Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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JOAQUIN PONCE (USDOT 1292874) has a Vektor safety score of 78/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
JOAQUIN PONCE (USDOT 1292874) holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.
JOAQUIN PONCE (USDOT 1292874) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.
JOAQUIN PONCE (USDOT 1292874) has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
JOAQUIN PONCE (USDOT 1292874) 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.
JOAQUIN PONCE (USDOT 1292874) reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 17, 2024.
JOAQUIN PONCE (USDOT 1292874) has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026
Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
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Not yet decoded
21 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
JOAQUIN PONCE's USDOT number is 1292874, and its motor carrier number is MC-647273.
As of 2026-06-13, JOAQUIN PONCE is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
JOAQUIN PONCE has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 78/100 (tier: review).
JOAQUIN PONCE operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
JOAQUIN PONCE is based in VICTORVILLE, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.
Comparable carriers around Victorville and across California
1 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national
Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal
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.
Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC
What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
Insurance & bonds
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.
This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | May 2024 → May 2026 | $750K | 2 |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | Nov 2018 → Apr 2021 | $750K | 5 |
| DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH) | Apr 2013 → Apr 2018 | $750K | 10 |
| PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2008 → Jun 2009 | $750K | 1 |
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
Contact
Registration
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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