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Company CheckVLS SAN DIEGO LLC · DOT 3615255

1452 N JOHNSON AVE, EL CAJON, CA, 92020-1616

DOT# 3615255 MC# 1232883 El Cajon, California 4 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$1,000,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

242

Inspections

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Public record

5 events tracked · latest Jul 4, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 4

May 27, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 22, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 20, 2026
Clean roadside inspection, no violations.
May 5, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 out-of-service violation.

Insurance 1

Current
Active insurance on file ($1,000,000).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

Phone(619) 441-1818

Email[email protected]

Physical Address1452 N JOHNSON AVE, EL CAJON, CA, 92020-1616

Mailing Address1452 N JOHNSON AVE, EL CAJON, CA, 92020

Other Companies at This Address

Address1452 N JOHNSON AVE, EL CAJON, CA 92020-1616

Others here

Distinct phones

Active

Company	DOT	Phone	Status
VLS SAN DIEGO LLC this company	3615255	(619) 441-1818 shared ×3	Active
PACIFIC TRANS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC	437764	(619) 441-1818 shared ×3	Inactive
PACIFIC TREATMENT ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES	193326	(619) 441-1818 shared ×3	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

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1232883

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating4 years

Company Overview

VLS SAN DIEGO LLC is a FMCSA-validated carrier based in El Cajon, California. The company has been in operation for 4 years, registered with the FMCSA on 04/19/2021. The fleet consists of 23 power units and 15 drivers. Annual mileage is reported at 788,260 miles (2024). With zero crashes across 242 inspections, VLS SAN DIEGO LLC maintains an excellent safety record. Both driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are below the national average, indicating strong compliance. Insurance coverage of $1,000,000 is on file through NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA. Active operating authorities include Common. Based on authority, insurance, safety, and compliance data, VLS SAN DIEGO LLC has a Trust Score of 97/100 (Excellent).

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire Hazardous Materials

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure 1.17 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure .14 · 10 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure .21 · 5 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 4.51 · 53 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage788,260 miles

Mileage Year2024

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Equipment

No equipment breakdown on file with FMCSA.

HazMatYes

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Driver OOS0.8% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS14.3% avg 20.7%

Last Review04/04/2025

Insurance

Amount$1,000,000

Type91X

VerifiedFMCSA · 06/26/2026

CompanyNATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA

Policy #2507830

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet23 units

Drivers15

Mileage788,260 mi

Operating4 years

MCS-15008/2025

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)0

Fatal0

Injury0

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total123

Out of Service1

OOS Rate0.8%

National Avg5.5%

Below National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total119

Out of Service17

OOS Rate14.3%

National Avg20.7%

Below National Average

HazMat Inspections

Total28

OOS0

OOS Rate0.0% (avg 4.5%)

Last FMCSA Review: 04/04/2025

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2023

35 · 7 OOS -

2024

62 · 9 OOS ▲

2025

78 · 11 OOS ▲

2026

23 · 2 OOS ▼

Crashes

No crashes on record.

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through May 2026, 126 inspections, 17 resulted in out-of-service (13.5% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 1 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 19 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

128 roadside violations across 126 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 95 violations · 19 OOS

Unsafe Driving 16 violations · 0 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 10 violations · 0 OOS

