Carrier profile · USDOT 837538 · MC-370213 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Tecate Logistics LLC

6 power unitsavg 11.1 yrLocal · 1 statesTECATE, CA75/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-370213 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.1Avg age (yr)

1998–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(619) 342-7948 Email dispatchgmanager@tecatelogistics.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 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

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.1 yr

Model years 1998–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%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 — 8 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · 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 12.2 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 2

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 6-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 8
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 11 insurers · 4 lapsesCoverage lapse

Monterey’06–’08

Knight Specialty’17–’20

Hudson’20–’22

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Mar 2025	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Jul 2024	$750K	4
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Sep 2022	$750K	2
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Jul 2020	$750K	3
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jul 2017	$750K	2
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Jul 2014 → Jul 2016	$750K	2
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Jul 2014	$750K	2
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Jul 2011 → Jul 2012	$750K	2
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2010 → Jul 2011	$750K	2
EMPLOYERS MUTUAL CASUALTY CO.	Jul 2009 → Jul 2010	$750K	1
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2008 → Jul 2009	$750K	1
TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY CO. OF AMERICA	Jan 2008 → Jul 2007	$750K	2
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2006 → Jul 2008	$750K	4
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2005 → Jan 2005	$750K	4
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2004 → Jan 2004	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.1 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 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

TECATE, CA

24060 HUMPHRIES RD

Top corridor

CA 8

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 (13 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 729139 USDOT 2643486 USDOT 3917667

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@tecatelogistics.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 729139 USDOT 4379566

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: 24060 HUMPHRIES RD, TECATE, CA, 91980
Mailing address: P O BOX 370, TECATE, CA, 91980
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (619) 342-7948
Email: gmanager@tecatelogistics.com
Web domain: tecatelogistics.com

Registration

Officers: Luis F. Gonzalez · Guillermo Gonzalez
USDOT / docket: 837538 · MC-370213
First registered: Nov 3, 1999
Last MCS-150: Oct 10, 2024 · 45,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 26, 2001
D-U-N-S: 63829431

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

45,000

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 TECATE LOGISTICS LLC.

TECATE LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 837538) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 10, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 26, 2001 in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TECATE LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number?

TECATE LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number is 837538, and its motor carrier number is MC-370213.

Is TECATE LOGISTICS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, TECATE LOGISTICS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TECATE LOGISTICS LLC's safety record?

TECATE LOGISTICS LLC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 40 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).