Carrier profile · USDOT 3000302 · MC-24349 · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Gridiron Transportation Inc

5 power unitsavg 13 yrRegional · 3 statesSAHUARITA, AZ86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-24349 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

5Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

17Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

13.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(520) 971-6555 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average44.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

5 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

13 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

50 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

Safety

24 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Sep 3, 2026

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 44.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 18 vehicle and 24 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

14.3% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 2.1 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 5
Inspections · 24 mo: 24
Annualized: ≈12 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.4 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance16 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving16 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance16 · 9 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance4 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Eastern Atlantic’17–’18

Redwood Fire’18–’21

Sentry Select’21–’25

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Sep 2025	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2021 → Apr 2025	$750K	3
REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2018 → Apr 2021	$750K	9
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2017 → Apr 2018	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Sep 10, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 5
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 17

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

13.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

92.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Sep 17, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AZ busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Arizona: 14 inspections
California: 9 inspections

Home base

SAHUARITA, AZ

1175 W CALLE PUESTA DEL SOL

Top corridor

AZ 14 · CA 9

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Sep 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4425130 USDOT 2376259Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (27 trucks · 8 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 558440 USDOT 2376259 USDOT 3140579 USDOT 3791994 USDOT 3452941 USDOT 4425130 USDOT 2576253 USDOT 4082413

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Sep 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 1175 W CALLE PUESTA DEL SOL, SAHUARITA, AZ, 85629
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (520) 971-6555
Fax: (625) 594-8710
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Byron Samuel Lorenzana
USDOT / docket: 3000302 · MC-24349
First registered: Apr 24, 2017
Last MCS-150: Sep 9, 2025 · 437,578 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 10.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

437,578

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Sep 3, 2026

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for GRIDIRON TRANSPORTATION INC.

GRIDIRON TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 3000302) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Aug 16, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY effective Sep 12, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Aug 16, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 44.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier received 24 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 18 vehicle-level and 24 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Sep 17, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Sep 17, 2026.

It reports 5 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 9, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Sep 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is GRIDIRON TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?

GRIDIRON TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 3000302, and its motor carrier number is MC-24349.

Is GRIDIRON TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Sep 3, 2026. GRIDIRON TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is GRIDIRON TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?

GRIDIRON TRANSPORTATION INC has a 44.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 51 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).