Carrier profile · USDOT 3699537 · MC-1293873 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 2, 2026

Martin Cota

DBA S & M TRANSPORT

4 power unitsavg 12 yrLocal · 2 statesYUMA, AZ74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1293873 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.0Avg age (yr)

2001–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(686) 240-9208 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 average70.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average36.4% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% 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 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.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-mo70.0%

▲ 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

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

12 yr

Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

20 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 70.00% on 10 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
7 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jan 24, 2026.

Safety

11 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 70.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 36.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

83.3% · 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 51.0 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

11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 1

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

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 4-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 6 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 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$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 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

National Unity’21–’24

Qualitas’24–’25

beyond this history

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2021 → Aug 2024	$750K	8

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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): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

70.0%

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: 7 inspections
Arizona: 4 inspections

Home base

YUMA, AZ

4144 W 4TH PL

Most inspections: CA

7 inspections

CA 7 · 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 3525326Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 960672 USDOT 1511668 USDOT 3525326 USDOT 1289412 USDOT 3722565 USDOT 4210628 USDOT 1331971 USDOT 3758864

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: 4144 W 4TH PL, YUMA, AZ, 85364
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (686) 240-9208
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Martin Natanael Cota Garcia
USDOT / docket: 3699537 · MC-1293873
First registered: Aug 11, 2021
Last MCS-150: Apr 16, 2026 · 554,254 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

554,254

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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70%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

7 of 10 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

85violation records

22OOS-tagged records

7 of 10inspections 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

3931%12 / 39

Lights

176%1 / 17

Brakes

1323%3 / 13

Unsafe driving

100%0 / 10

Hours of service

4100%4 / 4

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

50%Nov 24 to May 251 / 2

50%May 25 to Nov 251 / 2

75%Nov 25 to May 263 / 4

100%May 26 to Nov 262 / 2

Top 3 codes (13 of 85 records)

396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection5
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers4

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395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing4
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing3
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components3
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)3
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed3
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak3
390.21TC-MC USDOT number marking on vehicle2
393.40A-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps2
396.3A1-BALAC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak2
383.23A2-LCDLN Operating without a valid CDL1
391.11B2-Q Driver not qualified1
392.2-SLLLR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLMF State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLSWZ State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.7A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LCHL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LLPL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.203C-CBP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205A-WRBH Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.205A-WRC Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209C-STSCL Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.209D-STPAL 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-BRC Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.55D1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LBL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
396.3A1-BALR Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-OAL Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MARTIN COTA.

MARTIN COTA (USDOT 3699537) 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 29, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 2, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 70.0% 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 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 11 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 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 16, 2026. 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 MARTIN COTA's USDOT number?

MARTIN COTA's USDOT number is 3699537, and its motor carrier number is MC-1293873.

Is MARTIN COTA authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 2, 2026. MARTIN COTA is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MARTIN COTA's safety record?

MARTIN COTA has a 70.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 24 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).