Carrier profile · USDOT 2258465 · MC-770770 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Esteban G Cosio

DBA COSIO & SON TRUCKING

6 power unitsavg 14.2 yrMulti-region · 12 statesPOTRERO, CA88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-770770 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.2Avg age (yr)

1999–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(619) 209-8944 Email dispatchcosioandson@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 78 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo21.1%

▼ 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

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.2 yr

Model years 1999–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

48 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 21.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 38 vehicle and 44 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

27.3% · 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 4.3 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

47 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Aug '25 · 6

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

≈4.0 / 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: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 48
Annualized: ≈24 / yr
Coverage: ≈4.0 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving20 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance16 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance13 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance7 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance5 · 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 / 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 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Qualitas’15–’23

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	2
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Dec 2025	$750K	2
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2023 → Dec 2024	$750K	1
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2015 → Dec 2023	$750K	8
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Dec 2014 → Jan 2016	$750K	3
SPIRIT COMMERCIAL AUTO RR GROUP, INC	Dec 2013 → Dec 2014	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2012 → Dec 2013	$750K	1
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Dec 2011 → Dec 2012	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

90.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

POTRERO, CA

25275 POTRERO VALLEY RD SPC 60

Top corridor

CA 31 · AZ 4 · IL 2

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: 1 truck 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 3019163Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2205967 USDOT 3102698 USDOT 3019163 USDOT 580685 USDOT 4111946

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: 25275 POTRERO VALLEY RD SPC 60, POTRERO, CA, 91963
Mailing address: PO BOX 832, TECATE, CA, 91980
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (619) 209-8944
Email: cosioandson@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Esteban G Cosio
USDOT / docket: 2258465 · MC-770770
First registered: Dec 27, 2011
Last MCS-150: Feb 5, 2026 · 488,386 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

488,386

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 ESTEBAN G COSIO.

ESTEBAN G COSIO (USDOT 2258465) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 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 TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 30, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 21.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 48 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 38 vehicle-level and 44 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 20, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 5, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is ESTEBAN G COSIO's USDOT number?

ESTEBAN G COSIO's USDOT number is 2258465, and its motor carrier number is MC-770770.

Is ESTEBAN G COSIO authorized to operate?

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

What is ESTEBAN G COSIO's safety record?

ESTEBAN G COSIO has a 21.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 78 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).