Carrier profile · USDOT 2012527 · MC-711157 · Updated Jun 30, 2026

Melendez Trucking LLC

1 power unitLocal · 1 statesPORT HUENEME, CA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-711157 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.0Avg age (yr)

2014–2016 · vPIC

Call dispatch(805) 427-1861 Email dispatchmelendec29@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 30, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 16 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

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 peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

1 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 100.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 1 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 1-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 1
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 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

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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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Lancer’11–’18

2010201420182022now

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
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$750K	2
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Jun 2024	$750K	1
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2011 → Feb 2018	$750K	1
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2010 → Apr 2011	$750K	1

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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): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

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

PORT HUENEME, CA

300 E BAY BLVD APT 14

Top corridor

CA 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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 300 E BAY BLVD APT 14, PORT HUENEME, CA, 93041
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (805) 427-1861
Email: melendec29@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Tomas Melendez
USDOT / docket: 2012527 · MC-711157
First registered: Mar 26, 2010
Last MCS-150: Nov 6, 2024 · 1 mi (2021)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

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 MELENDEZ TRUCKING LLC.

MELENDEZ TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2012527) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 30, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 30, 2026.

The carrier received 1 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 1 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 Nov 6, 2024.

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

Frequently asked

What is MELENDEZ TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

MELENDEZ TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 2012527, and its motor carrier number is MC-711157.

Is MELENDEZ TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 30, 2026, MELENDEZ TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MELENDEZ TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

MELENDEZ TRUCKING LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 2 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 1 federal roadside inspection in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

How big is MELENDEZ TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

MELENDEZ TRUCKING LLC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MELENDEZ TRUCKING LLC based?

MELENDEZ TRUCKING LLC is based in PORT HUENEME, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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