Carrier profile · USDOT 3123992 · MC-89516 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

El Conejo Express LLC

4 power unitsavg 10.9 yrLocal · 2 statesCASTROVILLE, CA87/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-89516 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.9Avg age (yr)

2009–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(831) 970-5935 Email dispatchelconejoexpress@gmail.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 average27.3% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average12.5% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo27.3%

▲ 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

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.9 yr

Model years 2009–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 27.3%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 12.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 8 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · 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 3.3 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

11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 3

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

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 4-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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 Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 5 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance3 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National Liability’18–’19

Scottsdale’19–’20

Accident Fund’21–’24

Third Coast’24–’25

beyond this history

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2025	$750K	2
ACCIDENT FUND GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2024	$750K	3
NAVIGATORS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2020	$750K	2
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2020	$750K	1
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	May 2018 → May 2019	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.9 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2009

Oldest model yr

75.0%

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

CA busiest

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

Home base

CASTROVILLE, CA

10890 AXTELL ST

Top corridor

CA 8 · AZ 3

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 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3899607 USDOT 4030068Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3017422 USDOT 3899607 USDOT 3626124 USDOT 4030068

Shares a company officer with other carriers

gabriel castaneda — 4 carriers: USDOT 1575859 USDOT 3618580 USDOT 4282254

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: 10890 AXTELL ST, CASTROVILLE, CA, 95012
Mailing address: PO BOX 681, CASTROVILLE, CA, 95012
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (831) 970-5935
Fax: (831) 632-2137
Email: elconejoexpress@gmail.com

Registration

Officers: Gabriel Castaneda · Rebecca Castaneda
USDOT / docket: 3123992 · MC-89516
First registered: Apr 16, 2018
Last MCS-150: Feb 6, 2026 · 117,892 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 10.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

117,892

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 EL CONEJO EXPRESS LLC.

EL CONEJO EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3123992) 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 no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 27.3% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 8 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 20, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 6, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is EL CONEJO EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

EL CONEJO EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 3123992, and its motor carrier number is MC-89516.

Is EL CONEJO EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, EL CONEJO EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EL CONEJO EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

EL CONEJO EXPRESS LLC has a 27.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 24 roadside inspections, with 0 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 EL CONEJO EXPRESS LLC's fleet?

EL CONEJO EXPRESS LLC operates 4 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is EL CONEJO EXPRESS LLC based?

EL CONEJO EXPRESS LLC is based in CASTROVILLE, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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