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DESTINY FREIGHT INC

DOT# 1496982 MC# 562654 San Diego, CA Authorized For-Hire
(619) 726-4727 ricardo@destinyfreightsd.com 6774 Calle De La Linea Ste 106, San Diego CA 92154
1 tractors · all owned 2 drivers 155k mi/yr · ~155k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 38.2 / 100
Low confidence
20 yrs history · 53 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
1
Drivers · CDL
2 · 2
Annual miles
155k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 1 0 0 1
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

FMCSA Rating
Conditional (12-11-2011)historical — superseded by active authority (reviewed 14 yr ago)
Registered
05-03-2006 (20 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-07-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
RICARDO BANUELOS
Officer
ADRIANA HERNANDEZ

Cargo

73.8
high risk
Motor Vehicles Drive/Tow Away General Freight Fresh Produce
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, Drive/Tow Away, General Freight

Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.

Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

This motor carrier 1.36×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~1%
About 1.4× similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 2 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1 a year); similar fleets have about 0.3 a year. The grade counts 3 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Out-of-service orders 1.38× and violations 1.37× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.35×. Together they move its crash estimate -6%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.

  • Drivers put out of service
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service (Feb 2025 – Jan 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and tires
    Brakes are 25 of 86 violations (29%). Brake or tire defects led to 13 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    31.6% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (12 of 38). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.38× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
  • 2 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 3.8% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Unusual inspection rate
    Inspections per truck fall outside the normal range (1st–99th percentile), which can point to a mis-reported fleet size or data issues.
  • Historical FMCSA safety rating
    FMCSA once rated this motor carrier Conditional or Unsatisfactory, but the rating is stale or superseded — the motor carrier still holds active operating authority (a current Unsatisfactory would have it revoked), so it does not reflect current standing. Shown for context, not as a current finding.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Mar 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
2
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
53
43% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
31.6%
12 of 38
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
3.8%
2 of 53
National avg 6.7%
Violations
86
21 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 1 truck in California (about 2 in 24 months would be typical; 42% of them had none).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 8 inspections, 3 out of service 8 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 12 inspections, 1 out of service 12 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 12 inspections, 3 out of service 12 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 7 inspections, 3 out of service 7 Q1 '26
vs 2,469 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 1.000 0.067
Inspections 45.00 2.96
Violations 43.00 2.96
Critical violations 11.00 0.67

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Owner-Operator power units, high-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

86 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    81 · 19 OOS
    Brakes 25 · Tires 18 · Lights 11 · Steering & suspension 7 · Cargo securement 4 · 16 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    3 · 2 OOS
    No log 2 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 0 OOS
    English proficiency 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
2 crashes
  • Sep
    20
    2025
    California
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    18
    2025
    California
    Property damage only
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$1,000,000 · NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Mar 2, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2014
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY → NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2026); NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY → QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2025)
  • 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Mar 2, 2026, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Mar 17, 2026)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • California (HQ) 43
  • Federal inspectors 9
  • Arizona 1

Mostly inspected in its home state (81%).

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/1496982