Carrier profile · USDOT 580072 · MC-282100 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Soltero LLC

DBA SOLTERO TRUCKING

5 power unitsavg 10.5 yrLocal · 2 statesSALINAS, CA74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-282100 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

9Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.5Avg age (yr)

2000–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(831) 776-5059 Email dispatchabel.andalon@solterotrucking.net

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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.

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average66.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% 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 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 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-mo66.7%

▲ 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

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.5 yr

Model years 2000–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

31 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 66.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

55.6% · 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 30.6 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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '25 · 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 5-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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 Driving5 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
393.84 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness1 · 0 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 ’25 · 13 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Northland’04–’09

Hudson’18–’22

1994200220102018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 18 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Sep 2025

All 18 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2023 → Sep 2025	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2023	$750K	1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2018 → Sep 2022	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Sep 2017 → Sep 2017	$750K	2
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Jul 2016 → Jul 2017	$750K	1
ALLIED PREMIER INSURANCE RRG	Jun 2015 → Jun 2016	$750K	1
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2013 → Oct 2014	$750K	3
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Nov 2013	$750K	4
PRAETORIAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2010 → Dec 2011	$750K	1
TOWER INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK	Jan 2010 → Dec 2010	$750K	4
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	Jan 2009 → Jan 2010	$750K	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2004 → Jan 2009	$750K	5
WILLIAMSBURG NATIONAL INS CO.	Feb 2003 → Mar 2004	$750K	2
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Feb 2002 → Feb 2003	$750K	2
WESTPORT INSURANCE CORPORATION	Feb 1998 → Feb 1998	$750K	2
RANGER INS. CO./FAIRMONT SPECIALTY INS. CO.	Feb 1997 → Mar 1998	$750K	1
CLARENDON NATIONAL INS. CO.	Feb 1995 → Feb 1997	$750K	3
RELIANCE NATIONAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Feb 1994 → Feb 1995	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 4
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

10.5 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

7.7%

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

SALINAS, CA

20600 SPENCE ROAD

Top corridor

CA 6

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 (2 trucks · 2 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3215904 USDOT 3094290

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: 20600 SPENCE ROAD, SALINAS, CA, 93908
Mailing address: P O BOX 6306, SALINAS, CA, 93912
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (831) 776-5059
Email: abel.andalon@solterotrucking.net
Web domain: solterotrucking.net

Registration

Officer: Abel Soltero Andalon
USDOT / docket: 580072 · MC-282100
First registered: Nov 7, 1994
Last MCS-150: Oct 1, 2025 · 170,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

170,000

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 SOLTERO LLC.

SOLTERO LLC (USDOT 580072) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 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 GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Sep 14, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 66.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 7 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 5 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 1, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is SOLTERO LLC's USDOT number?

SOLTERO LLC's USDOT number is 580072, and its motor carrier number is MC-282100.

Is SOLTERO LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is SOLTERO LLC's safety record?

SOLTERO LLC has a 66.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 11 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is SOLTERO LLC's fleet?

SOLTERO LLC operates 5 power units and 4 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is SOLTERO LLC based?

SOLTERO LLC is based in SALINAS, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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