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Not AuthorizedUSDOT 1749576· MC830378· CARRIER· EIN 26-1853832
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MJ SOTO TRUCKING LLC

449 N 6TH ST, NEWARK, NJ, 07107(201) 289-4945mjsototrucking01@gmail.comJOSE L SOTO
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Inactive
operating authority
Insurance
No active filing
$750K required — verify
Vehicle OOS
—
no inspections
Driver OOS
—
no inspections
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
0
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Operating authority is not activeNo active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC830378

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file
Common
Inactive
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
No active filing
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Authority history (7) ▾
02/24/2022MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED→ REVOKED (05/09/2022)
02/15/2017COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/22/2017)
03/23/2016COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/28/2016)
02/17/2015COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/04/2015)
04/14/2014COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/21/2014)
02/18/2014COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/17/2014)
07/12/2013MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (03/23/2020)
Insurance history4 insurers on record
Filing timeline (16) ▾
  1. AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/21/2024 → 02/21/2025
  2. AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/21/2023 → 02/21/2024
  3. AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/19/2022 → 02/21/2023
  4. AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE$750KName Changed
    BIPD/Primary · eff 02/21/2022 → 05/09/2022
  5. DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/15/2021 → 02/21/2022
  6. DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/15/2021 → 10/15/2021
  7. DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/16/2020 → 10/15/2021
  8. DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/26/2020 → 05/16/2020
  9. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/01/2019 → 03/14/2020
  10. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/14/2017 → 05/01/2019
  11. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/19/2016 → 03/14/2017
  12. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/19/2016 → 04/19/2016
  13. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/14/2015 → 04/19/2016
  14. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/09/2014 → 03/14/2015
  15. LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/14/2014 → 05/09/2014

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver0 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 100% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
  • Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
  • Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.

90-day safety improvement plan

What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.

1
Inspections
8
Violations
4
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 75%Other 25%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
6 violations · 4 OOS · 75% of recent
  • 393.75G-TAOW×3Tires - All others, weight carried exceeds tire load limit · OOS
  • 393.55C1-BAir Brake - Truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997, not equipped with an ABS system. System does not function or indicates a fault.
  • 393.75G-TFWETLTires - Front, weight carried exceeds tire load limit · OOS
Do this
  • Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
  • Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
2Other
2 violations · 25% of recent
  • 392.2-SLLEWA3State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - More than 5000 lbs over on an axle/axle groups
  • 392.2-SLLEWG1State/Local Laws - Excessive weight - 1-2500 lbs over on allowable gross weight
Do this
  • Look under the truck for shifted axles and broken/leaking suspension parts
  • Include suspension in scheduled maintenance
Repeat offenders (same code, multiple times)
393.75G-TAOW×3OOS
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

2
Inspections
8
Violations
4
Out-of-service
78
CSA points
0
Crashes
1
States
cleanviolOOS

CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.

Equipment

VINs via NHTSA

2 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

2 incomplete vehicle
2004 KENWORTH T800
1NKDXU0X44J051503· XLVV37 NJ
2018 KENWORTH T880
1NKZX4TX7JJ186939· XLWW25 NJ

Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
2
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
2
2 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · <100 mi2 drivers
Company officer
JOSE L SOTO
Operation
Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Registered since
2008-03-17
Last MCS-150 update
2025-06-13
Census status
Active

Fleet: 2 trucks · 2 owned tractors.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares officers with 4 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

4
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
4
Strong links
Strong· 4
1
BUBU LOGISTICS INC
USDOT 3403151Active· ROMEOVILLE, IL
Strong
Officer
2
JOSE L SOTO
USDOT 3373456Inactive· RED BLUFF, CA
Strong
Officer
3
JOSE L SOTO
USDOT 1383149Active· HALLANDALE, FL
Strong
Officer
4
SOTO TRANS LLC
USDOT 3447449Inactive· MIAMI GARDENS, FL
Strong
Officer

Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.

Activity history

24 events
  1. 06/13/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.0M mi reported (2025)

  2. 02/21/2025Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAL11344-03

  3. 02/21/2024Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAL11344-02

  4. 02/21/2023Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAL11344-01

  5. 05/09/2022Insurance name changed — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAL11344-01

  6. 02/24/2022MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED

    REVOKED (05/09/2022)

  7. 02/21/2022Insurance replaced — DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA01813996

  8. 10/15/2021Insurance replaced — DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA01813996

  9. 05/16/2020Insurance cancelled — DRIVE NEW JERSEY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA 1813996

  10. 03/14/2020Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy MC600297

  11. 05/01/2019Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy MC600297

  12. 03/14/2017Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy MC600297

  13. 02/15/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/22/2017)

  14. 04/19/2016Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy MC600292

  15. 04/19/2016Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy MC600297

  16. 03/23/2016COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/28/2016)

  17. 03/14/2015Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy MC600297

  18. 02/17/2015COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/04/2015)

  19. 05/09/2014Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy MC600297

  20. 04/14/2014COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/21/2014)

  21. 03/14/2014Insurance cancelled — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy MC600297

  22. 02/18/2014COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/17/2014)

  23. 07/12/2013MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (03/23/2020)

  24. 03/17/2008Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-06-13
Reported mileage
41,025 mi (2025)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history

  1. April, 2022

    • Name changed to "MJ SOTO TRUCKING LLC"

  2. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — MJ SOTO TRUCKING, NEWARK, NJ

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 27, 2026, 8:55 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.