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
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Safety

Roadside out-of-service rates versus the national benchmark, inspection and crash trends, decoded violation themes, and ELD / hours-of-service integrity — the full safety picture behind the verdict.

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 90 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

5.9% · 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 3.3 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

88 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
90
Annualized
≈45 / yr
Coverage
≈1.2 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

11%
Unsafe Driving
Vektor peer est.
15%
Hours-of-Service
Vektor peer est.
22%
Driver Fitness
Vektor peer est.
Controlled Substances
0violations
clean · per-BASIC
24%
Vehicle Maintenance
Vektor peer est.

Percentile = standing among same-exposure peers (higher = worse). FMCSA publishes percentiles for only some carriers (shown official); elsewhere we show a Vektor peer-percentile estimate, or the absolute SMS measure when there are too few inspections to rank.

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

ELD & hours-of-service

5 hours-of-service / ELD violations on record · most recent Mar 24, 2026. FMCSA does not publish the ELD device brand; these are the carrier's logging-compliance signals.

2ELD device issues
1No log / no ELD
0False logs
0Drove over hours

Trending worse — 50% of ELD violations are in the last 24 months.

Crash history· 30 total · 1 in 24 mo

30
Total crashes
1
In last 24 mo
0
Fatal
8
Injury
YearCrashesFatalInjuryTow
20251001
20221001
20211001
20191001
20181011
20171001
20161001
20142012
20101001
20091010
20082012
20063003
20051001
20043003
20031001
20022012
20012002
19983013
19972022
DateStateFatalitiesInjuriesTow-away
Nov 24, 2025CA00Yes
Jun 8, 2022CA00Yes
Sep 19, 2021TX00Yes
Jul 18, 2019CA00Yes
Jan 25, 2018CA01Yes
Jun 21, 2017CA00Yes
Mar 28, 2016CA00Yes
Feb 12, 2014CA00Yes
Jan 30, 2014CA05Yes
Aug 23, 2010CA00Yes
Dec 24, 2009CA01No
Oct 24, 2008CA02Yes
Mar 5, 2008CA00Yes
Dec 6, 2006CA00Yes
Mar 6, 2006OR00Yes
Feb 21, 2006CA00Yes
May 12, 2005CA00Yes
Dec 21, 2004CA00Yes
Sep 8, 2004CA00Yes
Feb 13, 2004TX00Yes
Mar 19, 2003CA00Yes
Jun 21, 2002CA00Yes
Apr 18, 2002CA01Yes
Nov 28, 2001TX00Yes
Jan 29, 2001WA00Yes