Carrier profile · USDOT 3103072 · MC-78613 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Ricardo Parga-carrera

DBA PARGA TRANSPORT

8 power unitsavg 11 yrRegional · 3 statesEL CENTRO, CA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-78613 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.0Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(760) 556-2042 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 5

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 249 inspections.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.4%

▼ 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

8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

199 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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14 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 12, 2026.

Safety

118 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 19.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 93 vehicle and 117 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

31.8% · 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 13.0 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

117 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 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

≈7.4 / 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: 8
Inspections · 24 mo: 118
Annualized: ≈59 / yr
Coverage: ≈7.4 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 Maintenance39 · 8 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving35 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance32 · 7 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance25 · 6 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 11 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance18 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance16 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 2 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$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 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Qualitas’18–now

20182020202220242026now

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

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2025	$750K	9

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 4, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 20

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

1998

Oldest model yr

85.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 4, 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: 81 inspections
Arizona: 1 inspections

Home base

EL CENTRO, CA

371 E ROSS RD SPC 715 # SP

Most inspections: CA

81 inspections

CA 81 · AZ 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 4, 2026

Last 12 months: 4 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4110879 USDOT 1655086 USDOT 6013853 USDOT 4293263Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (17 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2806564 USDOT 6013853 USDOT 1655086 USDOT 3256791 USDOT 4110879 USDOT 2841296 USDOT 2500897 USDOT 4293263

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 5, 2026

Location

Physical address: 371 E ROSS RD SPC 715 # SP, EL CENTRO, CA, 92243-9786
Mailing address: 371 E ROSS RD SP 715, EL CENTRO, CA, 92243
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (760) 556-2042
Cell: (442) 258-7141
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Ricardo Parga-Carrera
USDOT / docket: 3103072 · MC-78613
First registered: Feb 28, 2018
Last MCS-150: Jul 3, 2026 · 74,987 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

74,987

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 5, 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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19%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

18 of 93 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

187violation records

34OOS-tagged records

18 of 93inspections 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

5931%18 / 59

Brakes

5614%8 / 56

Lights

3614%5 / 36

Unsafe driving

1811%2 / 18

Hours of service

100%0 / 10

Driver fitness

617%1 / 6

Other / unclassified

20%0 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

40%

15%

30%

22%Nov 24 to May 255 / 23

13%May 25 to Nov 253 / 24

13%Nov 25 to May 263 / 24

32%May 26 to Nov 267 / 22

Top 3 codes (25 of 187 records)

392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)9
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects8
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components8

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393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)8
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak8
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects7
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps7
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)6
391.11B2-Z Driver not qualified5
393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)5
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed5
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing4
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects4
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed4
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators3
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)3
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)3
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)3
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps3
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps3
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak3
172.604A3-HMER Other violation2
393.11B-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.13D2-CSLRR Retroreflective sheeting2
393.207F-SLAS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.209D-STBSP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.53C-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.75A1-TAORETA Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps2
395.24C2III-ELDSDN ELD — record edits / data2
395.8D11-HOSF Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
396.3A1-DLDSCBBP Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
396.3A1-DLDSUJM Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
383.91A-LCDL Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
392.2-MCSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLDL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LBL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LRLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LTNRV Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LTSM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSSRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.13D1-CSSRR Retroreflective sheeting1
393.203B-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.203E-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-SMRS Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207B-AALPME Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209E-SPSLA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209E-STPSD Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43A-TPV Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45A-BHTIJ Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-BAAL Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A-BCFSAD-SA Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.47B-BMBCBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.55C2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.70B1I-CDFAM Coupling devices / fifth wheel1
393.75A3-TAOLTIS Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75B-TFV Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.81-H Horn1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
395.24C2II-ELDTN ELD — record edits / data1
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer1
395.3A3II Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-ALATR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-CDHM Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-DLDSCBB Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.9D2-FTF Inspection of motor vehicles in operation1

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for RICARDO PARGA-CARRERA.

RICARDO PARGA-CARRERA (USDOT 3103072) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load 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 5, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 28, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 4, 2026.

The carrier received 118 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 93 vehicle-level and 117 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 4, 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 4, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 3, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RICARDO PARGA-CARRERA's USDOT number?

RICARDO PARGA-CARRERA's USDOT number is 3103072, and its motor carrier number is MC-78613.

Is RICARDO PARGA-CARRERA authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 5, 2026. RICARDO PARGA-CARRERA is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RICARDO PARGA-CARRERA's safety record?

RICARDO PARGA-CARRERA has a 19.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 249 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).