Carrier profile · USDOT 3168539 · MC-116396 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Quartz Transportation LLC

38 power unitsavg 7.4 yrRegional · 3 statesRANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-116396 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

38Power units

46 observed · MCS-150

195Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.4Avg age (yr)

2004–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(909) 265-0251 Email dispatchmartinez@qtllc.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 30, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average31.4% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo31.4%

▲ 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-mo31.4%

▲ 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

38 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.4 yr

Model years 2004–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

246 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 31.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 172 vehicle and 235 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.5% · 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 10.1 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

237 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 18

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

≈3.2 / 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: 38
Inspections · 24 mo: 246
Annualized: ≈123 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.2 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 Driving129 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance76 · 25 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance23 · 7 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance21 · 2 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance16 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance14 · 13 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 7 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.126 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 8 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 6 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$750,000 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

$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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Canal’18–’19

Hallmark’19–’22

Starstone National’23–’24

Ms Transverse’24–now

2018202020222024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Jul 2025	$750K	4
STARSTONE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2023 → Aug 2024	$750K	3
HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2022	$750K	6
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2018 → Aug 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): 38
Observed power (24 mo): 46
Trailers (towed): 195

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.4 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

21.6%

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

246

CA busiest

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

Home base

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA

9647 8TH ST

Top corridor

CA 242 · AZ 3 · NM 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: 15 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 428823 USDOT 4500074 USDOT 2885047 USDOT 3168537 USDOT 1965516 USDOT 3953290 USDOT 1849233 USDOT 3813472Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (81 trucks · 32 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 941630 USDOT 2932409 USDOT 3885857 USDOT 428823 USDOT 1849233 USDOT 2345475 USDOT 1965516 USDOT 3813472

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@qtllc.com — 7 carriers: USDOT 970938 USDOT 2360201 USDOT 2494903 USDOT 2558367 USDOT 2807407 USDOT 3408546

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: 9647 8TH ST, RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA, 91730
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (909) 265-0251
Email: martinez@qtllc.com
Web domain: qtllc.com

Registration

Officers: Sherry Rostani · Cindy Martinez
USDOT / docket: 3168539 · MC-116396
First registered: Aug 2, 2018
Last MCS-150: Aug 24, 2026 · 1,513,946 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 1.14
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,513,946

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 QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC.

QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3168539) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 14, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 31.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 246 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 172 vehicle-level and 235 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 30, 2026.

It reports 38 power units and 38 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 24, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 3168539, and its motor carrier number is MC-116396.

Is QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 31.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 340 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).

How big is QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 38 power units and 38 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

QUARTZ TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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