Carrier profile · USDOT 515854 · MC-231501 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

MONK TRANSPORTATION LTD

36 power unitsLocal · 2 statesCHINO, CA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-231501 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

36Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.8Avg age (yr)

2015–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(909) 597-5800 Email dispatchMONKTRANS@MSN.COM

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average40.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Multiple injury crashes10 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 33 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1993.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

40.0

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

40.0

▲ 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

36 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

33 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1993 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

5 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 40.0%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 — 5 vehicle and 5 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Holding steady across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

5 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Oct '24 · 1

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 36-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 36
Inspections · 24 mo: 5
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.1 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 Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 13 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Williamsburg National’09–’14

State Pennsylvania’15–’21

Hudson’23–now

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 17 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 17 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2021 → Jun 2023	$750K	3
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Jun 2015 → Jun 2021	$750K	7
GRANITE STATE INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2014 → Jun 2015	$750K	1
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	Jun 2009 → Jun 2014	$750K	2
SUA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2008 → Jun 2009	$750K	1
SPECIALTY UNDERWRITERS ALLIANCE	Jun 2006 → Jun 2008	$750K	2
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Jun 2005 → Jun 2006	$750K	1
HARCO NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jun 2004 → Jun 2005	$750K	2
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Apr 2003 → Jun 2004	$750K	2
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2002 → Mar 2003	$750K	1
UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2001 → May 2002	$750K	3
UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 1998 → Jul 2000	$750K	5
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO.	Jan 1998 → Nov 1998	$750K	3
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	Jul 1997 → Jan 1998	$750K	1
NATIONAL CONTINENTAL INS. CO	Jul 1995 → Jul 1996	$750K	5
UNITED NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 1994 → Apr 1995	$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): 36
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 3

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 2 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

CHINO, CA

14716 YORBA CT

Top corridor

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

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 2062253

Shares a company officer with other carriers

carlos castro — 21 carriers: USDOT 1280699 USDOT 1428991 USDOT 1486730 USDOT 1646065 USDOT 1746136 USDOT 1822203 USDOT 2318476 USDOT 2577275

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: 14716 YORBA CT, CHINO, CA, 91710
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (909) 597-5800
Cell: (909) 208-3155
Email: monktrans@msn.com

Registration

Officer: Carlos Castro
USDOT / docket: 515854 · MC-231501
First registered: Mar 10, 1993
Last MCS-150: Feb 20, 2026 · 570,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 6, 2008
D-U-N-S: 167270313

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

570,000

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 MONK TRANSPORTATION LTD.

MONK TRANSPORTATION LTD (USDOT 515854) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 27, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 40.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 5 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 5 vehicle-level and 5 driver-level — across 2 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 36 power units and 19 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 20, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 6, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MONK TRANSPORTATION LTD's USDOT number?

MONK TRANSPORTATION LTD's USDOT number is 515854, and its motor carrier number is MC-231501.

Is MONK TRANSPORTATION LTD authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, MONK TRANSPORTATION LTD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MONK TRANSPORTATION LTD's safety record?

MONK TRANSPORTATION LTD has a 40.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).