Carrier profile · USDOT 1502716 · MC-564191 · Updated Jul 3, 2026

Santos L Martinez Jr

DBA SL MARTINEZ JR TRANSPORT

7 power unitsavg 12.4 yrLocal · 2 statesALBANY, TX93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-564191 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.4Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(325) 762-2685 Email dispatchslmrtnztransport@aol.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 3, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.9% 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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.9%

▲ 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-mo25.9%

▲ 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

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.4 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

31 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.9%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 — 27 vehicle and 31 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

14.3% · 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 10.6 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

29 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '24 · 3

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

≈2.2 / 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: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 31
Annualized: ≈16 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.2 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.

393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance24 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 6 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance5 · 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$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 ’25 · 9 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

National’12–’14

Canal’18–’20

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL · since Dec 2025

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Dec 2025	$750K	1
PROTECTIVE INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2021 → Dec 2021	$750K	2
FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2021	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Dec 2018 → Dec 2020	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Dec 2018	$750K	1
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	Dec 2016 → Dec 2017	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Dec 2015 → Dec 2015	$750K	2
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2014 → Dec 2015	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Dec 2014	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

76.5%

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

TX busiest

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

Home base

ALBANY, TX

324 CHISM STREET

Top corridor

TX 28 · OK 3

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 647380

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 324 CHISM STREET, ALBANY, TX, 76430
Mailing address: 324 CHISM ST, ALBANY, TX, 76430-2707
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (325) 762-2685
Cell: (325) 721-4888
Fax: (325) 762-2685
Email: slmrtnztransport@aol.com

Registration

Officer: Santos L Martinez Jr
USDOT / docket: 1502716 · MC-564191
First registered: May 17, 2006
Last MCS-150: Apr 13, 2026 · 544,312 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

544,312

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 SANTOS L MARTINEZ JR.

SANTOS L MARTINEZ JR (USDOT 1502716) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL effective Dec 21, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

The carrier received 31 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 27 vehicle-level and 31 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 3, 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 3, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 13, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SANTOS L MARTINEZ JR's USDOT number?

SANTOS L MARTINEZ JR's USDOT number is 1502716, and its motor carrier number is MC-564191.

Is SANTOS L MARTINEZ JR authorized to operate?

As of Jul 3, 2026, SANTOS L MARTINEZ JR is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SANTOS L MARTINEZ JR's safety record?

SANTOS L MARTINEZ JR has a 25.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 50 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).

How big is SANTOS L MARTINEZ JR's fleet?

SANTOS L MARTINEZ JR operates 7 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SANTOS L MARTINEZ JR based?

SANTOS L MARTINEZ JR is based in ALBANY, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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