Carrier profile · USDOT 900137 · MC-489923 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

CESAR MENDOZA LLC

DBA CRICKET TRANSPORTATION

18 power unitsavg 10.9 yrMulti-region · 11 statesEL PASO, TX80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-489923 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

18Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

28Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(915) 858-3610 Email dispatchCRICKET3610@YAHOO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average7.7% 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 2000.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.3%

▲ 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-mo38.3%

▲ 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

18 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

65 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 38.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 47 vehicle and 65 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 1.6 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

61 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '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

≈1.8 / 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: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 65
Annualized: ≈33 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance43 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance22 · 7 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving21 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance19 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance16 · 7 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance14 · 5 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance14 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance14 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 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 ’23 · 12 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Canal’04–’08

United Specialty’15–’18

Sentry Select’21–’23

beyond this history

2004201020162022now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jun 2023

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2023	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2020 → Mar 2021	$750K	5
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jun 2019 → Apr 2020	$750K	2
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → Jun 2019	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Jun 2018	$750K	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jun 2018	$750K	8
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Jun 2014 → Jun 2015	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2013 → Jun 2014	$750K	1
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Jun 2012 → Jun 2013	$750K	2
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2011 → Jun 2011	$750K	3
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2010 → Jun 2011	$750K	1
AMERICAN GUARANTEE & LIABILITY INS. CO.	Jun 2009 → Jun 2010	$750K	1
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Jun 2008 → Jun 2008	$750K	3
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Jun 2004 → Jun 2008	$750K	10

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 18
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 28

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

79.2%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

EL PASO, TX

10900 ANGUS DR

Top corridor

TX 25 · NM 22 · 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: 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 2560943 USDOT 885288 USDOT 4365062Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2560943 USDOT 4175371 USDOT 3952044 USDOT 4397419 USDOT 1207678 USDOT 885288 USDOT 4365062 USDOT 4184928

Shares a company officer with other carriers

cesar mendoza — 11 carriers: USDOT 691526 USDOT 3126982 USDOT 3245283 USDOT 3297052 USDOT 3431735 USDOT 3613413 USDOT 3741122 USDOT 3942234

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: 10900 ANGUS DR, EL PASO, TX, 79927-1253
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (915) 858-3610
Cell: (915) 494-5015
Fax: (915) 858-8064
Email: cricket3610@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Cesar Mendoza · Alma P Mendoza
USDOT / docket: 900137 · MC-489923
First registered: Aug 17, 2000
Last MCS-150: Feb 13, 2026 · 2,249,605 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 1, 2008
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,249,605

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 CESAR MENDOZA LLC.

CESAR MENDOZA LLC (USDOT 900137) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading 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 SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jun 23, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 65 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 47 vehicle-level and 65 driver-level — across 11 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 18 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 1, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CESAR MENDOZA LLC's USDOT number?

CESAR MENDOZA LLC's USDOT number is 900137, and its motor carrier number is MC-489923.

Is CESAR MENDOZA LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is CESAR MENDOZA LLC's safety record?

CESAR MENDOZA LLC has a 38.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 106 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).