Carrier profile · USDOT 1818633 · MC-667028 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

VALDEZ LOGISTICS LLC

10 power unitsavg 9.6 yrRegional · 5 statesPALMVIEW, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-667028 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.6Avg age (yr)

2006–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 598-8296 Email dispatchvaldezlogistics@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 25 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo18.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.6 yr

Model years 2006–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

16 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 18.2%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 — 11 vehicle and 16 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 11.7 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

16 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 10-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 16
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance5 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.205 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance1 · 0 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 13 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Progressive County’13–’15

National Transportation’21–’23

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Jan 2025	$750K	1
PLATINUM TRANSPORT INSURANCE RRG, INC	Jan 2023 → Jan 2024	$750K	1
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC	Jan 2021 → Jan 2023	$750K	3
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Jan 2021	$750K	1
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Jan 2020	$750K	1
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	Jan 2018 → Jan 2019	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Jan 2018	$750K	2
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2016 → Jan 2017	$750K	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2015 → Jan 2016	$750K	4
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jan 2013 → Jan 2015	$750K	1
AMERICAN SOUTHERN INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2011 → Aug 2012	$750K	1
AMERICAN SAFETY INDEMNITY COMPANY	Oct 2009 → Oct 2010	$750K	1
GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2009 → Oct 2009	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

9.6 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

55.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

PALMVIEW, TX

1300 SAMANTHA ST

Top corridor

TX 10 · NJ 3 · MS 1

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: 2 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3380732Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 963300 USDOT 3380732 USDOT 73705 USDOT 4301030

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: 1300 SAMANTHA ST, PALMVIEW, TX, 78574-3610
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 598-8296
Cell: (956) 578-7728
Email: valdezlogistics@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Erick G Valdez
USDOT / docket: 1818633 · MC-667028
First registered: Oct 7, 2008
Last MCS-150: Jul 2, 2025 · 839,647 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 14, 2020
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

839,647

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 VALDEZ LOGISTICS LLC.

VALDEZ LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 1818633) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 16, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 18.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 16 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 16 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 20 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jul 2, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 14, 2020 in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VALDEZ LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number?

VALDEZ LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number is 1818633, and its motor carrier number is MC-667028.

Is VALDEZ LOGISTICS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, VALDEZ LOGISTICS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is VALDEZ LOGISTICS LLC's safety record?

VALDEZ LOGISTICS LLC has a 18.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).