Carrier profile · USDOT 2829655 · MC-945227 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

LEONARDO ARMANDO PALACIOS QUINTERO

DBA PALACIOS FREIGHT SERVICE

1 power unitavg 14 yrLocal · 2 statesSAN DIEGO, CA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-945227 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

14.0Avg age (yr)

2011–2013 · vPIC

Call dispatch(619) 630-1377 Email dispatchLEONARDO@PALACIOSFREIGHT.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.0% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 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

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14 yr

Model years 2011–2013 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

22 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 20 vehicle and 22 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 24.9 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 Apr '25 · 4

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

≈11.0 / 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: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 22
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈11.0 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving9 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National Unity’16–’18

National Unity’18–’20

Commercial Alliance’20–’21

New Horizon’21–’25

National Unity’25–now

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	5
NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2025	$750K	14
COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Mar 2021	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Mar 2020	$750K	5
NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2016 → Jan 2018	$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): 2
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.0 yr

Average age

2013

Newest model yr

2011

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

SAN DIEGO, CA

4344 51ST ST SUITE 3

Top corridor

CA 13

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

leonardo palacios — 2 carriers: USDOT 2780421

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4344 51ST ST SUITE 3, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92115
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (619) 630-1377
Email: leonardo@palaciosfreight.com
Web domain: palaciosfreight.com

Registration

Officer: Leonardo Palacios
USDOT / docket: 2829655 · MC-945227
First registered: Dec 2, 2015
Last MCS-150: Aug 31, 2025 · 15,000 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

15,000

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for LEONARDO ARMANDO PALACIOS QUINTERO.

LEONARDO ARMANDO PALACIOS QUINTERO (USDOT 2829655) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 20, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 22 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 20 vehicle-level and 22 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 31, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LEONARDO ARMANDO PALACIOS QUINTERO's USDOT number?

LEONARDO ARMANDO PALACIOS QUINTERO's USDOT number is 2829655, and its motor carrier number is MC-945227.

Is LEONARDO ARMANDO PALACIOS QUINTERO authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, LEONARDO ARMANDO PALACIOS QUINTERO is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LEONARDO ARMANDO PALACIOS QUINTERO's safety record?

LEONARDO ARMANDO PALACIOS QUINTERO has a 30.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 43 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).