Carrier profile · USDOT 2161842
Tatanka Truckline
Saul Alejandro Contreras Romero · d/b/a Tatanka Truckline
San Diego, California
USDOT registration
Registration: Active
Operating authority
AUTHORIZED FOR Property
Out-of-service order
No out-of-service order reported
FMCSA record retrieved Oct 25, 2026. Registration, authority and actual business operations are separate facts.
FMCSA carrier record
About the company
Saul Alejandro Contreras Romero is listed in FMCSA records in San Diego, CA. Company website details have not been reviewed for this profile.
Who owns USDOT 2161842?
USDOT 2161842 is Saul Alejandro Contreras Romero (d/b/a Tatanka Truckline), a motor carrier based in SAN DIEGO, CA. FMCSA records show an active USDOT registration, active operating authority (common), and no out-of-service order.
FMCSA public records
Safety & operating authority
Safety rating
Not rated
Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Docket numbers: MC-751281
FMCSA BASIC Percentiles
FMCSA's public BASIC data available to us is dated 27 Jan 2017, so it is not shown or scored. Check current percentiles on the FMCSA SMS site.
Safety heuristic
32 / 100 · Moderate Risk
A BASIC is within 10 points of its FMCSA intervention threshold, the carrier holds a Conditional safety rating, FMCSA flags an acute/critical violation, or an out-of-service rate is above FMCSA's national average. Based on FMCSA intervention thresholds, current SMS inspection results, safety rating, out-of-service status and pending FMCSA actions; not a carrier approval or a prediction of fraud. Confidence: medium.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 30.0% (30 of 100 inspections) — above FMCSA national average 22.26% (FMCSA SMS, 2026-10-13)
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.7% (1 of 135 inspections) — at or below FMCSA national average 6.67% (FMCSA SMS, 2026-10-13)
- FMCSA BASIC data available is dated 2017-01-27 (more than 24 months old) and is not scored
How the score works (methodology 2.2.0).
FMCSA out-of-service orders
No FMCSA out-of-service order on file for this USDOT number.
Source: FMCSA Out of Service Orders (data.transportation.gov p2mt-9ige), as of 24 Oct 2026
Roadside inspections, last 24 months
- 135 inspections.
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 30.0% (30 of 100 inspections). Above the national average of 22.26%.
- Driver out-of-service rate 0.7% (1 of 135 inspections). At or below the national average of 6.67%.
- No acute/critical violation flags.
National averages: FMCSA SAFER Company Snapshot, as of 28 Aug 2026 (vehicle 22.26%, driver 6.67%). Rates are compared only with 10 or more inspections.
Source: FMCSA SMS AB PassProperty (data.transportation.gov 4y6x-dmck), as of 13 Oct 2026
Authority and insurance on file
Not in FMCSA's Motus licensing file, which covers the carriers FMCSA has moved into Motus. This is not a statement that the carrier lacks authority or insurance; check FMCSA L&I.
Source: FMCSA Motus Carrier (data.transportation.gov inys-ebih), as of 24 Oct 2026
Insurance cancellations since 1 Jul 2026 and what followed
No insurance cancellation filed for this carrier since 1 Jul 2026.
Source: FMCSA Motus InsHist (data.transportation.gov 3uet-3z4i)
Source: FMCSA Motus AuthHist (data.transportation.gov yu5v-wbh6), as of 24 Oct 2026
Registration
Registration details could not be loaded right now.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov az4n-8mr2)
Recent changes (last 90 days)
No recent changes recorded since 2026-07-27.
Legal name, DBA, physical and mailing address, phone and email domain are compared day over day against the FMCSA census since 2026-07-12, latest 2026-10-24. 32 days in that period have no snapshot; a change in a gap is shown with the date range it fell in.
No authority grant is on record in FMCSA Motus AuthHist (data.transportation.gov yu5v-wbh6).
Whether the phone is a VOIP line is not checked. It needs a paid carrier lookup, and FMCSA does not publish the line type.
Shared identity with other registrations
Shares a phone number, address, email domain or officer with 1 other registration. Common for family businesses and fleets with several USDOT numbers.
Linked registrations
- USDOT 2559679: shares a phone number (USDOT status inactive).
A shared address or phone is common for family businesses and fleets with several USDOT numbers. These are records to verify, not conclusions. Compared across every USDOT number in the FMCSA census with a for-hire docket (MC, MX or FF) on file, active or not. Computed 2026-10-24.
Sources: FMCSA Company Census File (az4n-8mr2); FMCSA Motus AuthHist (yu5v-wbh6); FMCSA L&I AuthHist (9mw4-x3tu, frozen 2026-05-14); VerifyCarrier census archive (day-over-day census.diffs). Rules: methodology 2.2.
Insurance on file
Source: FMCSA Motus Insur, active and pending policies. The effective date is the policy date in that file, not the day coverage ended. This is not a guarantee of coverage.
From the carrier record
Common questions
- Is USDOT 2161842 authorized to operate?
- FMCSA records show an active USDOT registration, active operating authority (common), and no out-of-service order. Operating authority can be revoked at any time — confirm the current status with FMCSA before you dispatch.
- Is USDOT 2161842 active or out of service?
- FMCSA lists the USDOT registration for Saul Alejandro Contreras Romero as active. Records show no out-of-service order.
- What is the safety rating of USDOT 2161842?
- FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating to Saul Alejandro Contreras Romero. Most carriers are unrated — FMCSA assigns a rating only after a compliance review, so "not rated" is not a negative finding.
- How many trucks does USDOT 2161842 operate?
- Saul Alejandro Contreras Romero reports 12 power units and 11 drivers to the FMCSA.