Carrier profile · USDOT 928052 · MC-400011 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

LORENZO CARDENAS

DBA S C EXPRESS

4 power unitsavg 16.2 yrRegional · 3 statesCHINO, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-400011 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

17Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(909) 821-4949 Email dispatchLORENZINE28@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Clear under the current scoring — review the flagged signal below before loading.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average19.2% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2001.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 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 peersOlder

16.2 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

32 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 19.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 25 vehicle and 26 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

27.3% · 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 20.4 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

32 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈4.0 / 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: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 32
Annualized: ≈16 / yr
Coverage: ≈4.0 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 Driving16 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance4 · 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 ’26 · 14 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Liberty’03–’06

Lancer’11–’16

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC · since Apr 2026

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Feb 2026 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.	Feb 2024 → Feb 2026	$750K	4
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2023 → May 2023	$750K	4
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2021 → Feb 2023	$750K	2
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2020 → Feb 2021	$750K	1
CRUSADER INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2018 → Feb 2020	$750K	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2016 → Feb 2018	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2011 → Mar 2016	$750K	2
CRUSADER INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2009 → Feb 2011	$750K	2
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Feb 2007 → Feb 2009	$750K	1
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2006 → Feb 2007	$750K	4
LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2003 → Feb 2006	$750K	8
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Oct 2002 → Feb 2003	$750K	1
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2001 → Oct 2002	$750K	1
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2000 → Apr 2001	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 17

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.2 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

60.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

CHINO, CA

4400 PHILADELPHIA ST 73

Top corridor

CA 20 · NV 6 · AZ 6

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 1732361Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1732361 USDOT 2655016 USDOT 2849757 USDOT 4409631 USDOT 998387 USDOT 3563999 USDOT 1877329

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 4400 PHILADELPHIA ST 73, CHINO, CA, 91710
Mailing address: 4400 PHILADELPHIA ST SP #73, CHINO, CA, 91710
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (909) 821-4949
Email: lorenzine28@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Lorenzo Cardenas
USDOT / docket: 928052 · MC-400011
First registered: Jan 25, 2001
Last MCS-150: Sep 20, 2024 · 128,914 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

128,914

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 LORENZO CARDENAS.

LORENZO CARDENAS (USDOT 928052) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC effective Apr 30, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 32 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 25 vehicle-level and 26 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 20, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LORENZO CARDENAS's USDOT number?

LORENZO CARDENAS's USDOT number is 928052, and its motor carrier number is MC-400011.

Is LORENZO CARDENAS authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, LORENZO CARDENAS is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LORENZO CARDENAS's safety record?

LORENZO CARDENAS has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 40 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).