Carrier profile · USDOT 1050186 · MC-438660 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

JOSE CRISTOBAL RODRIGUEZ

DBA MY FRIEND TRUCKING

2 power unitsavg 14.7 yrRegional · 3 statesSALINAS, CA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-438660 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

4Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.7Avg age (yr)

2005–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(831) 206-2271 Email dispatchmyfriendtruckingca@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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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 average60.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average20.0% 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 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo60.0%

▲ 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-mo60.0%

▲ 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

14.7 yr

Model years 2005–2020 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 60.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 5 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. More resolved windows are needed to establish a trend. 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

10 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.5 / 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: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 10
Annualized: ≈5 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.5 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 Driving9 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 · 10 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Sutter’03–’06

Lancer’11–’19

Lancer’20–’22

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PEGASO RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. · since Aug 2025

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AMERICAN SUMMIT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Aug 2025	$750K	5
SEAVIEW INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2022 → Jun 2022	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Apr 2022	$750K	1
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2020	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2011 → Jan 2019	$750K	8
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Oct 2009 → Jan 2011	$750K	2
CRUSADER INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2009 → Jul 2009	$750K	1
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	May 2007 → May 2009	$750K	9
SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2006 → May 2007	$750K	1
SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2003 → Apr 2006	$750K	8
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2002 → May 2003	$750K	2

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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

14.7 yr

Average age

2020

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

66.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

SALINAS, CA

334 SOLEDAD ST APT 6

Top corridor

CA 8 · TX 1 · AZ 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 (4 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2015337 USDOT 52969 USDOT 2881073 USDOT 1467280

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: 334 SOLEDAD ST APT 6, SALINAS, CA, 93901
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (831) 206-2271
Email: myfriendtruckingca@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Jose Cristobal Rodriguez
USDOT / docket: 1050186 · MC-438660
First registered: Aug 21, 2002
Last MCS-150: Apr 25, 2026 · 128,451 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

128,451

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 JOSE CRISTOBAL RODRIGUEZ.

JOSE CRISTOBAL RODRIGUEZ (USDOT 1050186) 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 contract 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 PEGASO RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. effective Aug 12, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 60.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 3 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 Apr 25, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is JOSE CRISTOBAL RODRIGUEZ's USDOT number?

JOSE CRISTOBAL RODRIGUEZ's USDOT number is 1050186, and its motor carrier number is MC-438660.

Is JOSE CRISTOBAL RODRIGUEZ authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, JOSE CRISTOBAL RODRIGUEZ is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JOSE CRISTOBAL RODRIGUEZ's safety record?

JOSE CRISTOBAL RODRIGUEZ has a 60.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 10 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).