Carrier profile · USDOT 2858756 · MC-960330 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

OCTAVIO ORTIZ

DBA TAVOS TRANSPORT

4 power unitsavg 20.5 yrRegional · 4 statesSAN LUIS, AZ93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-960330 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

11Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

20.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(928) 988-1312 Email dispatchTAVOS_TRANSPORT@HOTMAIL.COM

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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 fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average32.1% vs the 22.26% national average.

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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo32.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo32.1%

▲ 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

20.5 yr

Model years 1997–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

83 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 32.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 81 vehicle and 83 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 5.9 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

80 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 8

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

≈10.4 / 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: 83
Annualized: ≈42 / yr
Coverage: ≈10.4 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.

393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance109 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance88 · 15 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance83 · 25 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance58 · 2 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance32 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance31 · 11 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance31 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance30 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance21 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance20 · 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not 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 ’26 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

National Unity’16–’21

Qualitas’21–’22

National Unity’22–’23

Qualitas’23–’26

2016201920222025now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2026	$750K	6
NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Mar 2023	$750K	1
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2022	$750K	1
NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2016 → Mar 2021	$750K	5

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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): 8
Trailers (towed): 11

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

20.5 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

94.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AZ busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

SAN LUIS, AZ

412 INDUSTRIAL AVE

Top corridor

AZ 25 · CA 7 · TX 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-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 1910322 USDOT 4213787 USDOT 1851579 USDOT 2290194 USDOT 3250305 USDOT 2155116 USDOT 1463549 USDOT 1772445

Shares a company officer with other carriers

octavio ortiz — 4 carriers: USDOT 1066989 USDOT 2253717 USDOT 2480520

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: 412 INDUSTRIAL AVE, SAN LUIS, AZ, 85349
Mailing address: PO BOX 5791, SAN LUIS, AZ, 85349
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (928) 988-1312
Email: tavos_transport@hotmail.com

Registration

Officers: Octavio Ortiz · Cristhian Ortiz
USDOT / docket: 2858756 · MC-960330
First registered: Feb 25, 2016
Last MCS-150: Jun 4, 2025 · 86,250 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

86,250

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 OCTAVIO ORTIZ.

OCTAVIO ORTIZ (USDOT 2858756) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 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 NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 16, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 32.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 83 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 81 vehicle-level and 83 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 13, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 4, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is OCTAVIO ORTIZ's USDOT number?

OCTAVIO ORTIZ's USDOT number is 2858756, and its motor carrier number is MC-960330.

Is OCTAVIO ORTIZ authorized to operate?

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

What is OCTAVIO ORTIZ's safety record?

OCTAVIO ORTIZ has a 32.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 187 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).