Carrier profile · USDOT 980948 · MC-527506 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Jesus Mendoza Cardenas and Esperanza Cardenas Gonzalez

DBA JEER TRANSPORTATION

1 power unitavg 15 yrLocal · 1 statesSALINAS, CA86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-527506 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.0Avg age (yr)

2006–2016 · vPIC

Call dispatch(831) 970-1406 Email dispatchmcardenas13@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% 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 25 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-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 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

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15 yr

Model years 2006–2016 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

24 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2001 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

40.0% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 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

≈2.5 / 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: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.5 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 Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 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 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Sutter’05–’08

Scottsdale’12–’15

United Financial’16–’26

2005201120172023now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PEGASO RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. · since Mar 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Mar 2026	$750K	1
PLAZA INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Mar 2016	$750K	2
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Mar 2015	$750K	4
SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2010 → Mar 2012	$750K	6
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Mar 2010	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Mar 2010	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 2009 → Jun 2010	$750K	4
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2008 → Mar 2009	$750K	2
SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2005 → Mar 2008	$750K	7

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.0 yr

Average age

2016

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

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

SALINAS, CA

1460 CHEROKEE DR

Top corridor

CA 5

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jesus mendoza cardenas — 2 carriers: USDOT 2863872

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1460 CHEROKEE DR, SALINAS, CA, 93906
Mailing address: PO BOX 5351, SALINAS, CA, 93915
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (831) 970-1406
Email: mcardenas13@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Jesus Mendoza Cardenas
USDOT / docket: 980948 · MC-527506
First registered: Oct 1, 2001
Last MCS-150: Jul 29, 2025 · 61,025 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

61,025

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 JESUS MENDOZA CARDENAS AND ESPERANZA CARDENAS GONZALEZ.

JESUS MENDOZA CARDENAS AND ESPERANZA CARDENAS GONZALEZ (USDOT 980948) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 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 PEGASO RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. effective Mar 27, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 29, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is JESUS MENDOZA CARDENAS AND ESPERANZA CARDENAS GONZALEZ's USDOT number?

JESUS MENDOZA CARDENAS AND ESPERANZA CARDENAS GONZALEZ's USDOT number is 980948, and its motor carrier number is MC-527506.

Is JESUS MENDOZA CARDENAS AND ESPERANZA CARDENAS GONZALEZ authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, JESUS MENDOZA CARDENAS AND ESPERANZA CARDENAS GONZALEZ is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JESUS MENDOZA CARDENAS AND ESPERANZA CARDENAS GONZALEZ's safety record?

JESUS MENDOZA CARDENAS AND ESPERANZA CARDENAS GONZALEZ has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is JESUS MENDOZA CARDENAS AND ESPERANZA CARDENAS GONZALEZ's fleet?

JESUS MENDOZA CARDENAS AND ESPERANZA CARDENAS GONZALEZ operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JESUS MENDOZA CARDENAS AND ESPERANZA CARDENAS GONZALEZ based?

JESUS MENDOZA CARDENAS AND ESPERANZA CARDENAS GONZALEZ is based in SALINAS, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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