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VICTOR H CORTEZ

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Company CheckVICTOR H CORTEZ · DOT 1434332

DBA: CORTEZ TRUCKING

604 J PARAMO ST, CALEXICO, CA, 92231

DOT# 1434332 MC# MC-541925 Calexico, California

CARRIER & BROKER

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Contact Details

Phone(760) 886-2250

Email-

Physical Address604 J PARAMO ST, CALEXICO, CA, 92231

Other Companies at This Address

Address604 J PARAMO ST, CALEXICO, CA 92231

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
HALBERT TRANSPORT LLC	3819767	(760) 604-2227	Active
VICTOR H CORTEZ this company	1434332	(760) 886-2250	Inactive

Note: sharing an address is legal and common (registered agents, virtual offices, business centers). A shared address never reduces the Trust Score.

Operating Authorities

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC541925

CommonInactive

ContractNot Active

BrokerInactive

Company Overview

VICTOR H CORTEZ is an carrier & broker based in Calexico, California. The fleet consists of 1 power unit and 1 driver. The company has a clean safety record with zero reported crashes. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY. Active operating authorities include Common, Broker. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, VICTOR H CORTEZ has a Trust Score of 60/100 (Good).

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatNo

Safety Summary

No safety rating or inspection data on file with FMCSA.

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type-

Effective-

CompanyMONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY

Policy #-

Active Policies2

Quick Facts

StatusInactive

TypeCarrier & Broker

Fleet1 units

Drivers1

MCS-15004/2014

Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

Brokers must keep a $75,000 surety bond or trust fund on file with FMCSA. If it lapses, FMCSA revokes the broker’s authority — so an active bond is the key thing a carrier should verify before hauling for a broker.

Bond StatusActive

Required$75,000 (FMCSA min)

TypeTrust Fund (BMC-85)

Last filing on record03/07/2007

Surety / TrusteePACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.

Contact☎ (800) 595-2615
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Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	WK107750	$750,000	12/13/2012	04/10/2014	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA-9330377-01	$0	12/13/2010	03/04/2011	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA-9330377-01	$750,000	12/13/2010	03/04/2011	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA9330377	$0	12/13/2009	12/13/2010	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA9330377	$750,000	12/13/2009	12/13/2010	Cancelled
34	CARGO	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL604147	$0	12/13/2008	12/13/2009	Cancelled
35	CARGO	MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	6SIM3-545219	$0	12/13/2008	-	Cancelled
35	BIPD	MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	6SAP3-545219	$1,000,000	12/13/2008	-	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	EMPIRE FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	CL604147	$750,000	12/13/2008	12/13/2009	Cancelled
34	CARGO	MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	6SIM3-545219	$0	12/13/2007	12/13/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	6SAP3-545219	$1,000,000	12/13/2007	12/13/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	6SAP3-545219	$1,000,000	12/13/2006	12/13/2007	Cancelled
34	CARGO	MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	6SIM3-545219	$0	12/13/2006	12/13/2007	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CATK00064-01	$750,000	11/19/2006	12/13/2006	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CATK00064	$750,000	11/19/2005	11/19/2005	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CATK00064	$750,000	11/19/2005	10/30/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CATK00064	$750,000	11/19/2005	11/19/2006	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	UNIVERSAL CASUALTY COMPANY	CATK 000 64	$750,000	11/19/2005	06/15/2006	Cancelled
34	CARGO	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	HIM06 03220	$0	11/18/2006	12/13/2006	Replaced
34	CARGO	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	HIM05 03220	$0	11/18/2005	11/18/2006	Cancelled
85	TRUST FUND	PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.	NONE	$0	03/07/2007	10/04/2008	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA-9330377-01	$750,000	03/04/2011	12/13/2012	Cancelled
34	CARGO	ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	PRA-9330377-01	$0	03/04/2011	12/13/2012	Cancelled

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective
35	CARGO	MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	6SIM3-545219	$0	12/13/2008
35	BIPD	MONTEREY INSURANCE COMPANY	6SAP3-545219	$1,000,000	12/13/2008

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC541925	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	12/02/2005	REVOKED	04/16/2014
MC541925	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/17/2008	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/11/2008
MC541925	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2012	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/11/2012
MC541925	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2010	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/09/2010
MC541925	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2009	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/07/2009
MC541925	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	11/16/2007	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	12/11/2007
MC541925	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/23/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/01/2006
MC541925	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	10/23/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	11/02/2006
MC541925	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	05/19/2006	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/15/2006
MC541925	PROPERTY BROKER	GRANTED	03/13/2007	REVOKED	10/14/2008

No revocation records.

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60/100

Good

NOT VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown — from 100 to 60

−25

−10

Starts at 100−40 totalFinal 60

Not active with FMCSA−25

MCS-150 update overdue−10

Operating history unknown−3

No email address on file−2

Verification — 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

USDOT registration is not active (inactive, revoked, or pending).

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-25

Not active with FMCSA FAILS VERIFICATION

FMCSA does not show an active USDOT registration / operating authority.

-10

MCS-150 update overdue

The required biennial MCS-150 update has not been filed on time (score factor, not a verification failure).

-3

Operating history unknown

No authority grant date on file.

-2

No email address on file

No public email address on record.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back — the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A — not required — never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty — we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark — for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference — the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers) knockout	−10
Crashes — rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Broker Surety Bond FMCSA BMC-84/85

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