Carrier profile · USDOT 1974987 · MC-747763 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Jose Manuel Romero

11 power unitsavg 12.6 yrRegional · 3 statesCOMMERCE, CA87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-747763 ACTIVEHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

19Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.6Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(323) 584-8166 Email dispatchjosevernonexp@yahoo.com; shirleyvernonexp@yahoo.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average33.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average6.9% vs the 6.7% 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)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo33.3%

▲ 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-mo33.3%

▲ 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

Small fleet

11 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.6 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

32 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 33.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 27 vehicle and 29 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

37.5% · 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 14.9 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 Mar '26 · 4

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 11-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 11
Inspections · 24 mo: 32
Annualized: ≈16 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Driving39 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance24 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 7 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance16 · 6 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance11 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 6 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 4 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)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

No insurance filing history on record.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO. · since Jun 2011

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 19

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

72.7%

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

CA busiest

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

Home base

COMMERCE, CA

6148 FERGUSON

Top corridor

CA 29 · AZ 2 · NV 1

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 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 202639 USDOT 1075162 USDOT 2420807 USDOT 3148149Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (14 trucks · 17 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1075162 USDOT 1509982 USDOT 3903803 USDOT 2770364 USDOT 2853333 USDOT 202639 USDOT 3150913 USDOT 3374319

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jose manuel romero — 4 carriers: USDOT 2866257 USDOT 4292604 USDOT 4301798

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: 6148 FERGUSON, COMMERCE, CA, 90022
Mailing address: 537, PICO RIVERA, CA, 90660
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (323) 584-8166
Email: josevernonexp@yahoo.com; shirleyvernonexp@yahoo.com
Web domain: yahoo.com; shirleyvernonexp

Registration

Officer: Jose Manuel Romero
USDOT / docket: 1974987 · MC-747763
First registered: Dec 11, 2009
Last MCS-150: Feb 11, 2026 · 1,101,187 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

1,101,187

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 JOSE MANUEL ROMERO.

JOSE MANUEL ROMERO (USDOT 1974987) has a Vektor safety score of 87/100 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 STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE CO. effective Jun 22, 2011 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 33.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 32 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 27 vehicle-level and 29 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 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 11 power units and 11 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 11, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is JOSE MANUEL ROMERO's USDOT number?

JOSE MANUEL ROMERO's USDOT number is 1974987, and its motor carrier number is MC-747763.

Is JOSE MANUEL ROMERO authorized to operate?

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

What is JOSE MANUEL ROMERO's safety record?

JOSE MANUEL ROMERO has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 73 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 87/100 (tier: clear).

How big is JOSE MANUEL ROMERO's fleet?

JOSE MANUEL ROMERO operates 11 power units and 11 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is JOSE MANUEL ROMERO based?

JOSE MANUEL ROMERO is based in COMMERCE, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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