Carrier profile · USDOT 3141073 · MC-99159 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SAN KARLOS LOGISTICS INC

DBA SAN KARLOS LOGISTICS

12 power unitsavg 15.5 yrLocal · 2 statesSAN DIEGO, CA86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-99159 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

24Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.5Avg age (yr)

1997–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(619) 900-3042 Email dispatchjuan_0973@outlook.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average34.3% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service 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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.3%

▲ 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

Small fleet

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.5 yr

Model years 1997–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

81 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 34.3%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 — 67 vehicle and 81 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

38.5% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 5.1 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

79 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '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

≈3.4 / 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: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 81
Annualized: ≈41 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.4 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving50 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance38 · 22 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance28 · 4 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance23 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance22 · 8 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance18 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 2 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 2 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$1,000,000 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

$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 ’26 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Qualitas’18–’19

Commercial Alliance’19–’20

Trisura Specialty’20–’21

New Horizon’21–now

2018202020222024now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → May 2026	$750K	27
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2021	$750K	1
COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2019 → Jul 2020	$750K	2
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Jul 2019	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 24

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.5 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

97.0%

VINs decoded

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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

SAN DIEGO, CA

8775 AIRWAY RD

Top corridor

CA 72

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 4 trucks also ran under 5 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2352790 USDOT 3723573 USDOT 3509746 USDOT 4096891 USDOT 4066507Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (16 trucks · 14 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2414845 USDOT 2476068 USDOT 2950859 USDOT 2352790 USDOT 3723573 USDOT 466507 USDOT 4066507 USDOT 3509746

Shares a company officer with other carriers

juan jesus valdez ramos — 3 carriers: USDOT 1301123 USDOT 2119900

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: 8775 AIRWAY RD, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92154
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (619) 900-3042
Email: juan_0973@outlook.com

Registration

Officer: Juan Jesus Valdez Ramos
USDOT / docket: 3141073 · MC-99159
First registered: May 24, 2018
Last MCS-150: Apr 14, 2025 · 242,500 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

242,500

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 SAN KARLOS LOGISTICS INC.

SAN KARLOS LOGISTICS INC (USDOT 3141073) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 16, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 34.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 81 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 67 vehicle-level and 81 driver-level — across 2 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 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 14, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is SAN KARLOS LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number?

SAN KARLOS LOGISTICS INC's USDOT number is 3141073, and its motor carrier number is MC-99159.

Is SAN KARLOS LOGISTICS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, SAN KARLOS LOGISTICS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SAN KARLOS LOGISTICS INC's safety record?

SAN KARLOS LOGISTICS INC has a 34.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 156 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).