Carrier profile · USDOT 2778754 · MC-1302197 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

El Torito Trucking LLC

11 power unitsavg 17.6 yrMulti-region · 9 statesALVARADO, TX56/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1302197 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

11Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.6Avg age (yr)

1998–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(832) 405-8663 Email dispatchJARMANDO980@GMAIL.COM

Click to see how we scored it

Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 30, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average36.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average30.4% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 11 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2015.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo36.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 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

17.6 yr

Model years 1998–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

11 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2015 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

23 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 36.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 30.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 19 vehicle and 23 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

30.0% · 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 27.1 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

23 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 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

≈1.0 / 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: 23
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving15 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 8 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS

Explore full safety record — inspections, BASICs, crashes

Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’26 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive County’21–’24

Trisura Specialty’24–’25

Accredited Specialty’25–’26

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	3
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Aug 2021 → Feb 2024	$750K	1

Explore full authority & insurance record

Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 11
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 9

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

17.6 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

76.5%

VINs decoded

Explore full fleet — VIN roster, equipment mix, age distribution

Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

ALVARADO, TX

123 SORREL WAY

Top corridor

TX 14 · OK 2 · NE 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

See the full operating map — state density, top lanes

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 4329132Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (15 trucks · 14 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1873886 USDOT 1915284 USDOT 4443732 USDOT 152518 USDOT 3246249 USDOT 3502931 USDOT 4316910 USDOT 2494361

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.

Explore the carrier network & VIN cross-links

Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 123 SORREL WAY, ALVARADO, TX, 76009
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (832) 405-8663
Email: jarmando980@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Jorge Armando Acosta Portillo
USDOT / docket: 2778754 · MC-1302197
First registered: Jul 2, 2015
Last MCS-150: Mar 31, 2025 · 290,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 13.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

290,000

Annual mileage

Open the full identity & federal record

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.

Open the full federal-record activity feed

Reviews

Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated

Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score

No verified reviews yet

Be the first broker or shipper to rate EL TORITO TRUCKING LLC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.

Leave a review

Open reviews

Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for EL TORITO TRUCKING LLC.

EL TORITO TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2778754) has a Vektor safety score of 56/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 30, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 36.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 23 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 19 vehicle-level and 23 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 30, 2026.

It reports 11 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 31, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EL TORITO TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number?

EL TORITO TRUCKING LLC's USDOT number is 2778754, and its motor carrier number is MC-1302197.

Is EL TORITO TRUCKING LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 30, 2026, EL TORITO TRUCKING LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EL TORITO TRUCKING LLC's safety record?

EL TORITO TRUCKING LLC has a 36.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 31 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 56/100 (tier: high_risk).