Carrier profile · USDOT 736543 · MC-336008 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Benny Martinez

DBA MARTINEZ TRUCKING

4 power unitsavg 12.8 yrRegional · 3 statesVELARDE, NM88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-336008 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.8Avg age (yr)

2000–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(505) 852-1001 Email dispatchrubymtz@valornet.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

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

Clean · 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

Clean · 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 peersOlder

12.8 yr

Model years 2000–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

28 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo

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

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 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

≈0.9 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 4-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.9 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 Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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 ’26 · 4 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Wilshire’04–’12

National’12–’15

Wilshire’15–’23

1998200520122019now

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 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2024 → Jan 2026	$750K	4
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jan 2023 → Jan 2024	$750K	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2015 → Jan 2023	$750K	1
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2015	$750K	4
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2004 → Jun 2012	$750K	5
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2001 → Aug 2002	$750K	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2000 → Mar 2000	$750K	5
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & MERC. REASS. CO.	Jul 1998 → Mar 2000	$750K	1
WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 1998 → Jul 1998	$750K	3

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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): 3
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.8 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

60.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CO busiest

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

Home base

VELARDE, NM

CTY RD 41 HOUSE #902

Top corridor

CO ⇄ NM

CO 4 · NM 2 · WI 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-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 787072

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@valornet.com — 197 carriers: USDOT 27385 USDOT 34255 USDOT 126235 USDOT 237333 USDOT 343377 USDOT 351077 USDOT 351618 USDOT 352089

Shares a company officer with other carriers

benny martinez — 3 carriers: USDOT 3812889 USDOT 3967159

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: CTY RD 41 HOUSE #902, VELARDE, NM, 87582
Mailing address: PO BOX 2033, ESPANOLA, NM, 87532
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (505) 852-1001
Fax: (505) 852-1001
Email: rubymtz@valornet.com
Web domain: valornet.com

Registration

Officers: Benny Martinez · Ruby Martinez
USDOT / docket: 736543 · MC-336008
First registered: Mar 20, 1998
Last MCS-150: Dec 24, 2025 · 15,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jun 27, 2002
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

15,000

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 BENNY MARTINEZ.

BENNY MARTINEZ (USDOT 736543) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY effective Jan 12, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 24, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jun 27, 2002 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BENNY MARTINEZ's USDOT number?

BENNY MARTINEZ's USDOT number is 736543, and its motor carrier number is MC-336008.

Is BENNY MARTINEZ authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, BENNY MARTINEZ is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BENNY MARTINEZ's safety record?

BENNY MARTINEZ has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 11 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is BENNY MARTINEZ's fleet?

BENNY MARTINEZ operates 4 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BENNY MARTINEZ based?

BENNY MARTINEZ is based in VELARDE, NM, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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