Carrier profile · USDOT 764347 · MC-343981 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CERVANTES DISTRIBUTORS INC

6 power unitsavg 9.7 yrRegional · 3 statesCALEXICO, CA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-343981 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

34Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.7Avg age (yr)

2000–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(760) 357-1614 Email dispatchrosa.romero@cervantesinc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 236 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.8%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.8%

▼ 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

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.7 yr

Model years 2000–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

137 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 19.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 101 vehicle and 133 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

36.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

132 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 10

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

≈11.4 / 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: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 137
Annualized: ≈69 / yr
Coverage: ≈11.4 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance31 · 14 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance30 · 10 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance21 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance10 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness7 · 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: Active
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 ’26 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Monterey’03–’15

United Specialty’15–’18

Qualitas’18–’26

2002200820142020now

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 · NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2018 → Apr 2026	$750K	8
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Apr 2018	$750K	3
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2003 → Apr 2015	$750K	15
AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2002 → Apr 2003	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 34

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.7 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

87.5%

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 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

CALEXICO, CA

531 CLARA NOFAL RD SUITE 100

Top corridor

CA 92 · AZ 1

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: 5 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3017422 USDOT 2574221 USDOT 752856Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (29 trucks · 13 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1956177 USDOT 3078115 USDOT 3313829 USDOT 752856 USDOT 2897809 USDOT 2977198 USDOT 3017422 USDOT 2231324

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: 531 CLARA NOFAL RD SUITE 100, CALEXICO, CA, 92231
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (760) 357-1614
Fax: (760) 357-6754
Email: rosa.romero@cervantesinc.com
Web domain: cervantesinc.com

Registration

Officer: Jorge A Cervantes
USDOT / docket: 764347 · MC-343981
First registered: Aug 10, 1998
Last MCS-150: Mar 23, 2026 · 12,690 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 18, 2002
D-U-N-S: 839391075

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

12,690

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 CERVANTES DISTRIBUTORS INC.

CERVANTES DISTRIBUTORS INC (USDOT 764347) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 2, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 137 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 101 vehicle-level and 133 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 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 23, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 18, 2002 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CERVANTES DISTRIBUTORS INC's USDOT number?

CERVANTES DISTRIBUTORS INC's USDOT number is 764347, and its motor carrier number is MC-343981.

Is CERVANTES DISTRIBUTORS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is CERVANTES DISTRIBUTORS INC's safety record?

CERVANTES DISTRIBUTORS INC has a 19.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 236 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).