RAFAEL ERNESTO MENDEZ
DBA TUSARRA TRANSPORT · Ontario, CA · MC 1489018
Based in Ontario, California, RAFAEL ERNESTO MENDEZ (USDOT 1854783, MC 1489018) reports one power unit on its MCS-150. It had 5 roadside inspections in the past two years, most in California. It reported 12,000 miles for 2025, about 12,000 per power unit.
From CarrierTrail’s copy of the FMCSA census, published Oct 28, 2026. Record present in this snapshot. Official record: SAFER · Motus
Company identity and reported operations
| USDOT number | 1854783 |
|---|---|
| Legal name | RAFAEL ERNESTO MENDEZ |
| Doing business as / DBA | TUSARRA TRANSPORT |
| MC docket identifiers | MC 1489018 |
| Reported physical address | 1018 EAST 4TH STREET, ONTARIO, CA, 91764, US |
| Reported business phone | (909) 983-5052 |
| Reported power units | 1 |
| Reported drivers | 1 |
| Reported MCS-150 date | Mar 27, 2026 |
| Company officers (as filed) | Rafael Ernesto Mendez |
| Carrier operation | Interstate |
| Entity type | Carrier |
| Hazmat indicator | No |
| Census status code | A |
| Safety rating | Not reported |
| Safety rating date | Not reported |
Fleet, equipment and drivers
RAFAEL ERNESTO MENDEZ reports this equipment and these drivers on its MCS-150. Owned, term-leased and trip-leased units are counted separately.
No change in power units or drivers since CarrierTrail first recorded this carrier on Sep 12, 2026.
Counts as filed on the carrier’s MCS-150. Miles per power unit divides the reported annual miles by the reported power units.
Public inspection, violation and crash summary
FMCSA public SMS input records from 2024-09-25 through 2026-09-24.
5 roadside inspections between Sep 2024 and Sep 2026, in 1 state. Inspected in 5 of 25 months; busiest Jun 2026 with 1.
| Inspections | 5 |
|---|---|
| Driver out-of-service rate | 0.0% (0 of 5) |
| Vehicle out-of-service rate | 25.0% (1 of 4) |
| Violations | 7 across 2 inspections |
| Out-of-service violations | 2 |
| Crashes | 0 |
| Fatal / injury / tow-away crashes | 0 / 0 / 0 |
| Fatalities / injuries reported | 0 / 0 |
Most frequent published violation codes
39141B10MCMedical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate139345B2BAIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured139345B2BVACBrake - Vacuum hose(s) or line(s) restricted/abraded/chafed through outer cover-to-cord ply crimped/cracked/broken139355EBAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998139375A3TAOLTires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS1
Crash involvement does not establish fault. Inspection summaries, safety ratings and restricted BASIC measures are different concepts.
Compare the reported Ontario record
RAFAEL ERNESTO MENDEZ reports 1 power units. The Ontario, California directory contains 5,264 census records, of which 4,405 report at least one power unit.
Reported cargo and business classification
RAFAEL ERNESTO MENDEZ reports AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE in the census and lists 9 cargo categories.
- General freight
- Household goods
- Logs, poles, beams and lumber
- Building materials
- Intermodal containers
- Beverages
- Paper products
- Construction
- Water well
Fleet size in local context
| Power units | Records | Share of all city records |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 859 | 16.3% |
| 1: this carrier’s band | 3,201 | 60.8% |
| 2–5 | 861 | 16.4% |
| 6–20 | 271 | 5.1% |
| 21–100 | 60 | 1.1% |
| Over 100 | 12 | 0.2% |
| Unknown / other | 0 | 0.0% |
Record dates and observed changes
- Added to the census (not company founding date)
- Feb 13, 2009
- Carrier-reported MCS-150 filing date
- Mar 27, 2026
- Census source publication
- Oct 28, 2026 10:49 UTC
- First observed by CarrierTrail
- Sep 12, 2026 19:56 UTC
Source publication, carrier filing and our observation dates describe different events. An older filing date alone does not establish noncompliance.
Public-field differences from up to ten recent census change events are shown below.
No public-field changes are recorded in our observation window for this carrier. This does not mean the carrier never changed its details; tracking begins at the first observation shown above.
Authority and insurance
No matching authority or insurance filings were found in the latest check.
Shared contact details
How many other records in the current FMCSA census report the same phone number or the same physical address as USDOT 1854783. Companies share offices, agents and phone lines for ordinary reasons; a match is context to check, not a finding.
Explore these reported cargo categories
General freightBuilding materialsHousehold goodsLogs, poles, beams and lumberIntermodal containers
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