Carrier profile · USDOT 1413939 · FF-65407 · Updated Aug 27, 2026

Renato Garza Jr

DBA NATO & SON TRUCKING

2 power unitsavg 17.9 yrLocal · 1 statesPENITAS, TX56/100

NO OPERATING AUTHORITYFF-65407 NO AUTHORITY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

17.9Avg age (yr)

2000–2013 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 529-2874 Email dispatchratransportationllc@icloud.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 27, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average66.7% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo66.7%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

17.9 yr

Model years 2000–2013 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

7 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 66.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 7 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

66.7% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 33.9 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

6 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 1

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 7
Annualized: ≈4 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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.

393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
172.516 Other violationOther7 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 2 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
177.817 Other violationOther3 · 3 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 2 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: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’26 · 6 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Great West’10–’15

United Wisconsin’20–’22

Clear Blue’24–’26

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Apr 2026	$1M	20
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Aug 2022 → Apr 2024	$1M	1
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2020 → Aug 2022	$1M	2
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jan 2010 → Jan 2015	$1M	1
GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2009 → Jan 2010	$1M	2
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2005 → Sep 2006	$1M	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 5
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

17.9 yr

Average age

2013

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

80.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

PENITAS, TX

1704 MARBLE ST

Top corridor

TX 7

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: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 897638Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2293343 USDOT 3005712 USDOT 3056909 USDOT 3101543 USDOT 2883614 USDOT 3498361 USDOT 897638 USDOT 4414590

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1704 MARBLE ST, PENITAS, TX, 78576
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 529-2874
Email: ratransportationllc@icloud.com

Registration

Officer: Renato Garza Jr
USDOT / docket: 1413939 · FF-65407
First registered: Sep 8, 2005
Last MCS-150: Aug 26, 2025 · 10,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,000

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 RENATO GARZA JR.

RENATO GARZA JR (USDOT 1413939) has a Vektor safety score of 56/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 27, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Aug 27, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 66.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

The carrier received 7 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 7 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 27, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 26, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 27, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RENATO GARZA JR's USDOT number?

RENATO GARZA JR's USDOT number is 1413939, and its motor carrier number is FF-65407.

Is RENATO GARZA JR authorized to operate?

As of Aug 27, 2026, RENATO GARZA JR is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RENATO GARZA JR's safety record?

RENATO GARZA JR has a 66.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 14 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 56/100 (tier: high_risk).