Mendez Trucking — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
Zero inspections on file — no safety data to evaluate (a documented gap in vetting standards)
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Jose L Mendez
DBA
Mendez Trucking
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
3301 S Bear St Apt 38d, Santa Ana, CA 927046223
Phone
(714) 444-0240
Power units
3
Drivers
3
First on record
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Last MCS-150 filing
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Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Safety record
Inspection history
No roadside inspections in the current federal dataset.
Activity log
Record changes
TenFourHQ re-syncs the federal record daily and logs every field that changes — address moves, fleet-size jumps, authority flips. Sudden changes are a classic fraud tell.
No changes recorded since TenFourHQ began tracking this company.
In the news
Recent coverage
The reality of family: San Antonio family shares story of building a business, starring in reality show - TheTrucker.com
TheTrucker.com · 8/13/2021
Woman gets five years for stealing $1.4M from local trucking firm - San Antonio Express-News
San Antonio Express-News · 3/26/2024
Truck company involved in deadly school bus crash has checkered past - nypost.com
nypost.com · 5/17/2018
Families of victims in fatal N.J. school bus crash settle lawsuits for $20.5M - NJ.com
NJ.com · 5/1/2024
New Jersey school bus crash: Student, teacher killed in wreck - ABC7 Los Angeles
ABC7 Los Angeles · 5/17/2018
Paramus school bus accident: Truck in Route 80 crash was in another crash 2 years ago - Bergen Record
Bergen Record · 5/17/2018
Texas man admits to trucking company payroll scheme - TheTrucker.com
TheTrucker.com · 5/24/2022
Man pleads guilty in $1.4 million scam of San Antonio-area trucking firm - San Antonio Express-News
San Antonio Express-News · 5/19/2022
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