Driver Fitness 5 violations · 1 OOS

Hazardous Materials 2 violations · 0 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (100)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
05/27/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/22/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/05/2026	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	YUMA AZ	3	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
04/30/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	CA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2026	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	4	0	0	4	0	-	▲Detail
04/09/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	OTAY MESA IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/26/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN ONOFRE IF	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/25/2026	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN LUIS AZ	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/04/2026	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN ONOFRE IF	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
03/02/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	OTAY MESA IF	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
02/26/2026	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN LUIS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/23/2026	US	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAN LUIS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2026	CA	Terminal (Level V)	1452 N JOHNSON AVENUE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2026	CA	Terminal (Level V)	1452 N JOHNSON AVENUE	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2026	CA	Terminal (Level V)	1452 N JOHNSON AVENUE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2026	CA	Terminal (Level V)	1452 N JOHNSON AVENUE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/02/2026	CA	Terminal (Level V)	1452 N JOHNSON AVENUE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2026	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2026	CA	Terminal (Level V)	1452 N JOHNSON AVENUE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/27/2026	CA	Terminal (Level V)	1452 N JOHNSON AVENUE	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/23/2026	CA	Full (Level I)	OTAY MESA IF	4	1	0	4	1	-	▲Detail
01/22/2026	AZ	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/18/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAN ONOFRE IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/15/2025	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	1	1	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
12/08/2025	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CARSON PLATFORM SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/12/2025	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/10/2025	AZ	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	1	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
11/05/2025	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN LUIS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/04/2025	AZ	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	GOODYEAR AZ	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/30/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	VIA DE LA AMISTAD EO SR-905	3	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/16/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAN DIEGO	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/13/2025	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN LUIS AZ	2	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/08/2025	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN LUIS AZ	2	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
10/07/2025	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
10/01/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	SAN ONOFRE NB IF	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
09/23/2025	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN LUIS AZ	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/17/2025	AZ	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/16/2025	AZ	Full (Level I)	YUMA AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/10/2025	AZ	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/09/2025	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/08/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	YUMA AZ	2	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
09/05/2025	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	4	2	0	0	2	-	▲Detail
09/04/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN LUIS AZ	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/02/2025	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN LUIS AZ	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	RAINBOW CVEF	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
08/29/2025	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	3	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/25/2025	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/19/2025	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN LUIS AZ	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CARSON PLATFORM SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/15/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN ONOFRE IF	1	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/11/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CAJON SCALES	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
08/05/2025	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/28/2025	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2025	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2025	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN LUIS AZ	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/25/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	SAN ONOFRE IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2025	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/16/2025	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN LUIS AZ	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/15/2025	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN DIEGO CA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/08/2025	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	WINTERHAVEN CA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/02/2025	AZ	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/01/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	BUCKEYE AZ	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/30/2025	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/05/2025	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN LUIS AZ	3	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
05/23/2025	US	Driver-Only (Level III)	CALEXICO CA	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/23/2025	CA	Walk-Around (Level II)	CALEXICO	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/20/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TEMECULA AREA	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SAN ONOFRE IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/14/2025	AZ	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2025	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN LUIS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/12/2025	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN LUIS AZ	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2025	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN LUIS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2025	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/05/2025	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN LUIS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/22/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	RAINBOW IF	3	2	0	3	2	-	▲Detail
04/07/2025	AZ	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/02/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	OTAY MESA IF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2025	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN LUIS AZ	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2025	AZ	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	4	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/31/2025	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN LUIS AZ	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/24/2025	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	SAN LUIS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/13/2025	AZ	Full (Level I)	LITCHFIELD PARK AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
03/10/2025	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/27/2025	US	Full (Level I)	SAN DIEGO CA	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/20/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	YUMA AZ	3	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
02/15/2025	AZ	Walk-Around (Level II)	YUMA AZ	2	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/11/2025	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/07/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CALEXICO EF	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2025	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	1	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/05/2025	AZ	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/29/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	CASTAIC IF	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	SAN ONOFRE IF	2	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/25/2025	CA	Full (Level I)	WINTERHAVEN	3	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
01/21/2025	CA	Driver-Only (Level III)	SR-7	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/17/2025	US	Walk-Around (Level II)	YUMA AZ	3	1	0	0	1	-	▲Detail
01/09/2025	US	Full (Level I)	SAN LUIS AZ	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections128

Unsafe Driving 4 viols

HOS Compliance 10 viols

Driver Fitness 5 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 53 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	5717938	$1,000,000	05/01/2021	05/01/2021	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PA	5717938	$1,000,000	05/01/2021	06/30/2025	Replaced

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1232883	MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER	GRANTED	08/11/2021	-	-

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97/100

Excellent

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 97

Starts at 100−3 totalFinal 97

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

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

Active insurance on file

FMCSA shows active coverage on file as of 6/26/2026.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 4 years ago.

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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Inspection Records (100)

Safety Performance Percentiles

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