Carrier profile · USDOT 1464225 · MC-553118 · Updated Jun 24, 2026

CERVANTES TRANSPORT LLC

7 power unitsavg 17.9 yrLocal · 2 statesSAN DIEGO, CA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-553118 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

27Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.9Avg age (yr)

1998–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(619) 646-0188 Email dispatchcervantes.transport@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 24, 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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 94 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.3%

▼ 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-mo19.3%

▼ 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

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

17.9 yr

Model years 1998–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

72 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 19.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 57 vehicle and 71 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

15.0% · 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 15.1 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

71 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 9

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

≈5.1 / 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: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 72
Annualized: ≈36 / yr
Coverage: ≈5.1 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 Driving15 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle 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 ’26 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Monterey’06–’09

National Unity’16–’22

Qualitas’22–’26

2006201120162021now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2022 → Feb 2026	$750K	4
NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2016 → Feb 2022	$750K	9
COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2015 → Feb 2016	$750K	3
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Feb 2014 → Feb 2015	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2013 → Feb 2014	$750K	2
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Feb 2012 → Feb 2013	$750K	2
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2011 → Feb 2012	$750K	1
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2010 → Jul 2010	$750K	3
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2006 → Jul 2009	$750K	7

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 7
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

17.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

64.7%

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

CA busiest

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

Home base

SAN DIEGO, CA

2360 MICHAEL FARADAY DR STE E

Top corridor

CA 67

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.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1393020 USDOT 2505626 USDOT 2936661 USDOT 1370060 USDOT 2555329 USDOT 3208914 USDOT 3570892 USDOT 3282075

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jaime cervantes — 6 carriers: USDOT 1551953 USDOT 2413227 USDOT 2858971 USDOT 3579843 USDOT 3907171

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: 2360 MICHAEL FARADAY DR STE E, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92154
Mailing address: 2455 OTAY CENTER DRIVE 117-555, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92154
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (619) 646-0188
Email: cervantes.transport@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Jaime Cervantes
USDOT / docket: 1464225 · MC-553118
First registered: Feb 16, 2006
Last MCS-150: Feb 12, 2026 · 278,481 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

278,481

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 TRANSPORT LLC.

CERVANTES TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1464225) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 24, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 22, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 24, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

The carrier received 72 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 57 vehicle-level and 71 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 24, 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 24, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 12, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 24, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CERVANTES TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

CERVANTES TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 1464225, and its motor carrier number is MC-553118.

Is CERVANTES TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 24, 2026, CERVANTES TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CERVANTES TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

CERVANTES TRANSPORT LLC has a 19.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 94 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).