Carrier profile · USDOT 466735 · MC-185583 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Zavalza Trucking Company Inc

7 power unitsavg 13.8 yrRegional · 5 statesSAN DIEGO, CA80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-185583 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

13 observed · MCS-150

20Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(619) 661-7281 Email dispatchpaula@zavalzatrucking.com

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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average42.6% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average12.7% vs the 6.7% 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 35 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1991.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.5%

▲ 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

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.8 yr

Model years 1997–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

34 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1991 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

67 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 42.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 47 vehicle and 63 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

54.5% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 6.4 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

64 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 6

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

≈4.8 / 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: 67
Annualized: ≈34 / yr
Coverage: ≈4.8 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.

396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance40 · 19 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance35 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance34 · 14 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving32 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance27 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance23 · 9 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 7 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance10 · 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 8 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Monterey’05–’07

Monterey’11–’13

Accident’13–’16

Qualitas’18–’23

New Horizon’23–’26

2004201020162022now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2023 → Apr 2026	$750K	13
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2018 → Apr 2023	$750K	10
NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2016 → Apr 2018	$750K	2
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Apr 2013 → Apr 2016	$750K	4
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2011 → Apr 2013	$750K	2
REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2009 → Apr 2011	$750K	2
EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	May 2008 → Apr 2009	$750K	1
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2005 → Sep 2007	$750K	5
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2004 → May 2005	$750K	6

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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): 13
Trailers (towed): 20

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.8 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

69.7%

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

CA busiest

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

Home base

SAN DIEGO, CA

1476 RADAR ROAD

Top corridor

CA 51 · OR 5 · WA 5

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: 1 truck 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 2801645Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2801645 USDOT 80403 USDOT 2894636 USDOT 4383955 USDOT 653535

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@zavalzatrucking.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 558936

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1476 RADAR ROAD, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92154
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (619) 661-7281
Email: paula@zavalzatrucking.com
Web domain: zavalzatrucking.com

Registration

Officer: Elva Zavalza
USDOT / docket: 466735 · MC-185583
First registered: Dec 27, 1991
Last MCS-150: May 8, 2026 · 672,578 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Apr 28, 2006
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

672,578

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 ZAVALZA TRUCKING COMPANY INC.

ZAVALZA TRUCKING COMPANY INC (USDOT 466735) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 42.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 67 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 47 vehicle-level and 63 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 7 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 8, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Apr 28, 2006 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ZAVALZA TRUCKING COMPANY INC's USDOT number?

ZAVALZA TRUCKING COMPANY INC's USDOT number is 466735, and its motor carrier number is MC-185583.

Is ZAVALZA TRUCKING COMPANY INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, ZAVALZA TRUCKING COMPANY INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ZAVALZA TRUCKING COMPANY INC's safety record?

ZAVALZA TRUCKING COMPANY INC has a 42.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 136 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).

How big is ZAVALZA TRUCKING COMPANY INC's fleet?

ZAVALZA TRUCKING COMPANY INC operates 7 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ZAVALZA TRUCKING COMPANY INC based?

ZAVALZA TRUCKING COMPANY INC is based in SAN DIEGO, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 5 states.

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