Carrier profile · USDOT 168705 · MC-145905 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Cal-mex International Broker Inc

DBA MEX-CAL TRUCKLINE

101 power unitsavg 11.8 yrRegional · 7 statesSAN DIEGO, CA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-145905 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

101Power units

117 observed · MCS-150

481Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(619) 661-1234 Email dispatchddavila@mexcaltruckline.com

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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 above average23.7% 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 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo23.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

7 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

101 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

749 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 23.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 608 vehicle and 740 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.2% · 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 8.0 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

709 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 48

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

≈3.7 / 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: 101
Inspections · 24 mo: 749
Annualized: ≈375 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.7 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance161 · 68 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving150 · 7 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance81 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance77 · 32 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance74 · 21 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance72 · 50 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance58 · 21 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance46 · 10 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance36 · 26 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance24 · 3 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: Active
Broker: Inactive

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)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 · 12 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

United Southern’97–’01

Monterey’01–’05

Monterey’07–’09

Its Financial’10–’26

United Specialty’14–’18

Knight Specialty’18–’21

1997200520132021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 16 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY · since Feb 2026

All 16 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	1
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2023 → Feb 2025	$750K	3
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2021 → Feb 2023	$750K	3
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2018 → Feb 2021	$750K	3
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2014 → Feb 2018	$750K	8
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Dec 2013 → Dec 2014	$750K	4
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Apr 2013 → Dec 2013	$750K	1
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Dec 2012 → Apr 2013	$750K	2
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Dec 2011 → Dec 2012	$750K	4
ITS FINANCIAL SERVICES LLC	Apr 2010 → Mar 2026	$750K	1
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2009 → Dec 2011	$750K	1
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2007 → Dec 2009	$750K	3
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2006 → Mar 2006	$750K	3
LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2005 → Dec 2006	$750K	1
MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2001 → May 2005	$750K	4
UNITED SOUTHERN ASSURANCE CO.	May 1997 → May 2001	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 101
Observed power (24 mo): 117
Trailers (towed): 481

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

43.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

683

CA busiest

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

Home base

SAN DIEGO, CA

7921 AIRWAY RD

Top corridor

CA 674 · AZ 4 · NM 2

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: 30 trucks also ran under 24 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3390254 USDOT 4473026 USDOT 3703179 USDOT 3793443 USDOT 2266846 USDOT 3439499 USDOT 2011161 USDOT 1099085Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 114 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 557341 USDOT 1315063 USDOT 2011161 USDOT 4277717 USDOT 1298461 USDOT 1376019 USDOT 1845816 USDOT 1575579

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@mexcaltruckline.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 723759

Shares a company officer with other carriers

juan guillen — 4 carriers: USDOT 558879 USDOT 3118550 USDOT 3259763

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

101

Observed (24 mo)

117

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 7921 AIRWAY RD, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92154
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (619) 661-1234
Fax: (888) 563-6068
Email: ddavila@mexcaltruckline.com
Web domain: mexcaltruckline.com

Registration

Officers: David Davila · Juan Guillen
USDOT / docket: 168705 · MC-145905
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2026 · 4,674,327 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jul 3, 2007
D-U-N-S: 22194943

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

101

Power units

101

Drivers

101

CDL drivers

4,674,327

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 CAL-MEX INTERNATIONAL BROKER INC.

CAL-MEX INTERNATIONAL BROKER INC (USDOT 168705) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY effective Feb 2, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 23.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 749 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 608 vehicle-level and 740 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 7 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 101 power units and 101 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jul 3, 2007 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CAL-MEX INTERNATIONAL BROKER INC's USDOT number?

CAL-MEX INTERNATIONAL BROKER INC's USDOT number is 168705, and its motor carrier number is MC-145905.

Is CAL-MEX INTERNATIONAL BROKER INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, CAL-MEX INTERNATIONAL BROKER INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CAL-MEX INTERNATIONAL BROKER INC's safety record?

CAL-MEX INTERNATIONAL BROKER INC has a 23.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1,130 roadside inspections, with 7 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is CAL-MEX INTERNATIONAL BROKER INC's fleet?

CAL-MEX INTERNATIONAL BROKER INC operates 101 power units and 101 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CAL-MEX INTERNATIONAL BROKER INC based?

CAL-MEX INTERNATIONAL BROKER INC is based in SAN DIEGO, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 7 states.

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