Carrier profile · USDOT 3137113 · MC-96707 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

David a Escalante Echeverria

DBA ESCALANTE TRUCKING

8 power unitsavg 12.7 yrLocal · 2 statesSALINAS, CA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-96707 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

8Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.7Avg age (yr)

2005–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(805) 248-8764 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 well above average57.1% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average22.2% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo57.1%

▲ 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 peersOlder

12.7 yr

Model years 2005–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

70 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 reefer and brake maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 57.14% on 28 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
11 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jun 2, 2026.

Safety

36 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 57.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 22.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 28 vehicle and 36 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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 24.4 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

34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 5

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

≈2.3 / 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: 36
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.3 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving45 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 7 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 8 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 2, 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 ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Db (usbranch)’18–’19

United Specialty’19–’22

Southlake Specialty’22–’23

Benchmark’23–now

20182020202220242026now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2025

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2023 → Oct 2025	$750K	2
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2022 → Oct 2023	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2022	$750K	5
CRUSADER INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → Oct 2019	$750K	1
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Jun 2018 → May 2019	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 8
Observed power (24 mo): 9
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

12.7 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

90.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 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: 32 inspections
Arizona: 4 inspections

Home base

SALINAS, CA

1104 JOHN ST

Most inspections: CA

32 inspections

CA 32 · AZ 4

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 2, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3281542Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3488404 USDOT 3757552 USDOT 3944600 USDOT 3281542 USDOT 3373089 USDOT 2034501 USDOT 4145432 USDOT 4245713

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david escalante — 2 carriers: USDOT 2338165

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 2, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1104 JOHN ST, SALINAS, CA, 93905-3204
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (805) 248-8764
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: David Escalante
USDOT / docket: 3137113 · MC-96707
First registered: May 16, 2018
Last MCS-150: Sep 15, 2025 · 992,986 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

992,986

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 2, 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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57%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

16 of 28 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

120violation records

31OOS-tagged records

16 of 28inspections 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.

Unsafe driving

405%2 / 40

Other vehicle maintenance

3345%15 / 33

Lights

1916%3 / 19

Brakes

1811%2 / 18

Hours of service

7100%7 / 7

Driver fitness

367%2 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

92%Nov 24 to May 2511 / 12

17%May 25 to Nov 251 / 6

43%Nov 25 to May 263 / 7

33%May 26 to Nov 261 / 3

Top 3 codes (24 of 120 records)

392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)10
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components8
392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6

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392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)6
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)6
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing6
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed4
392.71A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles3
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)3
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps3
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps3
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection3
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle2
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2SLLHOS State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers2
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps2
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
390.21TC-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle1
391.11B2-Q Driver not qualified1
391.11B2-Z Driver not qualified1
392.2-SLLDL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWG1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LBL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LFTSM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSRIGRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.207A-SAPPCBLM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43A-TSV Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43B-BATV Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47B-BMBCBD-SA Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.47D2-BLTBD Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60D Windshield / glazing1
393.75A2-TAOBB Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95B Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LRLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.8A Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-HCM Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.7A-SIBT Unsafe operation1
396.9D2-FTF Inspection of motor vehicles in operation1

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Unsafe driving

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DAVID A ESCALANTE ECHEVERRIA.

DAVID A ESCALANTE ECHEVERRIA (USDOT 3137113) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 18, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 57.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 36 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 28 vehicle-level and 36 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 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 3, 2026.

It reports 8 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 15, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DAVID A ESCALANTE ECHEVERRIA's USDOT number?

DAVID A ESCALANTE ECHEVERRIA's USDOT number is 3137113, and its motor carrier number is MC-96707.

Is DAVID A ESCALANTE ECHEVERRIA authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026. DAVID A ESCALANTE ECHEVERRIA is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DAVID A ESCALANTE ECHEVERRIA's safety record?

DAVID A ESCALANTE ECHEVERRIA has a 57.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 71 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).