Carrier profile · USDOT 1856554 · MC-672003 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Balderas & Son LLC

19 power unitsavg 12.8 yrLocal · 1 statesBEEVILLE, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-672003 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

19Power units

14 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.8Avg age (yr)

1999–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 628-6011 Email dispatchjnsbalderas@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average34.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

19 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.8 yr

Model years 1999–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

43 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 34.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 2.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 43 vehicle and 43 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

35.7% · 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 21.2 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

42 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 6

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 19-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 19
Inspections · 24 mo: 43
Annualized: ≈22 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving22 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance14 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 5 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 5 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 ’22 · 8 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive County’09–’11

New York’14–’16

Illinois National’16–’18

Progressive County’18–now

2009201420192024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 9 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL · since Oct 2022

All 9 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jul 2018 → Oct 2022	$750K	1
ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2016 → Jul 2018	$750K	2
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Jul 2014 → Jul 2016	$750K	2
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2013 → Jul 2014	$750K	2
MSA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2012 → Jul 2013	$750K	1
AMERICAN SOUTHERN INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2011 → Jul 2012	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jul 2009 → Jul 2011	$750K	1
REDWOOD FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	May 2009 → Jul 2009	$750K	2
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2009 → May 2009	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 19
Observed power (24 mo): 14
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.8 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

82.1%

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

BEEVILLE, TX

3685 HWY 59 E

Top corridor

TX 43

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 1021485Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (5 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 333724 USDOT 1021485 USDOT 2573304 USDOT 2580267 USDOT 2975992 USDOT 136936

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jeronimo balderas — 2 carriers: USDOT 3787883

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 3685 HWY 59 E, BEEVILLE, TX, 78102
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 628-6011
Email: jnsbalderas@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Jeronimo Balderas
USDOT / docket: 1856554 · MC-672003
First registered: Feb 19, 2009
Last MCS-150: Mar 17, 2026 · 1,186,821 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 26, 2016
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,186,821

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 BALDERAS & SON LLC.

BALDERAS & SON LLC (USDOT 1856554) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL effective Oct 14, 2022 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 34.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 43 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 43 vehicle-level and 43 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 19 power units and 17 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Mar 17, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 26, 2016 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BALDERAS & SON LLC's USDOT number?

BALDERAS & SON LLC's USDOT number is 1856554, and its motor carrier number is MC-672003.

Is BALDERAS & SON LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, BALDERAS & SON LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BALDERAS & SON LLC's safety record?

BALDERAS & SON LLC has a 34.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 64 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).

How big is BALDERAS & SON LLC's fleet?

BALDERAS & SON LLC operates 19 power units and 17 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is BALDERAS & SON LLC based?

BALDERAS & SON LLC is based in BEEVILLE, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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