Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA SALAZAR TRUCKING
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
13 yr
Model years 2006–2020 · peer benchmark computing.
9 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is GONZALO SALAZAR safe to load? GONZALO SALAZAR (USDOT 2980559, MC-14002) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in CACTUS, TX, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 9 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 2 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months is 100.0% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
GONZALO SALAZAR's USDOT number is 2980559, and its motor carrier number is MC-14002.
As of 2026-06-13, GONZALO SALAZAR is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
GONZALO SALAZAR has a 100.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.
GONZALO SALAZAR operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
GONZALO SALAZAR is based in CACTUS, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
2 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
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.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| GEICO COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. | Jul 2025 → Jul 2025 | $750k | 2 |
| STAR MUTUAL RRG | Jul 2024 → Jul 2025 | $750k | 1 |
| PROGRESSIVE CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2023 → Jul 2024 | $750k | 1 |
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Mar 2022 → Jan 2023 | $750k | 3 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Mar 2020 → Mar 2022 | $750k | 2 |
| SAGAMORE INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2018 → Mar 2020 | $750k | 5 |
| HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2017 → Mar 2018 | $750k | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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