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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3282598· MC1038092· CARRIER· EIN 83-3764074
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ARO FREIGHT INC

2330 ENRICO FERMI DR STE M, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92154(619) 271-4222onnuco@hotmail.comARNULFO RIVAS ORTEGA
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
28.6%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
18.2%
above 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
48
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 28.6% — above the 22% national averageDriver OOS 18.2% — above the 6.7% national average1 crash in the last 24 months

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

MC1038092

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

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 02/12/2026
NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY· policy NHS1709678
Authority history (7) ▾
06/17/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/11/2025)
06/17/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/15/2024)
06/20/2023COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/17/2023)
06/17/2022COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/14/2022)
06/17/2021COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/06/2021)
06/15/2020COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/15/2020)
07/16/2019ENTERPRISEGRANTED
Insurance history2 insurers on record
Filing timeline (10) ▾
  1. NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/14/2025 → 03/12/2026
  2. NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/14/2025 → 02/12/2026
  3. NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/14/2024 → 07/14/2025
  4. NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/14/2023 → 07/14/2024
  5. NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/21/2022 → 07/14/2023
  6. NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/14/2022 → 12/21/2022
  7. COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/14/2021 → 07/14/2022
  8. COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/16/2020 → 07/14/2021
  9. COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/14/2020 → 07/16/2020
  10. COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 07/10/2019 → 07/10/2020

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.

Vehicle7 inspections · 28.6% OOS · National 22%
Driver11 inspections · 18.2% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

11 inspections · 54 violations (19 OOS) · 44% of inspections had an OOS finding.

11
Inspections
54
Violations
19
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

21
total

Top cited codes

score = count × severity weight

Most inspected in · top 3 states

  • CA13
  • NM2
  • AZ1

Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.

Recommendations

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

Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 28.6% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 18.2% vs the 6.7% 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

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

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.

▲ Trending worse
3
Inspections
9
Violations
3
Out-of-service
1
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 56%Other 44%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
5 violations · 1 OOS · 56% of recent
  • 393.9A-LHLILighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
  • 393.9A-LSLILighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative. · OOS
  • 393.11A1-CSLRRConspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, lower rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 1997
Do this
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
  • Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
2Other
4 violations · 2 OOS · 44% of recent
  • 392.2-SLLEQP×3State/Local Laws - Violation of state and local law - Equipment violation. · OOS
  • 392.2-SLLLState/Local Laws - Littering · OOS
Do this
  • Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
Repeat offenders (same code, multiple times)
392.2-SLLEQP×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).

16
Inspections
54
Violations
19
Out-of-service
158
CSA points
2
Crashes
3
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

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

3 trailer 1 truck
2011 KENWORTH T6 Seriesseen 16×
1XKADP9X3BJ295825· 9F22095 CA
1994 TRANSCRAFT Transcraftseen 3×
1TTF45208R1044235· 4CZ7678 CA
2025 STOUGHTON TRAILERS Stoughton Trailersseen 2×
1DW1A4827SS003803· 4ER7919 CA
2006 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYFS248X6A762515· 4GC2159 CA

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.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
1
1 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 mi1 drivers
Company officer
ARNULFO RIVAS ORTEGA
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2019-05-03
Last MCS-150 update
2026-01-22
Census status
Active

Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 1 owned trailers.

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 VINs, addresses, phone numbers or officers with 4 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

4
Connected carriers
1
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: ISARO TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3142187, registered 2018) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 1
1
ISARO TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 3142187Inactive· SAN DIEGO, CA
Strong
OfficerPhone
Medium· 2
IRENE ORTEGA S
USDOT 2502099Inactive· SAN DIEGO, CA
Medium
MailingPhoneAddress
MALS TRUCKING INC
USDOT 3254681Active· SAN DIEGO, CA
Medium
Address

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

20 events
  1. 03/12/2026Insurance cancelled — NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy NHS1709678

  2. 02/12/2026Insurance filed — NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy NHS1709678

  3. 02/12/2026Insurance replaced — NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy NHS1709678

  4. 01/22/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.0M mi reported (2025)

  5. 07/14/2025Insurance cancelled — NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy NHS1426890

  6. 06/17/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/11/2025)

  7. 07/14/2024Insurance cancelled — NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy NHS1149576

  8. 06/17/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/15/2024)

  9. 07/14/2023Insurance cancelled — NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy NHS0912580

  10. 06/20/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/17/2023)

  11. 12/21/2022Insurance replaced — NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy NHS0912580

  12. 07/14/2022Insurance cancelled — COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy NHC0005272

  13. 06/17/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/14/2022)

  14. 07/14/2021Insurance cancelled — COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy NHC0003251

  15. 06/17/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/06/2021)

  16. 07/16/2020Insurance replaced — COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy NHC0003454

  17. 07/10/2020Insurance cancelled — COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy NHC0001159

  18. 06/15/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/15/2020)

  19. 07/16/2019ENTERPRISE — GRANTED
  20. 05/03/2019Registered 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

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

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

Form date
2026-01-22
Reported mileage
10,000 mi (2025)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 26, 2026, 12:42 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.