Carrier profile · USDOT 1400280 · MC-531456 · Updated Jun 19, 2026

Sierra Freight LLC

4 power unitsavg 14.3 yrRegional · 3 statesCALEXICO, CA86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-531456 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.3Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(760) 455-5657 Email dispatchsierrafreightllc@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 19, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average44.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% 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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.8%

▲ 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

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.3 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

79 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 44.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 67 vehicle and 76 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 2.6 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

79 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 9

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

≈9.9 / 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: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 79
Annualized: ≈40 / yr
Coverage: ≈9.9 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance41 · 10 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving35 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance32 · 15 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance32 · 13 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance25 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance23 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 5 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 3 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 2 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: 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 ’26 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Monterey’06–’15

Qualitas’17–’26

2006201120162021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2017 → May 2026	$750K	11
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2016 → May 2017	$750K	1
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → Jun 2016	$750K	3
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2006 → May 2015	$750K	10

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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): 6
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.3 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

89.5%

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 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

CALEXICO, CA

911 CORRALES ST

Top corridor

CA 52 · AZ 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 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3891316 USDOT 4335961Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

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

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3001746 USDOT 3891316 USDOT 4335961 USDOT 517707 USDOT 4127816

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: 911 CORRALES ST, CALEXICO, CA, 92231
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (760) 455-5657
Fax: (760) 357-7848
Email: sierrafreightllc@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Francisco Sierra
USDOT / docket: 1400280 · MC-531456
First registered: Jul 29, 2005
Last MCS-150: May 1, 2026 · 252,042 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

252,042

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 SIERRA FREIGHT LLC.

SIERRA FREIGHT LLC (USDOT 1400280) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 19, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 9, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 19, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 44.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

The carrier received 79 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 67 vehicle-level and 76 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 19, 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 Jun 19, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 1, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is SIERRA FREIGHT LLC's USDOT number?

SIERRA FREIGHT LLC's USDOT number is 1400280, and its motor carrier number is MC-531456.

Is SIERRA FREIGHT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 19, 2026, SIERRA FREIGHT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SIERRA FREIGHT LLC's safety record?

SIERRA FREIGHT LLC has a 44.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 112 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is SIERRA FREIGHT LLC's fleet?

SIERRA FREIGHT LLC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SIERRA FREIGHT LLC based?

SIERRA FREIGHT LLC is based in CALEXICO, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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