Carrier profile · USDOT 2375368 · MC-830730 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Granados Trucking Inc

DBA GRANADOS TRANSPORT

30 power unitsavg 10.8 yrLocal · 2 statesCARSON, CA75/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-830730 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

30Power units

43 observed · MCS-150

80Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(310) 719-2270 Email dispatchtania@granadostrans.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 · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average16.7% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes7 crashes involving injuries are on 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 14 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2013.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

30 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

13 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2013 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

122 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 107 vehicle and 90 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

43.8% · 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 15.4 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

115 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 19

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

≈2.0 / 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: 30
Inspections · 24 mo: 122
Annualized: ≈61 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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 Driving41 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance31 · 8 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance24 · 23 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 6 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 8 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 6 OOS
393.126 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 7 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
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 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Db (usbranch)’13–’17

Scottsdale’18–’20

Houston Specialty’22–’24

National Union’24–now

2013201720212025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA · since May 2026

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	May 2024 → May 2026	$750K	2
HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2022 → May 2024	$750K	2
SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Dec 2021 → Jul 2022	$750K	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2021	$750K	5
GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG	Mar 2020 → Sep 2020	$750K	2
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2018 → Jan 2020	$750K	3
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Jun 2018	$750K	1
DB INSURANCE CO., LTD (U.S.BRANCH)	Oct 2013 → Oct 2017	$750K	7
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Oct 2013	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 30
Observed power (24 mo): 43
Trailers (towed): 80

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

122

CA busiest

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

Home base

CARSON, CA

17140 KINGVIEW AVE

Top corridor

CA 111 · AZ 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: 1 truck 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 1120526Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (18 trucks · 18 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3066511 USDOT 3516907 USDOT 422227 USDOT 1922474 USDOT 1901345 USDOT 3333244 USDOT 2741273 USDOT 3336664

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: 17140 KINGVIEW AVE, CARSON, CA, 90746
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (310) 719-2270
Email: tania@granadostrans.com
Web domain: granadostrans.com

Registration

Officer: Jose Gregorio Granados
USDOT / docket: 2375368 · MC-830730
First registered: Feb 1, 2013
Last MCS-150: Feb 19, 2026 · 1,100,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · May 23, 2018
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,100,000

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 GRANADOS TRUCKING INC.

GRANADOS TRUCKING INC (USDOT 2375368) has a Vektor safety score of 75/100 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 $1,000,000 limit in force from NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA effective May 5, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 122 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 107 vehicle-level and 90 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 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 30 power units and 30 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 19, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned May 23, 2018 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GRANADOS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number?

GRANADOS TRUCKING INC's USDOT number is 2375368, and its motor carrier number is MC-830730.

Is GRANADOS TRUCKING INC authorized to operate?

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

What is GRANADOS TRUCKING INC's safety record?

GRANADOS TRUCKING INC has a 30.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 155 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 75/100 (tier: review).

How big is GRANADOS TRUCKING INC's fleet?

GRANADOS TRUCKING INC operates 30 power units and 30 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is GRANADOS TRUCKING INC based?

GRANADOS TRUCKING INC is based in CARSON, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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