Carrier profile · USDOT 1445326 · MC-740481 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Mendez Trucking Inc

36 power unitsavg 4.8 yrRegional · 4 statesBELLEVILLE, NJ74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-740481 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

36Power units

46 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

4.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(973) 979-0100 Email dispatchmendeztrucking@verizon.net

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average56.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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-mo56.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo56.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

36 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

192 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 56.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 140 vehicle and 192 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

63.2% · 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 30.3 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

188 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 18

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

≈2.7 / 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: 36
Inspections · 24 mo: 192
Annualized: ≈96 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.7 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance505 · 505 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving461 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance30 · 2 OOS
393.100 Cargo securement (general)Vehicle Maintenance17 · 17 OOS
396.7 Unsafe operationVehicle Maintenance10 · 1 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving8 · 5 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance6 · 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 / 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Navigators’16–’19

Prime Property’19–’23

Holman Transportation’23–’25

Southlake Specialty’25–now

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$1M	1
HOLMAN TRANSPORTATION RRG INC	Jun 2023 → Mar 2025	$1M	3
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Mar 2023 → Mar 2023	$1M	2
PARK WOOD RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC.	Mar 2023 → Jun 2023	$1M	1
PRIME PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE INC	Apr 2019 → Mar 2023	$1M	12
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2016 → Apr 2019	$1M	1
EVEREST NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2015 → Apr 2016	$1M	1
ARI INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2014 → Apr 2015	$1M	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2013 → Apr 2014	$1M	3
AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION	Apr 2012 → Apr 2013	$1M	4
KNIGHTBROOK INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2011 → Apr 2012	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 36
Observed power (24 mo): 46
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

91.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

192

NJ busiest

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

Home base

BELLEVILLE, NJ

74 ACADEMY STREET

Top corridor

NJ 154 · PA 22 · NY 11

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 2386628Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (6 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2386628 USDOT 4353600 USDOT 3835928 USDOT 3826972

Shares a company officer with other carriers

juan munoz — 21 carriers: USDOT 1015802 USDOT 1154271 USDOT 1215350 USDOT 1762964 USDOT 1926382 USDOT 2139000 USDOT 2175611 USDOT 2473263

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: 74 ACADEMY STREET, BELLEVILLE, NJ, 07109
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (973) 979-0100
Fax: (973) 844-1887
Email: mendeztrucking@verizon.net

Registration

Officer: Juan Munoz
USDOT / docket: 1445326 · MC-740481
First registered: Dec 22, 2005
Last MCS-150: Oct 3, 2025 · 1,876,668 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 626798313

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,876,668

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 MENDEZ TRUCKING INC.

MENDEZ TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1445326) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading 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 SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 16, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 56.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 192 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 140 vehicle-level and 192 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 36 power units and 36 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 3, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MENDEZ TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

MENDEZ TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 1445326, and its motor carrier number is MC-740481.

Is MENDEZ TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is MENDEZ TRUCKING INC's safety record?

MENDEZ TRUCKING INC has a 56.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 308 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is MENDEZ TRUCKING INC's fleet?

MENDEZ TRUCKING INC operates 36 power units and 36 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MENDEZ TRUCKING INC based?

MENDEZ TRUCKING INC is based in BELLEVILLE, NJ, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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