Carrier profile · USDOT 814748 · MC-362004 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

JOSE S RUIZ

DBA SANTOS AUTO TRANSPORTS

1 power unitavg 16 yrLocal · 2 statesHIDALGO, TX84/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-362004 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

16.0Avg age (yr)

2000–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 624-7784 Email dispatchhildaflores16@yahoo.com

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate well above average33.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

16 yr

Model years 2000–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

3 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 3 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · 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. One window of data — no trend yet. 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

3 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 1-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 3
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’22 · 10 insurers · 5 lapsesCoverage lapse

Canal’02–’07

Progressive County’19–’22

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. · since Dec 2022

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Dec 2019 → Dec 2022	$750K	2
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	Dec 2018 → Dec 2019	$750K	5
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Jun 2013 → Apr 2014	$750K	4
CASTLEPOINT NATIONAL INSURANCE CO	Aug 2012 → Aug 2012	$750K	3
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2011 → Sep 2011	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2010 → Apr 2010	$750K	4
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Jun 2009 → Jun 2009	$750K	3
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2009 → Mar 2009	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2007 → Oct 2008	$750K	2
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 2002 → Dec 2007	$750K	5
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2002 → Dec 2003	$750K	1
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2001 → Dec 2002	$750K	1
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Jun 1999 → Oct 2001	$750K	5

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

16.0 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

50.0%

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

HIDALGO, TX

2200 MONTERREY ST

Top corridor

TX 2 · AL 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jose s ruiz — 2 carriers: USDOT 3843338

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 2200 MONTERREY ST, HIDALGO, TX, 78557
Mailing address: 2200 MONTERREY, HIDALGO, TX, 78557
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (956) 624-7784
Email: hildaflores16@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Jose S Ruiz
USDOT / docket: 814748 · MC-362004
First registered: Jun 11, 1999
Last MCS-150: Jul 1, 2024 · 25,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 23, 2010
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

25,000

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 JOSE S RUIZ.

JOSE S RUIZ (USDOT 814748) has a Vektor safety score of 84/100 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from OOIDA RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC. effective Dec 12, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 3 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 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 1, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 23, 2010 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JOSE S RUIZ's USDOT number?

JOSE S RUIZ's USDOT number is 814748, and its motor carrier number is MC-362004.

Is JOSE S RUIZ authorized to operate?

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

What is JOSE S RUIZ's safety record?

JOSE S RUIZ has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 5 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 84/100 (tier: review).