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Carrier profile · USDOT 790561 · MC-352974 · Updated 06/13/2026

REFUGIO GARCIA

DBA SUN CITY CARGO

2 power unitsRegional · 3 statesEL PASO, TX

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-352974 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2017 · vPIC

Call dispatch(915) 755-1880 Email dispatchref_garcia2008@yahoo.com

Carrier verification summary for REFUGIO GARCIA

REFUGIO GARCIA (USDOT 790561) is unrated by Vektor because the deterministic FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of 06/13/2026.

REFUGIO GARCIA (USDOT 790561) holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of 06/13/2026.

REFUGIO GARCIA (USDOT 790561) has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot row is available as of 06/13/2026.

REFUGIO GARCIA (USDOT 790561) has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed 06/13/2026.

REFUGIO GARCIA (USDOT 790561) has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of 06/13/2026.

REFUGIO GARCIA (USDOT 790561) reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated 01/23/2026.

REFUGIO GARCIA (USDOT 790561) has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned 02/24/2010 in the federal record refreshed 06/13/2026.

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

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

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Not enough inspection history to rate4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

33.3

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

33.3

▲ 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

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Awaiting VIN decode

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

4 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 3 vehicle and 4 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · latest 6-mo window

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.

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 2-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 4
Annualized: ≈2 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1

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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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750k BIPD last filed · 10 insurers · 4 lapsesCoverage lapse

Northland’07–’12

Scottsdale’12–’15

Knight Specialty’18–’21

1998200520122019now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2025	$750k	1
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2024	$750k	4
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2022	$750k	2
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → May 2021	$750k	4
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	May 2017 → May 2018	$750k	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → May 2017	$750k	3
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 2012 → May 2015	$750k	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2007 → May 2012	$750k	5
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 2005 → May 2007	$750k	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2004 → May 2005	$750k	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2003 → May 2004	$750k	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2002 → Jul 2002	$750k	1
GAINSCO COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Nov 1999 → Feb 2000	$750k	1
GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 1998 → Apr 1999	$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): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 3
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 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

EL PASO, TX

6002 BOBCAT COURT

Top corridor

TX 2 · MS 1 · LA 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 4055241

Shares a company officer with other carriers

refugio garcia — 3 carriers: USDOT 1628489 USDOT 4091880

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 6002 BOBCAT COURT, EL PASO, TX, 79924
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (915) 755-1880
Cell: (915) 269-9937
Fax: (915) 317-5425
Email: ref_garcia2008@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Refugio Garcia
USDOT / docket: 790561 · MC-352974
First registered: 01/21/1999
Last MCS-150: 01/23/2026 · 188,144 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · 02/24/2010
D-U-N-S: 176976921

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

188,144

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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Frequently asked

What is REFUGIO GARCIA's USDOT number?

REFUGIO GARCIA's USDOT number is 790561, and its motor carrier number is MC-352974.

Is REFUGIO GARCIA authorized to operate?

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

What is REFUGIO GARCIA's safety record?

REFUGIO GARCIA has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 5 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 4 federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. FMCSA itself will not score a carrier's vehicle or driver record on fewer than 5, and neither will we — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.