Carrier profile · USDOT 447251 · MC-279982 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MERCADO LATINO INC

37 power unitsavg 13.6 yrRegional · 6 statesINDUSTRY, CA94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-279982 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

37Power units

21 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(626) 333-6862 Email dispatchjoana.sirias@MERCADOLATINO.BIZ

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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 fileMultiple injury crashes

Watch · 1

Multiple injury crashes8 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 128 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.6%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

37 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.6 yr

Model years 1997–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

35 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

89 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 5.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 71 vehicle and 89 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

5.6% · 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 3.1 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

87 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 9

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 37-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 37
Inspections · 24 mo: 89
Annualized: ≈45 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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 Driving22 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS 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: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 ’98 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Firemans Fund’94–’97

National’98–’07

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO. · since May 2007

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THE AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1998 → Mar 1998	$750K	1
NATIONAL SURETY CORPORATION	Mar 1998 → Nov 2007	$750K	2
NEW HAMPSHIRE INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1997 → Jul 1998	$750K	1
FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.	Mar 1994 → Apr 1997	$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): 37
Observed power (24 mo): 21
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.6 yr

Average age

2021

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

67.6%

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

INDUSTRY, CA

245 BALDWIN PARK BOULEVARD

Top corridor

CA 66 · NM 13 · WA 4

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-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 587592 USDOT 73705 USDOT 2626402 USDOT 2896225 USDOT 1428012

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jorge rodriguez — 151 carriers: USDOT 851511 USDOT 949814 USDOT 1020634 USDOT 1075686 USDOT 1144924 USDOT 1233320 USDOT 1241172 USDOT 1244188

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 245 BALDWIN PARK BOULEVARD, INDUSTRY, CA, 91746
Mailing address: PO BOX 6168, EL MONTE, CA, 91734
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (626) 333-6862
Cell: (626) 831-5785
Fax: (626) 333-5088
Email: joana.sirias@mercadolatino.biz
Web domain: mercadolatino.biz

Registration

Officers: Jorge Rodriguez · Richard Rodriguez
USDOT / docket: 447251 · MC-279982
First registered: May 30, 1991
Last MCS-150: Jan 9, 2025 · 928,530 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 4, 2006
D-U-N-S: 55745996

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

928,530

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 MERCADO LATINO INC.

MERCADO LATINO INC (USDOT 447251) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 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 an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from VALLEY FORGE INSURANCE CO. effective May 7, 2007 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 5.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 89 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 71 vehicle-level and 89 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 37 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 9, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 4, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MERCADO LATINO INC's USDOT number?

MERCADO LATINO INC's USDOT number is 447251, and its motor carrier number is MC-279982.

Is MERCADO LATINO INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, MERCADO LATINO INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MERCADO LATINO INC's safety record?

MERCADO LATINO INC has a 5.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 128 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).