Carrier profile · USDOT 859208 · MC-379104 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Cardenas Trucking Inc

52 power unitsavg 15.2 yrMulti-region · 10 statesBOLINGBROOK, IL81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-379104 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

52Power units

30 observed · MCS-150

27Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.2Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(708) 343-3931 Email dispatchmiguel@cardenastruckinginc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.3% vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes12 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

52 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.2 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

41 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 20 vehicle and 41 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 24.8 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

39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 52-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 52
Inspections · 24 mo: 41
Annualized: ≈21 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance17 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’18 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Occidental Fire’04–’07

Empire Fire’07–’10

Maxum’10–’13

beyond this history

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2018

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2016 → Feb 2018	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2015 → Feb 2016	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2013 → Feb 2015	$750K	2
MAXUM CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2010 → Feb 2013	$750K	1
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2007 → Feb 2010	$750K	3
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Feb 2004 → Feb 2007	$750K	4
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2003 → Feb 2004	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2002 → Jan 2003	$750K	1
AMERICAN EQUITY SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2000 → Jul 2000	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 52
Observed power (24 mo): 30
Trailers (towed): 27

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

52.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IL busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

BOLINGBROOK, IL

264 JONATHAN WAY

Top corridor

IL 14 · IN 7 · IA 7

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

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 3833382Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (14 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 461101 USDOT 3833382 USDOT 120670 USDOT 4193872 USDOT 105878 USDOT 3754894 USDOT 2814547 USDOT 301043

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jose l cardenas — 2 carriers: USDOT 2771672

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 264 JONATHAN WAY, BOLINGBROOK, IL, 60490
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (708) 343-3931
Fax: (708) 343-4522
Email: miguel@cardenastruckinginc.com
Web domain: cardenastruckinginc.com

Registration

Officers: Miguel Ruiz · Jose L Cardenas
USDOT / docket: 859208 · MC-379104
First registered: Feb 29, 2000
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2026 · 2,563,880 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 9, 2008
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,563,880

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CARDENAS TRUCKING INC.

CARDENAS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 859208) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 10, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 41 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 20 vehicle-level and 41 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 52 power units and 52 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 9, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CARDENAS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

CARDENAS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 859208, and its motor carrier number is MC-379104.

Is CARDENAS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, CARDENAS TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CARDENAS TRUCKING INC's safety record?

CARDENAS TRUCKING INC has a 30.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 78 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is CARDENAS TRUCKING INC's fleet?

CARDENAS TRUCKING INC operates 52 power units and 52 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CARDENAS TRUCKING INC based?

CARDENAS TRUCKING INC is based in BOLINGBROOK, IL, with roadside inspections recorded across 10 states.

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