Carrier profile · USDOT 1691509 · MC-621194 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Lunas Auto Transport LLC

2 power unitsavg 13.8 yrLocal · 2 statesEL CENTRO, CA82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-621194 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

2 observed · MCS-150

2Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.8Avg age (yr)

2004–2015 · vPIC

Call dispatch(760) 801-5832 Email dispatchlunastransport@yahoo.com

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.MCS-150 update dueThe biennial MCS-150 update is overdue.

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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2007.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 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-mo50.0%

▲ 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

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13.8 yr

Model years 2004–2015 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2007 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%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 — 6 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

44.4% · 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 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

7 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 2

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

≈1.8 / 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: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving1 · 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: Inactive
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 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Sutter’08–’10

Accident’12–’15

Qualitas’15–’18

Commercial Alliance’18–’20

New Horizon’20–now

2007201220172022now

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 · NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Nov 2025	$750K	9
COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2018 → Nov 2020	$750K	2
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2015 → Nov 2018	$750K	4
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Nov 2012 → Nov 2015	$750K	4
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Nov 2011 → Dec 2012	$750K	2
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Nov 2010 → Nov 2011	$750K	2
SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2008 → Nov 2010	$750K	4
TOPA INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2007 → Nov 2008	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 2
Trailers (towed): 2

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.8 yr

Average age

2015

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

75.0%

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

EL CENTRO, CA

935 W EVAN HEWES HWY

Top corridor

CA 5

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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 935 W EVAN HEWES HWY, EL CENTRO, CA, 92243
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (760) 801-5832
Email: lunastransport@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Victor Manuel Luna
USDOT / docket: 1691509 · MC-621194
First registered: Sep 25, 2007
Last MCS-150: Mar 8, 2024 · 158,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

158,000

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 LUNAS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC.

LUNAS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1691509) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 4, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 8, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is LUNAS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

LUNAS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 1691509, and its motor carrier number is MC-621194.

Is LUNAS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, LUNAS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is LUNAS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

LUNAS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).

How big is LUNAS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC's fleet?

LUNAS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is LUNAS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC based?

LUNAS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC is based in EL CENTRO, CA, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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