Carrier profile · USDOT 1966993 · MC-697336 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

JMB Cruz Trucking Inc

DBA J M B CRUZ TRUCKING

6 power unitsavg 14 yrRegional · 6 statesHOUSTON, TX87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-697336 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(713) 820-7640 Email dispatchbscruz05@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.0% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average8.0% 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 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.0%

▲ 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-mo30.0%

▲ 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

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 20 vehicle and 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 31.5 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

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '25 · 3

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

≈2.1 / 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: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.1 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 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$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 ’25 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Hallmark County’10–’12

Msa’12–’15

Acceptance’15–’17

American Sentinel’18–’20

National Transportation’20–’22

Trisura Specialty’22–’24

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Jul 2025	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Jul 2024	$750K	2
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	Jul 2020 → Jul 2022	$750K	2
AMERICAN SENTINEL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Jul 2020	$750K	5
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Apr 2017 → Aug 2017	$750K	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Apr 2017	$750K	1
ACCEPTANCE INDEMNITY INSURANCE CO	Jan 2015 → Jan 2017	$750K	2
MSA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2012 → Jan 2015	$750K	3
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2010 → Jan 2012	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Nov 2009 → Jan 2010	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

61.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

HOUSTON, TX

13014 ELAINE RD

Top corridor

TX 19 · MS 2 · KY 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.

Show all-time history (8 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4135393 USDOT 4396844 USDOT 2519125 USDOT 4063151 USDOT 3900994 USDOT 3462051

Shares a company officer with other carriers

juan angel cruz — 2 carriers: USDOT 3427970

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: 13014 ELAINE RD, HOUSTON, TX, 77047
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (713) 820-7640
Email: bscruz05@yahoo.com

Registration

Officers: Juan Angel Cruz · Brenda Cruz
USDOT / docket: 1966993 · MC-697336
First registered: Nov 16, 2009
Last MCS-150: Apr 15, 2026 · 100,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 16, 2012
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

100,000

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 JMB CRUZ TRUCKING INC.

JMB CRUZ TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1966993) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 24, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 20 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 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 30, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 15, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 16, 2012 in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JMB CRUZ TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

JMB CRUZ TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 1966993, and its motor carrier number is MC-697336.

Is JMB CRUZ TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, JMB CRUZ TRUCKING INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JMB CRUZ TRUCKING INC's safety record?

JMB CRUZ TRUCKING INC has a 30.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 36 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is JMB CRUZ TRUCKING INC's fleet?

JMB CRUZ TRUCKING INC operates 6 power units and 6 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JMB CRUZ TRUCKING INC based?

JMB CRUZ TRUCKING INC is based in HOUSTON, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 6 states.

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