SANCHOTENA EXPRESS INC
DBA: SANEX INTERNATIONAL
(619) 671-0966
juan.g@sanchotenaexpress.com
9775 Marconi Dr Ste E, San Diego CA 92154-7267
24
tractors · all owned
24 drivers
634k mi/yr · ~26k per unit
HazMat
Excellent
FRED Score 90.6 / 100
Moderate confidence
30 yrs history · 226 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 24
- Drivers · CDL
- 24 · 0
- Annual miles
- 634k
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (12-16-2008) · 17 yr old
- Registered
- 04-02-1996 (30 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-20-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- JUAN SANCHOTENA
Cargo
66.8
medium risk
Motor Vehicles
Drive/Tow Away
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Other: FOAM, AND SCRAP
Construction
- 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 lower than similar fleets (about a 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 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 0.56×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.5 vs 1.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.5
Similar fleets
1.0
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 1 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Out-of-service orders 1.32× and violations 1.26× the rate expected for its inspections, but unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.13×. Together they move its crash estimate -17%. 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.
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Driver qualification2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 no valid CDL, 1 medical certificate (May 2025 – Nov 2025).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 123 of 298 violations (41%). Brake or light defects led to 40 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate31.2% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (48 of 154). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.32× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
- No reportable crashes in 24 months.
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.9% vs 6.7% national.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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
226
52% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
31.2%
48 of 154
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.9%
2 of 226
National avg 6.7%
Violations
298
71 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
vs 11,996 peer fleets
Inspections per power unit look like an outlier vs peers; read these rates with care.
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.000 | 0.027 |
| Inspections | 6.75 | 1.02 |
| Violations | 6.21 | 0.71 |
| Critical violations | 0.96 | 0.14 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
298 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert288 · 69 OOSBrakes 123 · Lights 54 · Tires 29 · Steering & suspension 26 · Wheels & hubs 16 · 40 more
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Driver fitness No alert5 · 2 OOSEnglish proficiency 3 · Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
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Unsafe driving No alert3 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 2 · Speeding 1
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Hours of service No alert2 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 monthsNo reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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- Liability (BIPD)
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$1,000,000 · New Horizon Insurance Companyon record since Apr 11, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2012
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Apr 11, 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: 5
Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Jun 28, 2011)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
52 filings and 49 authority events since 1996 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
52 filings and 49 authority events since 1996 · FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Apr 11, 2026New Horizon Insurance CompanyLiability · $1,000,000 · on fileFMCSA's new system
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Mar 16, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 9, 2026opened after NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 11, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 10, 2025NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 11, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 3, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 11, 2025opened after NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 30, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 11, 2025NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 10, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jul 30, 2025 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 17, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 8, 2025opened after NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 11, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 25, 2024NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 11, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 18, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 26, 2024cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 11, 2024NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 25, 2024 · superseded by the same policy3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 15, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 12, 2024opened after NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 11, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 11, 2023NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 11, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 15, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 3, 2023opened after NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 11, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2022NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE CO RRG, LLC (risk retention group)Liability · $750,000 · ended Apr 11, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 4, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 3, 2022opened after QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 30, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2021QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 30, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 5, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 29, 2021opened after QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 30, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 6, 2020QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 30, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 29, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 7, 2020cause not stated in FMCSA's older recordsL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 30, 2020QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 6, 2020 · superseded by the same policy2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 30, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 1, 2020opened after COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 26, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 23, 2019COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 26, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 15, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 24, 2019opened after COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 13, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 1, 2019COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 23, 2019 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Aug 10, 2019 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 17, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 2, 2019opened after COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 13, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 26, 2019COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jul 1, 2019 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jul 13, 2019 came after the replacement; 2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- California (HQ) 204
- Federal inspectors 22
Mostly inspected in its home state (90%).
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (37 power units: 24 filed, 37 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
1.0
Actual, per year in window
0.0
Projected, next 12 mo
0.5
0
0.75
1.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 37 power units this active to have about 1.0 crash a year (sized from the 37 units seen roadside; 24 filed). This motor carrier recorded 0 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 0.0 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 0.5 over the next 12 — below a typical fleet.
Fatal-crash risk: about 1% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is below that of similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
226 inspections
and 0 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 224 inspections and 0 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Aged out — crashes before Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- 2 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.32
Excellent — 0.56x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.026 crashes per power-unit-year for a 37-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 0.83x (driver behaviour 0.13x, out-of-service 1.32x, all violations 1.26x; 226 inspections). Experience 0.68x: 0.0 decayed crashes against 1.2 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.32, a 2.60). 80% range 0.18–1.04x. Fleet sized at 37 units from roadside VINs (24 filed). Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
Class rate
2.6 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
37 power units (24 filed, 37 seen roadside) · 0.96 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.83×
226 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.68×
0.0 decayed crashes vs 1.2 expected · credibility 0.32
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 0.56× (80% range 0.18–1.04×)
· band Excellent
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
226
Driver Insp
226
Driver OOS
2
Vehicle Insp
154
Vehicle OOS
48
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 2 | 0.75 | |
| HOS Compliance | 2 | 0.01 | |
| Driver Fitness | 5 | 0.11 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 103 | 7.86 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-AUG-25 – 31-OCT-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.