El Metate Foods — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Inspections
12 on file
Out-of-service
OOS rate at 2x national average or worse
Email identity
Company domain
Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Em Tortillas Llc
DBA
El Metate Foods
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
838 E First St, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Phone
(714) 542-3913
Power units
12
Drivers
9
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
No L&I dockets on file for this DOT number.
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
16.7%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 12 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
0.0%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 12 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
brian@elmetate.com — company domain
Mail host
Self-hosted / other
From the FMCSA on-file contact, public domain registration (RDAP), and live DNS.
Crash record — last 24 months
1
Reportable crashes
1
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: CA 10/2024 · CA 11/2017 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2026 | CA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 5, 2025 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Sep 27, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 12, 2025 | CA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Jul 26, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 5, 2025 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jan 17, 2025 | CA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 14, 2024 | CA | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 22, 2024 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Jan 6, 2024 | CA | Level III — Driver-only |
| Nov 8, 2023 | CA | Level I — Full |
| Sep 16, 2023 | CA | Level I — Full |
Most recent 12 of 12 inspections on file.
Activity log
Record changes
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No changes recorded since TenFour began tracking this company.
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