Carrier profile · USDOT 1964125 · MC-696901 · Updated Aug 23, 2026

Citizen Trucking LLC

DBA CITIZEN EXPRESS LINES

27 power unitsavg 11.6 yrRegional · 4 statesNOGALES, AZ86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-696901 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

27Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

31Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(520) 281-0400 Email dispatchmmartinez@citizenexpresslines.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 23, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.9% 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 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.9%

▲ 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

27 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

34 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 38.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 18 vehicle and 34 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

57.1% · 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 44.4 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

31 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 5

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 27-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 27
Inspections · 24 mo: 34
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
383.23 Operating without a valid CDLDriver Fitness2 · 1 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 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: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’13 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Lancer’09–’18

Pacific Financial’09–’13

beyond this history

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2018

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	Dec 2009 → Oct 2013	$750K	2
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2009 → Aug 2018	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 27
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 31

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

49.1%

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

AZ busiest

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

Home base

NOGALES, AZ

67 EAST BAFFERT DRIVE

Top corridor

AZ 24 · CA 5 · NM 4

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: 3 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 558440Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (25 trucks · 9 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 558440 USDOT 3327765 USDOT 3983317 USDOT 611489 USDOT 1483551 USDOT 1077478 USDOT 2187671 USDOT 1203373

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@citizenexpresslines.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1965726

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: 67 EAST BAFFERT DRIVE, NOGALES, AZ, 85621
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (520) 281-0400
Fax: (520) 281-4818
Email: mmartinez@citizenexpresslines.com
Web domain: citizenexpresslines.com

Registration

Officers: Richard Brennan · Thomas Morgan Jr
USDOT / docket: 1964125 · MC-696901
First registered: Nov 6, 2009
Last MCS-150: Aug 3, 2026 · 2,019,379 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

2,019,379

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 CITIZEN TRUCKING LLC.

CITIZEN TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 1964125) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 23, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 20, 2018 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 23, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

The carrier received 34 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 34 driver-level — across 4 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 23, 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 Aug 23, 2026.

It reports 27 power units and 24 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 23, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CITIZEN TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

CITIZEN TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 1964125, and its motor carrier number is MC-696901.

Is CITIZEN TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 23, 2026, CITIZEN TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CITIZEN TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

CITIZEN TRUCKING LLC has a 38.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 63 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash 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 CITIZEN TRUCKING LLC's fleet?

CITIZEN TRUCKING LLC operates 27 power units and 24 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is CITIZEN TRUCKING LLC based?

CITIZEN TRUCKING LLC is based in NOGALES, AZ, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.

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