Carrier profile · USDOT 1470946 · MC-555448 · Updated Aug 4, 2026

LAMA TRANSPORT INC

4 power unitsavg 17.6 yrRegional · 3 statesSOUTH GATE, CA94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-555448 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(323) 551-7422 Email dispatchherrera0869@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 4, 2026

Clear to load

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

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

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average12.5% 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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo17.6%

▼ 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-mo17.6%

▼ 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

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

17.6 yr

Model years 1997–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

18 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 17.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 29.9 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

18 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 2

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

≈2.3 / 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: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 18
Annualized: ≈9 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.3 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 Maintenance14 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving11 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 6 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance3 · 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 / 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 ’26 · 9 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Northland’07–’09

Qualitas’19–’22

United Financial’22–’24

2006201120162021now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	3
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2024 → Sep 2025	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Aug 2022 → Oct 2024	$750K	2
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2022	$750K	5
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2019 → Aug 2019	$750K	1
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	Mar 2017 → Jul 2018	$750K	3
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Mar 2016 → Mar 2017	$750K	4
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Aug 2012	$750K	2
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	Aug 2010 → Aug 2011	$750K	5
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIERS RISK RETENTION GROUP	Jan 2010 → Jun 2010	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2007 → Nov 2009	$750K	4
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	Mar 2006 → Mar 2007	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

17.6 yr

Average age

2021

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

52.4%

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 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

SOUTH GATE, CA

9212 VICTORIA AVE

Top corridor

CA 16 · NV 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

Last 12 months: 5 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1420088 USDOT 2864799Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (28 trucks · 12 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1420088 USDOT 2864799 USDOT 1080709 USDOT 3040394 USDOT 2085866 USDOT 2361052 USDOT 4052349 USDOT 802925

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: 9212 VICTORIA AVE, SOUTH GATE, CA, 90280
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (323) 551-7422
Email: herrera0869@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Jose Natividad Herrera
USDOT / docket: 1470946 · MC-555448
First registered: Mar 7, 2006
Last MCS-150: Sep 12, 2024 · 468,641 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 28, 2023
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

468,641

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 LAMA TRANSPORT INC.

LAMA TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 1470946) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 4, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 4, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 17.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier received 18 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 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 Aug 4, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 12, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 28, 2023 in the federal record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LAMA TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

LAMA TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 1470946, and its motor carrier number is MC-555448.

Is LAMA TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 4, 2026, LAMA TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LAMA TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

LAMA TRANSPORT INC has a 17.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 38 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).