Carrier profile · USDOT 3236071 · MC-1015536 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

Jose Salvador Cervantes Yepes

DBA J & B CERVANTES TRANSPORT

1 power unitavg 7.8 yrRegional · 6 statesCERES, CA100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1015536 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

2012–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(209) 918-4135 Email dispatchjosecervantes1984@icloud.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 · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 5

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 21 inspections.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.1%

▼ 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-mo11.1%

▼ 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

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.8 yr

Model years 2012–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

13 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

11.1% · 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 5.1 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

13 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 4

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

≈6.5 / 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: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 13
Annualized: ≈7 / yr
Coverage: ≈6.5 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 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 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Topa’19–’20

United Financial’20–’21

Sentry Select’21–’25

beyond this history

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Jul 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Jul 2025	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2020 → Jul 2021	$750K	1
TOPA INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2019 → Feb 2020	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 3
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

7.8 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

80.0%

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

CA busiest

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

Home base

CERES, CA

1650 VINELAND LN

Top corridor

CA 8 · OR 1 · NV 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

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

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3717093Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (4 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3717093 USDOT 2044669 USDOT 3837949

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1650 VINELAND LN, CERES, CA, 95307
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (209) 918-4135
Email: josecervantes1984@icloud.com

Registration

Officer: Jose Salvador Cervantes Yepes
USDOT / docket: 3236071 · MC-1015536
First registered: Jan 22, 2019
Last MCS-150: May 1, 2026 · 147,601 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

147,601

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 SALVADOR CERVANTES YEPES.

JOSE SALVADOR CERVANTES YEPES (USDOT 3236071) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 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 UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 13 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 13 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 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 1, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is JOSE SALVADOR CERVANTES YEPES's USDOT number?

JOSE SALVADOR CERVANTES YEPES's USDOT number is 3236071, and its motor carrier number is MC-1015536.

Is JOSE SALVADOR CERVANTES YEPES authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, JOSE SALVADOR CERVANTES YEPES is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is JOSE SALVADOR CERVANTES YEPES's safety record?

JOSE SALVADOR CERVANTES YEPES has a 11.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 21 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).