Carrier profile · USDOT 3572292 · MC-1203740 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Tmetals Inc

DBA LUCKY TRANSPORT

1 power unitavg 12.1 yrLocal · 2 statesSAN DIEGO, CA86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1203740 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

11 observed · MCS-150

6Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.1Avg age (yr)

1999–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(619) 559-4605 Email dispatchtitosmetal03@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average42.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% 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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo42.2%

▲ 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

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.1 yr

Model years 1999–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

104 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 42.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 90 vehicle and 103 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

44.0% · 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 5.6 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

104 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 14

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

≈52.0 / 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: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 104
Annualized: ≈52 / yr
Coverage: ≈52.0 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance86 · 41 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving74 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance61 · 18 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance33 · 10 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance28 · 1 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance28 · 7 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 8 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance17 · 2 OOS
393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 8 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)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 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

New Horizon’21–’22

National Unity’22–’23

New Horizon’23–’24

Qualitas’24–’25

New Horizon’25–now

202120232025now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	1
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2025	$750K	1
NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2023 → Mar 2024	$750K	2
NATIONAL UNITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Mar 2023	$750K	1
NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2022	$750K	4

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 11
Trailers (towed): 6

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.1 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

88.2%

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

SAN DIEGO, CA

531 ALTA ROAD # 12

Top corridor

CA 75

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2996437 USDOT 4082731 USDOT 3428752

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 531 ALTA ROAD # 12, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92154
Mailing address: 2675 FAIVRE ST, CHULA VISTA, CA, 91911
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (619) 559-4605
Email: titosmetal03@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Gilberto Arce
USDOT / docket: 3572292 · MC-1203740
First registered: Feb 18, 2021
Last MCS-150: Mar 23, 2026 · 804,620 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

804,620

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 TMETALS INC.

TMETALS INC (USDOT 3572292) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 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 NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 29, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 42.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 104 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 90 vehicle-level and 103 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 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 23, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is TMETALS INC's USDOT number?

TMETALS INC's USDOT number is 3572292, and its motor carrier number is MC-1203740.

Is TMETALS INC authorized to operate?

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

What is TMETALS INC's safety record?

TMETALS INC has a 42.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 180 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).

How big is TMETALS INC's fleet?

TMETALS INC operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TMETALS INC based?

TMETALS INC is based in SAN DIEGO, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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