Carrier profile · USDOT 1304344 · MC-505955 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Ragar Transportation Ltd

59 power unitsavg 4.5 yrMulti-region · 14 statesLAREDO, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-505955 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

59Power units

59 observed · MCS-150

84Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.5Avg age (yr)

2001–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 727-4602 Email dispatchsafety@ragar.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record2 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 22 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2004.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 292 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

59 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.5 yr

Model years 2001–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

21 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2004 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

127 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative · vs national

Vehicle OOS 12.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 83 vehicle and 127 driver inspections over 24 months.

Vehicle OOS rate· vehicle OOS · vehicle-level inspections · 6-month trailing

11.5% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 1.5 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

122 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 10

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections across the 24 charted calendar months. Bars show level-qualified vehicle and driver populations; one inspection can qualify for both. The line shows inspections with any out-of-service result.

Inspection coverage· expected vs observed · the fraud signal

Inspection coverage

How heavily FMCSA inspects this fleet for its size — it tells you how much to trust the safety signals above. Thin coverage on a young authority is a fraud signal nobody else surfaces.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.1 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 59-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 59
Inspections · 24 mo: 127
Annualized: ≈64 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.1 inspections / unit · yr

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance30 · 9 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance29 · 7 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving25 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 7 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance10 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance9 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’23 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Great West’05–’21

Third Coast’21–’23

2004201020162022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Dec 2023

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2021 → Dec 2023	$750K	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Dec 2005 → Dec 2021	$750K	1
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Dec 2004 → Dec 2005	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 59
Observed power (24 mo): 59
Trailers (towed): 84

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

81.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

127

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

LAREDO, TX

827 NAFTA BLVD UNIT B

Top corridor

TX 60 · AR 14 · MO 13

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

Last 12 months: 15 trucks also ran under 14 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2174792 USDOT 2291286 USDOT 3562556 USDOT 3680168 USDOT 12330 USDOT 3077362 USDOT 1053118 USDOT 3856733Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 97 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 21800 USDOT 24491 USDOT 571885 USDOT 3375653 USDOT 3864376 USDOT 1739863 USDOT 2085308 USDOT 2965012

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ragar.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4298496

Shares a company officer with other carriers

veronica esparza — 2 carriers: USDOT 3810699

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 827 NAFTA BLVD UNIT B, LAREDO, TX, 78045
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 727-4602
Fax: (956) 727-0743
Email: safety@ragar.com
Web domain: ragar.com

Registration

Officers: Veronica Esparza · Blanca Neira
USDOT / docket: 1304344 · MC-505955
First registered: Nov 15, 2004
Last MCS-150: May 15, 2026 · 7,358,934 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Dec 8, 2016
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,358,934

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for RAGAR TRANSPORTATION LTD.

RAGAR TRANSPORTATION LTD (USDOT 1304344) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 20, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Dec 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 127 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 83 vehicle-level and 127 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 2 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 59 power units and 68 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 15, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Dec 8, 2016 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RAGAR TRANSPORTATION LTD's USDOT number?

RAGAR TRANSPORTATION LTD's USDOT number is 1304344, and its motor carrier number is MC-505955.

Is RAGAR TRANSPORTATION LTD authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, RAGAR TRANSPORTATION LTD is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RAGAR TRANSPORTATION LTD's safety record?

RAGAR TRANSPORTATION LTD has a 12.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 292 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is RAGAR TRANSPORTATION LTD's fleet?

RAGAR TRANSPORTATION LTD operates 59 power units and 68 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is RAGAR TRANSPORTATION LTD based?

RAGAR TRANSPORTATION LTD is based in LAREDO, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 14 states.

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