Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3239201 · MC-1017070
ESPINOZA LLC
1 power unitsGARY, IN
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1017070 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
High risk
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Insurance on fileEstablished 7 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 5.1 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
Operating authority77 yr active
since 2019Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
7 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is ESPINOZA LLC safe to work with?
Is ESPINOZA LLC safe to load? ESPINOZA LLC (USDOT 3239201, MC-1017070) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in GARY, IN, operating 1 power unit and 40 drivers. Operating authority has been active 7 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (40/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
ELESPINOZA LLC 40
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$300k BIPD · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous
Old Republic · 19–21
20192021
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
1 insurer era · collapsed from 2 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY | Feb 2019 → Aug 2021 | $300k | 2 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
GARY, IN
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@espinozallc.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 3238505
Shares a company officer with other carriers
francisco espinoza — 11 carriers: USDOT 1547143USDOT 1946663USDOT 1990119USDOT 2081436USDOT 2483153USDOT 2783711USDOT 2941068USDOT 3105208
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 2100 E 15TH AVE, GARY, IN, 46402
- Mailing address
- 13028 W CREEKSIDE DR, HOMER GLEN, IL, 60491
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (312) 618-3000
- Web domain
- espinozallc.com
Registration
- Officer
- Francisco Espinoza
- USDOT / docket
- 3239201 · MC-1017070
- First registered
- 01/30/2019
- Last MCS-150
- 06/24/2021 · 20 mi (2020)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
07
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is ESPINOZA LLC's USDOT number?
ESPINOZA LLC's USDOT number is 3239201, and its motor carrier number is MC-1017070.
Is ESPINOZA LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, ESPINOZA LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is ESPINOZA LLC's fleet?
ESPINOZA LLC operates 1 power unit and 40 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is ESPINOZA LLC based?
ESPINOZA LLC is based in GARY, IN.