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RUBEN ORTEGA

PORTERVILLE, CA

DBA: R ORTEGA TRUCKING

USDOT 835685 Active INDIVIDUAL AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE General Freight Based in PORTERVILLE, CA
Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Coverage resumed · Mar 28, 2019
Common (Property) reinstated · Apr 3, 2019
Policy effective · Jun 20, 2023
Review these
  • Prior insurance gap · 1539 days Jan 9, 2015 → Mar 28, 2019
  • Common (Property) gap · 1534 days Inactive Jan 20, 2015 → reinstated Apr 3, 2019
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file DOTPROCESSAGENTS.COM LLC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — RUBEN ORTEGA (USDOT 835685)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Prior insurance gap · 1539 days — Jan 9, 2015 → Mar 28, 2019
  • Common (Property) gap · 1534 days — Inactive Jan 20, 2015 → reinstated Apr 3, 2019

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — DOTPROCESSAGENTS.COM LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/835685/
As of: Jul 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=240167 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

DOTPROCESSAGENTS.COM LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 835685
In FMCSA records since Oct 26, 1999 (~26y)
MC / docket MC369849
Entity INDIVIDUAL
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 1 units
Drivers 1
Annual mileage 80,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (559) 789-9281
Email: [email protected]
Physical
1077 N RED OAK ST
PORTERVILLE, CA 93257
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 835685
In FMCSA records since Oct 26, 1999 (~26y)
Entity INDIVIDUAL
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 80,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.67 vs 1.80 -1.13
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 1 0 0
Trailers 1 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 4 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 3 3 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
1
Drivers
1
Inspections
4
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes
2
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles

RUBEN ORTEGA is a individual based in PORTERVILLE, CA, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 835685. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, and has not yet received a formal FMCSA safety rating. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 1 power unit and 1 driver, with 4 roadside inspections on file. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Carrier overview

RUBEN ORTEGA is a small fleet, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver, organized as an individual, based in Porterville, CA. Across 3 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.2% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. BMC-91 liability filing is on file with LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY, and operating authority is active for common.

Inspection profile

3 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in CA (2) and AZ (1).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.2% national average; led by Hours of Service (0.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 1 power unit (small fleet) and 1 driver; Hyundai Translead and Volvo are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 240,167 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–2 power units (±50% of this carrier's 1 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 240,167 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 240,167 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Authority gap detected (1)

  • Common (Property) authority was inactive from Jan 20, 2015 to Apr 3, 2019 (1534 days)

Historical coverage gap detected (1)

  • No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Jan 9, 2015 to Mar 28, 2019 (1539 days)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (24 months)

2024-08 2026-06

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Hours of Service
1 violation
Vehicle Maintenance
1 violation

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
California (CA) 2 0 0.0% Jun 22, 2026
Arizona (AZ) 1 0 0.0% Feb 12, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Hyundai Translead 3
Volvo 3
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Hours of Service 1 — 0.20 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Jul 27, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 2 — 1.80 2 — Jul 27, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (4 rows) View all 4 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88208218 Jun 22, 2026 CA 2 —
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
CA XP55710 · 4V4NC9EH2GN930399
1 393.9A-LCL No
83876600 Feb 12, 2025 AZ 2 CASA GRANDE AZ
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
CA XP55710 · 4V4NC9EH2GN930399
2 393.11A1-CSURR, 395.22G-ELDMFV No
82341047 Aug 6, 2024 CA 1 CACHE CREEK SCALE
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
CA XP55710 · 4V4NC9EH2GN930399
0 — No
78352429 Apr 11, 2023 NM 2 LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY — 0 — No
Recent Crashes (2 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
CA0005802668 Oct 16, 2012 CA 0 0 Yes No Tow
CA0001079362 Oct 15, 2003 CA 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)
common
MC369849
Active
—
View full authority record →
MC Certificate Documents (1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Apr 3, 2019 MC369849-C REI REINSTATEMENT REI →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (20 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY CM0077766 91X $750,000 Jun 20, 2023 On file ACTIVE
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY CA0536193 BIPD/Primary — Mar 28, 2019 Jun 20, 2023 REPLACED
Coverage gap — 1539 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Jan 9, 2015 to Mar 28, 2019
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. CTP499257 BIPD/Primary — Jun 30, 2014 Jan 9, 2015 CANCELLED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY TK652557 BIPD/Primary — Jun 30, 2009 Jul 25, 2014 CANCELLED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY TK652557 CARGO — Jun 30, 2009 Aug 15, 2011 CANCELLED
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY TK652557 BIPD/Primary — Jun 30, 2009 Jun 30, 2014 REPLACED
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. 443850 BIPD/Primary — Jun 30, 2006 Jun 30, 2009 REPLACED
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. 443850 BIPD/Primary — Jun 30, 2006 Aug 1, 2009 CANCELLED
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. 443850 CARGO — Jun 30, 2002 Aug 1, 2009 CANCELLED
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. 443850 CARGO — Jun 30, 2002 Jun 30, 2009 REPLACED
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. 443850 BIPD/Primary — Jun 30, 2002 Jun 30, 2006 REPLACED
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY AT05503550 BIPD/Primary — Jun 30, 2001 Jun 30, 2002 CANCELLED
ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY AT05503550 CARGO — Jun 30, 2001 Jun 30, 2002 CANCELLED
CONDOR INSURANCE COMPANY CTP0000241 CARGO — Jun 4, 2000 Jun 30, 2001 CANCELLED
CONDOR INSURANCE COMPANY CTP0000241 BIPD/Primary — Jun 4, 2000 Jun 30, 2001 CANCELLED
CONDOR INSURANCE COMPANY CTP0000241 CARGO — Nov 5, 1999 Jun 4, 2000 REPLACED
CONDOR INSURANCE COMPANY CTP0000241 BIPD/Primary — Nov 5, 1999 Jun 4, 2000 REPLACED
CONDOR INSURANCE COMPANY CTP0000241 BIPD/Primary — Nov 5, 1999 Jun 7, 2000 CANCELLED
CONDOR INSURANCE COMPANY CTP0000241 CARGO — Nov 5, 1999 Jun 7, 2000 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jun 20, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY
  2. Apr 3, 2019
    authority
    REINSTATED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  3. Jan 20, 2015
    authority
    REVOKED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  4. Jan 20, 2015
    authority
    Authority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
  5. Jan 20, 2015
    authority gap
    Common (Property) authority inactive: 1534 days (through Apr 3, 2019)
  6. Jan 9, 2015
    insurance
    CANCEL — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
  7. Jan 9, 2015
    insurance gap
    Coverage gap: 1539 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Mar 28, 2019)
  8. Jul 25, 2014
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Jun 30, 2014
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Aug 15, 2011
    insurance
    CANCEL — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Aug 1, 2009
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
  12. Jun 30, 2009
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
  13. Jun 30, 2006
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.
  14. Jun 30, 2002
    insurance
    CANCEL — ATHENA ASSURANCE COMPANY
  15. Aug 15, 2001
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  16. Jun 30, 2001
    insurance
    CANCEL — CONDOR INSURANCE COMPANY
  17. Jun 7, 2000
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — CONDOR INSURANCE COMPANY
  18. Jun 4, 2000
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — CONDOR INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
CASA GRANDE AZ AZ 1 0
CACHE CREEK SCALE CA 1 0
LORDSBURG PORT OF ENTRY NM 1 0
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