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JUAN CARLOS TORRES

DBA: TORRES TRUCKING

DOT# 454740 MC# 245437 San Diego, CA Authorized For-Hire
(619) 843-5868 jtorrestrucking@hotmail.com 3650 Limberg St, San Diego CA 92154
8 tractors · all owned 8 drivers
Strong
FRED Score 78.9 / 100
Low confidence
35 yrs history · 82 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
8
Drivers · CDL
8 · 8
Annual miles
39k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 8 0 0 8
Trailers 10 0 0 10

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
08-12-1991 (35 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
07-02-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JUAN CARLOS TORRES

Cargo

59.5
medium risk
General Freight Other: METAL SCRAP, CARDBOA
High-Risk Cargo
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.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% 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 0.72×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.2 vs 0.3 for similar fleets
Likely 0–1 crashes
This motor carrier
0.2
Similar fleets
0.3
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
<1%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.3 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Violations 2.29× and out-of-service orders 2.09× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.11×. Together they move its crash estimate -12%: 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.

  • Driver qualification
    2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL (Jul 2025 – Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 57 of 187 violations (30%). Brake or light defects led to 24 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    49.2% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (30 of 61). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 2.09× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Driver out-of-service rate 2.4% vs 6.7% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • 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.

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
82
39% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
49.2%
30 of 61
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
2.4%
2 of 82
National avg 6.7%
Violations
187
58 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 6–9 trucks in California (about 26 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 8 inspections, 4 out of service 8 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 11 inspections, 3 out of service 11 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 9 inspections, 2 out of service 9 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 5 inspections, 3 out of service 5 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 7 inspections, 6 out of service 7 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 19 inspections, 8 out of service 19 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 16 inspections, 4 out of service 16 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 57,512 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.043
Inspections 8.44 1.58
Violations 11.69 1.56
Critical violations 1.94 0.29

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, Small (advisory) power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

187 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    184 · 56 OOS
    Brakes 57 · Lights 45 · Steering & suspension 22 · Tires 10 · Wheels & hubs 9 · 41 more
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2 · English proficiency 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Hours of service 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)
$1,000,000 · QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Dec 14, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Nov 2002
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
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Dec 14, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • 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 Dec 11, 2025)

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) 80
  • Federal inspectors 2

Mostly inspected in its home state (98%).

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/454740