Carrier profile · USDOT 685686 · MC-318702 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

R Puente Trucking Inc

DBA PUENTE TRUCKING

18 power unitsavg 10.1 yrLocal · 1 statesBAKERSFIELD, CA94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-318702 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

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 11.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 18 vehicle and 13 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

7.7% · 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 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 18-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 18
Inspections · 24 mo: 20
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 inspections / unit · yr

BASIC categories· CSA SMS · Aug 2026

52%

Unsafe Driving

Vektor peer est.

Hours-of-Service

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

57%

Driver Fitness

Vektor peer est.

Controlled Substances

0violations

clean · per-BASIC

10%

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 Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving3 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

ELD & hours-of-service

No hours-of-service or ELD violations on record across 27 inspections — a clean logging history.

Crash history· 29 total · 0 in 24 mo

Total crashes

In last 24 mo

Fatal

Injury

Year	Crashes	Fatal	Injury	Tow
2022	1	0	0	1
2021	1	0	1	1
2020	1	1	1	1
2019	2	0	2	2
2018	2	0	0	2
2017	2	0	0	2
2016	2	0	1	2
2015	4	0	2	4
2014	1	0	1	1
2010	1	0	1	1
2009	1	0	1	1
2008	2	0	0	2
2007	1	0	0	1
2004	4	0	3	4
2001	1	0	0	1
2000	2	0	0	2
1997	1	0	1	1

Date	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow-away
Oct 31, 2022	CA	0	0	Yes
Jul 28, 2021	CA	0	2	Yes
Oct 28, 2020	CA	1	2	Yes
Jun 12, 2019	CA	0	1	Yes
Jun 7, 2019	CA	0	1	Yes
Jun 14, 2018	CA	0	0	Yes
Jan 9, 2018	CA	0	0	Yes
Jun 15, 2017	CA	0	0	Yes
Mar 31, 2017	CA	0	0	Yes
Aug 23, 2016	CA	0	1	Yes
Jun 20, 2016	CA	0	0	Yes
Sep 21, 2015	CA	0	0	Yes
Aug 3, 2015	CA	0	2	Yes
Jun 30, 2015	CA	0	0	Yes
May 2, 2015	CA	0	1	Yes
Aug 26, 2014	CA	0	1	Yes
Aug 24, 2010	CA	0	2	Yes
Jul 26, 2009	CA	0	6	Yes
Nov 21, 2008	CA	0	0	Yes
May 19, 2008	CA	0	0	Yes
Sep 10, 2007	CA	0	0	Yes
Dec 14, 2004	CA	0	1	Yes
Nov 2, 2004	CA	0	1	Yes
Aug 29, 2004	CA	0	1	Yes
Mar 16, 2004	CA	0	0	Yes