Carrier profile · USDOT 3179773 · MC-125347 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS

61 power unitsavg 9 yrMulti-region · 14 statesTECATE, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-125347 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

61Power units

80 observed · MCS-150

237Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.0Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(619) 661-6296 Email dispatchsafety@dfctl.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record3 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 728 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Lessor pool

61 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

326 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 17.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 226 vehicle and 312 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

13.2% · 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 3.1 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

309 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '26 · 24

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

≈2.7 / 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: 61
Inspections · 24 mo: 326
Annualized: ≈163 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.7 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 Driving173 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance41 · 17 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance40 · 12 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance34 · 17 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance30 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance25 · 12 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance24 · 21 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance16 · 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 ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Commercial Alliance’18–’19

Houston Specialty’19–’22

National Union’22–’25

beyond this history

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	Aug 2022 → Feb 2025	$750K	3
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2022	$750K	3
COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Aug 2019	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 61
Observed power (24 mo): 80
Trailers (towed): 237

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

47.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

311

CA busiest

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

Home base

TECATE, CA

622 EMERY RD

Top corridor

CA 230 · NM 30 · AZ 23

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: 62 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 461506 USDOT 3112779 USDOT 2899531 USDOT 3365771 USDOT 4101627Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 32 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 461506 USDOT 3401653 USDOT 4076167 USDOT 1582957 USDOT 3968939 USDOT 4224679 USDOT 2114132 USDOT 86876

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 622 EMERY RD, TECATE, CA, 91980
Mailing address: 7295 SIEMPRE VIVA RD, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92154
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (619) 661-6296
Cell: (619) 962-5686
Email: safety@dfctl.net
Web domain: dfctl.net

Registration

Officers: Eric Duran · Hiram Duran
USDOT / docket: 3179773 · MC-125347
First registered: Aug 28, 2018
Last MCS-150: Aug 4, 2025 · 12,972,229 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

12,972,229

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 DFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS.

DFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS (USDOT 3179773) 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 common 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 HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 13, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 326 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 226 vehicle-level and 312 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 3 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 61 power units and 61 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 4, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is DFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS's USDOT number?

DFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS's USDOT number is 3179773, and its motor carrier number is MC-125347.

Is DFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, DFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS's safety record?

DFC TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS has a 17.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 728 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).