INC effective Jul 12, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Oct 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 57.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 20 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 1, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 8, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS INC's USDOT number?

CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS INC's USDOT number is 2178733, and its motor carrier number is MC-756581.

Is CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 1, 2026. CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS INC's safety record?

CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS INC has a 57.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 45 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS INC's fleet?

CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS INC operates 7 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS INC based?

CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS INC is based in WILMINGTON, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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Contact & documents

Call dispatch(424) 477-5418 Email dispatch[email protected]Carrier packetDownload / print · free

USDOT: 2178733
MC / Docket: MC-756581
Officer: JORGE COBOS JR
Address: 302 N AVALON BLVD
WILMINGTON, CA, 90744

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 15 yr continuous

$1M BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · MSIG SPECIALTY INSURANCE USA INC · since Jul 2025

Vehicle OOS 57.9%

vs 22.26% national — above benchmark.

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