WALTER A SOTO
USDOT 1950652 · Doing business as SBT EXPRESS
Active, interstate carrier, small fleet (6 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Out-of-service rate22.7% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
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Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1950652 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-999992 |
| Legal Name | WALTER A SOTO |
| DBA Name | SBT EXPRESS |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 3103453403 |
| Address | 5825 PREMIERE AVE, Lakewood, CA, 90712 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 80 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 91 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 0 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 83 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 22 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 22.7% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2026-02-09 — CA — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 20 (7), 30 (5), 16 (4).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 6 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 6 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 276,694 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 06-MAR-25 |
WALTER A SOTO operates 6 power units — a larger fleet than 93% of carriers registered in CA.
Nearby
Other carriers in Lakewood, CA
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