DBA: Palacios Freight Service
Leonardo Armando Palacios Quintero is an active interstate carrier based in San Diego, CA.
No insurance filings on record.
View on FMCSA L&I| Vehicle Type | Owned | Term Leased | Trip Leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Straight Trucks | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Power Units | 1 | ||
Distinct vehicles · 24 mo
vs 1 self-reported (MCS-150)
Top makes
Registered in
Higher values = more violations. 0 = clean record.
| Category | Insp w/ Viol |
|---|
| Category | vs. Cohort | vs. State | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| HOS Compliance | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Driver Fitness | 97% | 96% | Worse than most peers |
| Controlled Substances | 0% | 0% | Better than most peers |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 94% | 94% | Worse than most peers |
Lower percentile = lower SMS measure = stronger safety record. Computed nightly across active carriers in the same state and fleet-size band.
| Type | Inspections | OOS | OOS % | Nat'l Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | 0 | 0 | — | 6.67% |
| Vehicle | 0 | 7 | — | 22.26% |
| Hazmat | 0 | 0 |
| Period | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow-away | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No crashes recorded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most-cited violation codes
| BASIC Category | Total | Severe | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance | 36 | 12 | 7 |
| Date | State | Vehicle | Violations | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2025 | CA | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 2 | 2 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | CA | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 26, 2025 | CA | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 3 | 1 |
| Aug 29, 2025 | US | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 0 | 1 |
Carriers that share an officer, phone, or email with this DOT.
Shared officer · 1
| Measure |
|---|
| Alert |
|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| HOS Compliance | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 9 | 5.03 | — |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.09 | — |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| — |
| 4.44% |
Where they run
Inspected in 2 states. Top state CA accounts for 67% of activity. Activity outside home state (CA): 33%.
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Aug 5, 2025 | US | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 8, 2025 | US | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 10, 2025 | US | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 3 | 0 |
| Apr 3, 2025 | CA | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 2, 2025 | CA | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 2025 | US | STRAIGHT TRUCK | 3 | 2 |
| Date | Code | Description | BASIC | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 2025 | 39375A3ATIS | Tires - All others leaking in tread area with inflation more than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |
| Dec 23, 2025 | 3963A1BPA | Hydraulic Power Assist Fails to Operate on Hydraulic Brakes | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2025 | 39375A3TAOL | Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |
| Nov 26, 2025 | 39383H | Exhaust - Not securely fastened to the vehicle | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Nov 26, 2025 | 3939BLTSO | Lighting - Turn signal - Any obscured on the rearmost vehicle. | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Apr 10, 2025 | 39330B | Battery - Not protected | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Apr 10, 2025 | 39381H | Horn - Inoperative or defective | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Apr 10, 2025 | 39617CPI | Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection | Vehicle Maintenance | — |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 393201AFRSC | Frame - Cracked siderail web around the radius into the bottom flange | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 393201AVFC | Van/OT Trailers - Floor crossmembers at least 3 adjacent broken/detached and sagging below | Vehicle Maintenance | Yes |