Carrier profile · USDOT 701654 · MC-720430 · Updated Jul 9, 2026

Steve Soares Trucking LLC

4 power unitsLocal · 2 statesSANTA MARIA, CA50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-720430 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.5Avg age (yr)

2006–2020 · vPIC

Call dispatch(805) 928-7863 Email dispatchsstoffice@aol.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 9, 2026

Limited record

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

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rate2 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 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

—

Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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.

Thin coverage

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Few roadside inspections for a 4-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.3 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.

392.82 Using a hand-held mobile phoneUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving1 · 1 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Zurich American’10–’18

Wilshire’17–’20

Great West’19–now

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Aug 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2019 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2017 → Jan 2020	$750K	2
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2010 → Feb 2018	$750K	12

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 2

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 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

SANTA MARIA, CA

1811 W BETTERAVIA RD

Top corridor

CA 1 · WA 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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1811 W BETTERAVIA RD, SANTA MARIA, CA, 93455-1031
Mailing address: PO BOX 2669, SANTA MARIA, CA, 93457-2669
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (805) 928-7863
Fax: (805) 349-0935
Email: sstoffice@aol.com

Registration

Officers: Steve M Soares · Gayle Soares
USDOT / docket: 701654 · MC-720430
First registered: Aug 14, 1997
Last MCS-150: Mar 18, 2026 · 119,000 mi (2026)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 155777204

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

119,000

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 STEVE SOARES TRUCKING LLC.

STEVE SOARES TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 701654) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Jul 9, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 9, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Aug 7, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 9, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 9, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 9, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 18, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 9, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is STEVE SOARES TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

STEVE SOARES TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 701654, and its motor carrier number is MC-720430.

Is STEVE SOARES TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 9, 2026, STEVE SOARES TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is STEVE SOARES TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

STEVE SOARES TRUCKING LLC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 3 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: 2 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.

How big is STEVE SOARES TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

STEVE SOARES TRUCKING LLC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is STEVE SOARES TRUCKING LLC based?

STEVE SOARES TRUCKING LLC is based in SANTA MARIA, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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