POTOSINOS TRUCKING INC

DOT# 3247151 MC# 1593879 Salinas, CA Authorized For-Hire
(831) 595-0243 potosinostrucking@gmail.com 1359 Mazatlan St, Salinas CA 93905-4030
14 tractors · all owned 17 drivers 551k mi/yr · ~39k per unit
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
7 yrs history · 33 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
14
Drivers · CDL
17 · 17
Annual miles
551k
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 14 0 0 14
Trailers 1 0 0 1

Registration

Registered
02-18-2019 (7 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
03-07-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
MICHAEL NOE MORALES
Officer
MARIO DE LA ROSA

Cargo

67.0
medium risk
Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Fresh Produce Farm Supplies
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, 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.

Not enough record to grade yet.

33 inspections and no crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one. It leans better than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but not by enough to grade.

Similar fleets: for-hire 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.

80% likely range 0.33×–1.64×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.4 vs 0.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.4
Similar fleets
0.5

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-9 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

Ask
Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (14 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.5 a year. The grade counts 2 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Out-of-service orders 1.63× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.58×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: 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 estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Drivers put out of service
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 English proficiency, 1 hours of service (Nov 2025 – May 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 22 of 63 violations (35%). Light or brake defects led to 8 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    38.7% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (12 of 31). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.63× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – May 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
33
33% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
38.7%
12 of 31
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
9.1%
3 of 33
National avg 6.7%
Violations
63
17 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 9 inspections, 3 out of service 9 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 7 inspections, 3 out of service 7 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 7 inspections, 4 out of service 7 Q2 '26
vs 16,659 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.031
Inspections 1.46 1.11
Violations 2.25 0.89
Critical violations 0.21 0.17

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

63 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    57 · 14 OOS
    Lights 22 · Brakes 16 · Tires 3 · Cargo securement 2 · Steering & suspension 2 · 12 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    4 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    2 · 2 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

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)
$750,000 · HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Mar 26, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2023
A cancellation notice effective Jun 3, 2026 was on file at May 14, 2026; whether it took effect is not in FMCSA's frozen record — see the live check.
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, 1 change: AMERICAN SUMMIT INSURANCE COMPANY → HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2024)
  • 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last Mar 26, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 4

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Mar 26, 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) 22
  • Arizona 11

67% of inspections were in its home state.