Carrier profile · USDOT 2135507 · MC-743578 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

KATANOS INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT LLC

3 power unitsavg 15.4 yrRegional · 3 statesYUMA, AZ100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-743578 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

12Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(928) 503-4098 Email dispatchGARCIAA-FRANCISCO@HOTMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

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 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 71 inspections.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.6%

▼ 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

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.4 yr

Model years 1997–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

15 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

46 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 13.6%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 — 44 vehicle and 46 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

9.1% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 4.5 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

44 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '25 · 5

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

≈7.7 / 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: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 46
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈7.7 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.

393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance42 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 6 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance16 · 2 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance14 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 2 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Accident’13–’15

United Specialty’15–’17

Qualitas’17–’25

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2017 → Jun 2025	$750K	9
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jun 2017	$750K	4
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Jun 2013 → Jun 2015	$750K	4
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2011 → Sep 2012	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 12

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.4 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

82.4%

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 radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AZ busiest

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

Home base

YUMA, AZ

9659 S APACHE TEARS

Top corridor

AZ 14 · CA 4

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 3 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2155116 USDOT 3201685 USDOT 3173316Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1851579 USDOT 3611261 USDOT 3749235 USDOT 3972834 USDOT 2155116 USDOT 3073557 USDOT 3201685 USDOT 3186727

Shares a company officer with other carriers

francisco garcia — 83 carriers: USDOT 9948 USDOT 44477 USDOT 166484 USDOT 394219 USDOT 518993 USDOT 712004 USDOT 855206 USDOT 958507

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 9659 S APACHE TEARS, YUMA, AZ, 85365
Mailing address: PO BOX 1235, SAN LUIS, AZ, 85349
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (928) 503-4098
Email: garciaa-francisco@hotmail.com

Registration

Officer: Francisco Garcia
USDOT / docket: 2135507 · MC-743578
First registered: Mar 28, 2011
Last MCS-150: Jun 10, 2025 · 169,129 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

169,129

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 KATANOS INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT LLC.

KATANOS INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 2135507) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 46 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 44 vehicle-level and 46 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 3 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 10, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is KATANOS INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT LLC's USDOT number?

KATANOS INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT LLC's USDOT number is 2135507, and its motor carrier number is MC-743578.

Is KATANOS INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, KATANOS INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is KATANOS INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT LLC's safety record?

KATANOS INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT LLC has a 13.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 71 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).