Carrier profile · USDOT 188119 · MC-234071 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

Ed Rocha Livestock Transportation Inc

DBA ROCHA TRANSPORTATION

57 power unitsavg 6.9 yrLocal · 1 statesMODESTO, CA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-234071 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

57Power units

50 observed · MCS-150

62Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

6.9Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(209) 538-1302 Email dispatchrobd@rochatrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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

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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 195 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo6.7%

▼ 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-mo6.7%

▼ 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

57 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

6.9 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

128 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 6.7%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 — 90 vehicle and 128 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

4.5% · 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 5.9 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

126 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 14

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 57-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 57
Inspections · 24 mo: 128
Annualized: ≈64 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 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 Driving16 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.126 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle 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: Active
Contract: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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

$1M BIPD last filed ’15 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

American Eagle’92–’96

Allstate’97–’01

Great West’02–’12

Travelers Connecticut’13–now

1992200120102019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT · since Oct 2015

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT	Oct 2013 → Oct 2015	$1M	2
DISCOVER PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2012 → Oct 2013	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2002 → Dec 2012	$1M	6
STATE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO., INC.	Dec 2000 → Dec 2002	$1M	3
ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1997 → Feb 2001	$1M	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 1996 → Oct 1997	$1M	2
AMERICAN EAGLE INSURANCE CO	Feb 1992 → Jul 1996	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 57
Observed power (24 mo): 50
Trailers (towed): 62

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

6.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

55.4%

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

128

CA busiest

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

Home base

MODESTO, CA

319 EAST WHITMORE AVE

Top corridor

CA 128

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: 3 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 981052 USDOT 4031810 USDOT 2703386 USDOT 2968160Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (34 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2915639 USDOT 3658219 USDOT 4031810 USDOT 981052 USDOT 3225196 USDOT 3054073 USDOT 3832497 USDOT 2703386

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@rochatrans.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3974924

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 319 EAST WHITMORE AVE, MODESTO, CA, 95358
Mailing address: P O BOX 40, CERES, CA, 95307
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (209) 538-1302
Email: robd@rochatrans.com
Web domain: rochatrans.com

Registration

Officers: Zachary Dirksen · Corrie Toste
USDOT / docket: 188119 · MC-234071
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Mar 12, 2026 · 2,240,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 22, 1989
D-U-N-S: 66105032

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,240,000

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 ED ROCHA LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION INC.

ED ROCHA LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 188119) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from THE TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. OF CONNECTICUT effective Oct 1, 2015 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 6.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 128 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 90 vehicle-level and 128 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 57 power units and 43 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 12, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 22, 1989 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ED ROCHA LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

ED ROCHA LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 188119, and its motor carrier number is MC-234071.

Is ED ROCHA LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, ED ROCHA LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ED ROCHA LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

ED ROCHA LIVESTOCK TRANSPORTATION INC has a 6.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 195 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).