Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
DBA Z & J TRUCKING
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Awaiting VIN decode
31 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
Is LUIS VALDEZ safe to load? LUIS VALDEZ (USDOT 579401, MC-280875) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in SAN YSIDRO, CA, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 31 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score — there is not enough federal record to assess it. Verify authority and insurance directly. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
LUIS VALDEZ's USDOT number is 579401, and its motor carrier number is MC-280875.
As of 2026-06-13, LUIS VALDEZ is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
LUIS VALDEZ operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
LUIS VALDEZ is based in SAN YSIDRO, CA.
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
No roadside inspections on record.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.
This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here.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.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY | Sep 2016 → May 2018 | $750k | 1 |
| GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG | Sep 2015 → Sep 2016 | $750k | 1 |
| ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY | Mar 2015 → Aug 2015 | $750k | 1 |
| HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. | Jan 2007 → Mar 2008 | $750k | 1 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Jan 2005 → Jan 2007 | $750k | 4 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2004 → Jan 2005 | $750k | 1 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2004 → Apr 2004 | $750k | 4 |
| GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. | Feb 2003 → Feb 2004 | $750k | 2 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | Jun 2001 → Feb 2003 | $750k | 1 |
| FARWEST INSURANCE COMPANY(FAR WEST) | Nov 2000 → Jun 2001 | $750k | 1 |
| CHATHAM REINSURANCE CORPORATION | Feb 2000 → Nov 2000 | $750k | 1 |
| WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION | Nov 1997 → Dec 1999 | $750k | 3 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Nov 1996 → Mar 1998 | $750k | 1 |
| T. H. E. INSURANCE COMPANY | Oct 1995 → Oct 1996 | $750k | 1 |
| CONDOR INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 1994 → Sep 1995 | $750k | 2 |
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.
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
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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