LAURA MARTINEZ

Doing business as GALA TRUCKING

Chula Vista, CA · Intrastate (Non-Hazmat) · 1 power unit · Not rated · USDOT since Jul 21, 2021 (5 years)

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How risk signals work

Facts from the FMCSA record that call for a closer look. They are not a finding of wrongdoing. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

  • Operating authority is pending (last known)FMCSA has not granted the authority yet.
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Operating authority
Last known: Pending
MC1282885: Contract carrier pending
FF50195: Common carrier pending; Broker pending
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
None on file
Not required without active authority
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
50.0%
Only 2 vehicle inspections; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

Not a live check. FMCSA has not published a Motus record for this carrier, so authority and insurance show the last known status from May 14, 2026. Confirm on Motus ↗ before booking.

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Operating authority

MC1282885 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Contract carrier
Contract Carrier
Pending

FF50195 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Common carrier
Common Carrier
Pending
Broker
Broker
Pending

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 3684510 ↗

Insurance on file

No insurance filings were found in the public FMCSA data for this carrier.

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Roadside inspections Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

2inspections
50.0%vehicle out-of-service
1 of 2 · California avg 19.8%
50.0%driver out-of-service
1 of 2 · California avg 6.3%
3violations written on inspection reports
2 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Nov 12, 2025US10No
Sep 18, 2025AZ23Yes
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The California average covers 398,428 vehicle and 509,934 driver inspections of all California-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

2 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 2 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 3 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareCalifornia share
Driver Fitness1150.0%3.2%
Vehicle Maintenance1150.0%71.7%
2 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency
Medical Certificate · Driver Fitness · code 39141APC
11
Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
Tires · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39375A3TAOL
11

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 18, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the California column is the mix across all California-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 18, 2024 – Oct 18, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 18, 2026

USDOT number3684510
MC / docketMC1282885, FF50195
Legal nameLAURA MARTINEZ
DBA nameGALA TRUCKING
OperationIntrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Business type—
Power units1
Drivers1
Annual mileage15,000 (2023)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedJul 21, 2021 · 5 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateAug 20, 2025

Cargo carried

General FreightIntermodal Containers

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about LAURA MARTINEZ

What does LAURA MARTINEZ's operating authority allow?

FMCSA records show no active operating authority for LAURA MARTINEZ (MC1282885, FF50195), so it may not haul regulated interstate freight for hire or broker loads under these dockets.

Which information about LAURA MARTINEZ is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. No insurance filings were found in the public data. There are too few vehicle inspections in the last 24 months to judge the out-of-service rate. FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking LAURA MARTINEZ?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 3684510. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (619) 721-9174, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1282885 or FF50195, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 18, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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