Carrier profile · USDOT 4005320 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Montalvo's Auto Dismantling - Truck Recyclers Inc

2 power unitsavg 6.6 yrLocal · 1 statesMERCED, CA68/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.6Avg age (yr)

2013–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(209) 658-8476 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 average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average16.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 0

Nothing flagged.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.6 yr

Model years 2013–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2023 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

85 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 37.50% on 24 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
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2 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Nov 19, 2024.

Safety

29 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

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

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

50.0% · 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 8.1 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

27 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '26 · 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

≈7.3 / 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: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 29
Annualized: ≈15 / yr
Coverage: ≈7.3 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 Driving70 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance27 · 8 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 9 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance13 · 7 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving7 · 4 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.6 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

91.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 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: 29 inspections

Home base

MERCED, CA

1839 E GERARD AVE

Most inspections: CA

29 inspections

CA 29

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 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 4212832Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2641904 USDOT 2682606 USDOT 2713741 USDOT 2905010 USDOT 4131530 USDOT 4212832 USDOT 2371310

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jose oliver montalvo cardenas — 4 carriers: USDOT 3488047 USDOT 4212832 USDOT 4373532

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 7, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1839 E GERARD AVE, MERCED, CA, 95341-9071
Mailing address: 546 GRANADA CT, MERCED, CA, 95341-8831
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (209) 658-8476
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Jose Oliver Montalvo Cardenas
USDOT / docket: 4005320
First registered: Jan 3, 2023
Last MCS-150: Jan 17, 2025 · 85,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

85,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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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38%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

9 of 24 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

97violation records

27OOS-tagged records

9 of 24inspections 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

356%2 / 35

Other vehicle maintenance

2934%10 / 29

Lights

2429%7 / 24

Brakes

683%5 / 6

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Hours of service

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

33%Nov 24 to May 252 / 6

0%May 25 to Nov 250 / 2

40%Nov 25 to May 264 / 10

50%May 26 to Nov 263 / 6

Top 3 codes (24 of 97 records)

392.2-SLLEQP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)11
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)8
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects5

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392.2-SLLTCD State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4
393.75A3-TAOL Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)4
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)4
392.2-SLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)3
393.132C-CHVE Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)3
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps3
391.11B2-Q Driver not qualified2
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.11A1-LRLMWR Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.11A1-LTSM Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.95A4-EEUS Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)2
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps2
392.2-SLLED State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLUP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2SLSCR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.9A-DFSL Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
392.9A2-C Failure to secure load / cargo not secured1
393.100C-C Cargo securement (general)1
393.104B-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.104F1-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.104F3-C Cargo securement — tiedowns1
393.11A1-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LCL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LRLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LSLM Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LSLMWR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LTNRV Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.209D-STBSP Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.30-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.60C Windshield / glazing1
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A1-TFBMF Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78-WOOS Windshield wipers1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.83H Exhaust system1
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LHLI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LLPL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSML Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9B-LCL Inoperative required lamps1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Unsafe driving

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Lights

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for MONTALVO'S AUTO DISMANTLING - TRUCK RECYCLERS INC.

MONTALVO'S AUTO DISMANTLING - TRUCK RECYCLERS INC (USDOT 4005320) has a Vektor safety score of 68/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 29 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 24 vehicle-level and 24 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 17, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MONTALVO'S AUTO DISMANTLING - TRUCK RECYCLERS INC's USDOT number?

MONTALVO'S AUTO DISMANTLING - TRUCK RECYCLERS INC's USDOT number is 4005320.

Is MONTALVO'S AUTO DISMANTLING - TRUCK RECYCLERS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. MONTALVO'S AUTO DISMANTLING - TRUCK RECYCLERS INC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is MONTALVO'S AUTO DISMANTLING - TRUCK RECYCLERS INC's safety record?

MONTALVO'S AUTO DISMANTLING - TRUCK RECYCLERS INC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 85 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 68/100 (tier: review).

How big is MONTALVO'S AUTO DISMANTLING - TRUCK RECYCLERS INC's fleet?

MONTALVO'S AUTO DISMANTLING - TRUCK RECYCLERS INC operates 2 power units and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MONTALVO'S AUTO DISMANTLING - TRUCK RECYCLERS INC based?

MONTALVO'S AUTO DISMANTLING - TRUCK RECYCLERS INC is based in MERCED, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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