Carrier profile · USDOT 924001 · MC-454428 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Marquez Brothers Foods Inc

DBA MARQUEZ BROTHERS NW

21 power unitsavg 8.9 yrLocal · 2 statesSAN JOSE, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-454428 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

21Power units

32 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.9Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(408) 960-2700 Email dispatchjsantamaria@marquezbrothers.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 181 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo3.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo3.7%

▼ 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

21 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.9 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

115 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 3.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 109 vehicle and 110 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

6.7% · 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 5.0 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

114 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 13

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

≈2.7 / 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: 21
Inspections · 24 mo: 115
Annualized: ≈58 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.7 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 Driving33 · 0 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness5 · 5 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.203 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

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 ’20 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United States’04–’07

Nationwide Agribusiness’07–’20

Crestbrook’20–now

2003200920152021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CRESTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY · since Oct 2020

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CRESTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2020 → Oct 2020	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2007 → Nov 2020	$750K	2
UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2004 → Aug 2007	$750K	1
ZC INS. CO /CONVERIUM INS.(NA) INC.	Mar 2003 → Feb 2004	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 21
Observed power (24 mo): 32
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

65.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

115

CA busiest

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

Home base

SAN JOSE, CA

5801 RUE FERRARI

Top corridor

CA 109 · FL 6

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1052359 USDOT 179097 USDOT 2772165 USDOT 582050

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@marquezbrothers.com — 8 carriers: USDOT 1441124 USDOT 1616957 USDOT 2058540 USDOT 2137895 USDOT 2142088 USDOT 2145174 USDOT 2318998

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gustavo marquez — 7 carriers: USDOT 1441124 USDOT 2142088 USDOT 2695647 USDOT 3236199 USDOT 3807209 USDOT 4559524

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

Location

Physical address: 5801 RUE FERRARI, SAN JOSE, CA, 95138
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (408) 960-2700
Fax: (408) 960-2751
Email: jsantamaria@marquezbrothers.com
Web domain: marquezbrothers.com

Registration

Officers: Gustavo Marquez · Jerry Saintmaria
USDOT / docket: 924001 · MC-454428
First registered: Dec 20, 2000
Last MCS-150: May 14, 2025 · 431,588 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 45233020

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

431,588

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 MARQUEZ BROTHERS FOODS INC.

MARQUEZ BROTHERS FOODS INC (USDOT 924001) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CRESTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY effective Oct 1, 2020 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 3.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 115 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 109 vehicle-level and 110 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 21 power units and 22 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 14, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MARQUEZ BROTHERS FOODS INC's USDOT number?

MARQUEZ BROTHERS FOODS INC's USDOT number is 924001, and its motor carrier number is MC-454428.

Is MARQUEZ BROTHERS FOODS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is MARQUEZ BROTHERS FOODS INC's safety record?

MARQUEZ BROTHERS FOODS INC has a 3.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 181 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is MARQUEZ BROTHERS FOODS INC's fleet?

MARQUEZ BROTHERS FOODS INC operates 21 power units and 22 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MARQUEZ BROTHERS FOODS INC based?

MARQUEZ BROTHERS FOODS INC is based in SAN JOSE, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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