Carrier profile · USDOT 915797 · MC-464541 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

FRANCISCO CERDA GARZA

DBA CERDA TRUCKING

2 power unitsavg 15 yrLocal · 2 statesPHARR, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-464541 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.0Avg age (yr)

2006–2016 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 217-1633 Email dispatchCERDATRUCKING@YAHOO.COM

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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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average75.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average25.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service 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-mo75.0%

▲ 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-mo75.0%

▲ 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

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15 yr

Model years 2006–2016 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

25 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 75.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 16.7 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

4 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Feb '25 · 1

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 2-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 2 OOS
393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 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$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 ’26 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Canal’04–’07

2003200920152021now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jul 2024 → Jan 2025	$750K	1
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jun 2024	$750K	1
CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2020 → Jun 2022	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Mar 2020 → May 2020	$750K	3
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Nov 2004 → Jul 2007	$750K	17
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Jun 2004 → Sep 2004	$750K	3
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2003 → Jun 2004	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 4

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.0 yr

Average age

2016

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

33.3%

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

TX busiest

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

Home base

PHARR, TX

2613 S FABIAN H ST

Top corridor

TX 3 · NM 1

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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4202712

Shares a company officer with other carriers

francisco cerda — 5 carriers: USDOT 1966030 USDOT 2557928 USDOT 2968970 USDOT 3166612

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: 2613 S FABIAN H ST, PHARR, TX, 78577
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 217-1633
Email: cerdatrucking@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Francisco Cerda
USDOT / docket: 915797 · MC-464541
First registered: Nov 13, 2000
Last MCS-150: Jun 24, 2025 · 35,000 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

35,000

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 FRANCISCO CERDA GARZA.

FRANCISCO CERDA GARZA (USDOT 915797) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading 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 $750,000 limit in force from HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 27, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 75.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 4 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 4 driver-level — across 2 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 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 24, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is FRANCISCO CERDA GARZA's USDOT number?

FRANCISCO CERDA GARZA's USDOT number is 915797, and its motor carrier number is MC-464541.

Is FRANCISCO CERDA GARZA authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, FRANCISCO CERDA GARZA is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FRANCISCO CERDA GARZA's safety record?

FRANCISCO CERDA GARZA has a 75.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).