Carrier profile · USDOT 4178588 · MC-1608425 · Updated Aug 16, 2026

Latincars LLC

DBA JUAN SOTELDO PAREDES

5 power unitsavg 15.8 yrNational · 21 statesELSMERE, KY70/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1608425 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

15.8Avg age (yr)

2002–2021 · vPIC

Call dispatch(859) 868-7340 Email dispatchllclatincars@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

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

Watch · 2

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Driver out-of-service rate well above average34.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo5.9%

▼ 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 peersOlder

15.8 yr

Model years 2002–2021 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

2 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2024 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

35 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 5.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 34.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 17 vehicle and 35 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 17.7 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

34 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 4

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

≈3.5 / 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: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 35
Annualized: ≈18 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.5 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance26 · 9 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance15 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness10 · 7 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance8 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
392.16 Failure to use seat beltUnsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

United Financial’24–’26

beyond this history

202420252026now

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Feb 2024 → Mar 2026	$1M	4

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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): 12
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.8 yr

Average age

2021

Newest model yr

2002

Oldest model yr

75.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

IA busiest

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

Home base

ELSMERE, KY

700 MAIN ST

Top corridor

IA ⇄ KY

IA 6 · MT 4 · TX 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: 4 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4370457 USDOT 4460309 USDOT 4529290 USDOT 4045874Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (9 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4370457 USDOT 4460309 USDOT 407183 USDOT 3565438 USDOT 3835706 USDOT 4045874 USDOT 4312739 USDOT 4529290

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: 700 MAIN ST, ELSMERE, KY, 41018
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (859) 868-7340
Email: llclatincars@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Juan Soteldo Paredes
USDOT / docket: 4178588 · MC-1608425
First registered: Jan 11, 2024
Last MCS-150: Jan 9, 2026 · 349,250 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

349,250

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 LATINCARS LLC.

LATINCARS LLC (USDOT 4178588) has a Vektor safety score of 70/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 16, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 5.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier received 35 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 17 vehicle-level and 35 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 16, 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 16, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 9, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 16, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LATINCARS LLC's USDOT number?

LATINCARS LLC's USDOT number is 4178588, and its motor carrier number is MC-1608425.

Is LATINCARS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 16, 2026, LATINCARS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LATINCARS LLC's safety record?

LATINCARS LLC has a 5.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 35 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 70/100 (tier: review).