Carrier profile · USDOT 635773 · MC-303827 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

SANCHOTENA EXPRESS INC

DBA SANEX INTERNATIONAL

24 power unitsavg 15.1 yrLocal · 2 statesSAN DIEGO, CA93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-303827 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

24Power units

38 observed · MCS-150

84Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.1Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(619) 367-5497 Email dispatchjuan.g@sanchotenaexpress.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 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 average29.1% vs the 22.26% national average.

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 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo29.1%

▲ 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-mo29.1%

▲ 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

Asset-based

24 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15.1 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

218 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 29.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 151 vehicle and 218 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 18.9 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

213 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 19

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

≈4.5 / 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: 24
Inspections · 24 mo: 218
Annualized: ≈109 / yr
Coverage: ≈4.5 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 Driving91 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance72 · 25 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance56 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance52 · 29 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance45 · 12 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance44 · 13 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance32 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance23 · 3 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance20 · 7 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 3 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 · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Commercial Alliance’12–’15

Commercial Alliance’16–’20

Qualitas’20–’22

New Horizon’23–now

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 12 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 12 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2026	$750K	7
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	Apr 2022 → Apr 2023	$750K	1
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2020 → Apr 2022	$750K	5
COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2016 → Apr 2020	$750K	10
NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Apr 2016	$750K	2
COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2012 → Apr 2015	$750K	3
COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2011 → Apr 2011	$750K	3
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIERS RISK RETENTION GROUP	Jan 2011 → Feb 2011	$750K	1
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIERS RISK RETENTION GROUP	Apr 2010 → Feb 2010	$750K	2
COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2010 → Apr 2010	$750K	2
FEDERAL MOTOR CARRIERS RISK RETENTION GROUP	Feb 2010 → Apr 2011	$750K	1
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2009 → Mar 2010	$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): 24
Observed power (24 mo): 38
Trailers (towed): 84

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.1 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

65.6%

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

197

CA busiest

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

Home base

SAN DIEGO, CA

9775 MARCONI DR

Top corridor

CA 197

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.

Show all-time history (21 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 883458 USDOT 3193890 USDOT 54283 USDOT 517707 USDOT 4063584 USDOT 2103326

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: 9775 MARCONI DR, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92154-7267
Mailing address: 9775 MARCONI DRIVE STE E, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92154
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (619) 367-5497
Cell: (619) 671-0966
Email: juan.g@sanchotenaexpress.com
Web domain: sanchotenaexpress.com

Registration

Officer: Juan Sanchotena
USDOT / docket: 635773 · MC-303827
First registered: Apr 2, 1996
Last MCS-150: Apr 20, 2026 · 634,277 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 16, 2008
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

634,277

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 SANCHOTENA EXPRESS INC.

SANCHOTENA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 635773) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 11, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 29.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 218 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 151 vehicle-level and 218 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 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 Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 24 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 20, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 16, 2008 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SANCHOTENA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

SANCHOTENA EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 635773, and its motor carrier number is MC-303827.

Is SANCHOTENA EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, SANCHOTENA EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SANCHOTENA EXPRESS INC's safety record?

SANCHOTENA EXPRESS INC has a 29.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 339 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).