Carrier profile · USDOT 2519832 · MC-874662 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

PG Specialized Carriers LLC

57 power unitsavg 5.9 yrNational · 25 statesLAREDO, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-874662 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

57Power units

52 observed · MCS-150

91Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.9Avg age (yr)

2012–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 284-0980 Email dispatchsafetypgspecialized@palosgarza.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 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 12 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2014.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 220 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

6 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

57 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.9 yr

Model years 2012–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

12 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2014 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

145 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 99 vehicle and 145 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

15.2% · 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 8.2 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

138 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 13

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

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 57-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 57
Inspections · 24 mo: 145
Annualized: ≈73 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Maintenance42 · 6 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving39 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance18 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance17 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance16 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance16 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 8 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 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 ’25 · 6 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Commercial Alliance’14–’16

United Wisconsin’18–’22

Highlander Specialty’22–’24

Incline Americas’24–now

2014201720202023now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Nov 2025

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Dec 2025	$750K	5
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Jul 2024	$750K	2
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Jul 2022	$750K	5
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2017 → Jul 2018	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2016 → Jul 2017	$750K	1
COMMERCIAL ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2014 → Jul 2016	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 57
Observed power (24 mo): 52
Trailers (towed): 91

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

64.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 25 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

140

TX busiest

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

Home base

LAREDO, TX

402 LOGISTIC SUITE A 1

Top corridor

TX 65 · TN 9 · CO 8

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: 8 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2510372 USDOT 1509690 USDOT 4346071 USDOT 3960172 USDOT 4333732 USDOT 4211430 USDOT 3177880 USDOT 2565614Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (22 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1509690 USDOT 2950868 USDOT 1175018 USDOT 4092803 USDOT 4346071 USDOT 3960172 USDOT 4333732 USDOT 4211430

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@palosgarza.com — 17 carriers: USDOT 1146401 USDOT 1509690 USDOT 2104335 USDOT 2343296 USDOT 2572351 USDOT 2843071 USDOT 2843091 USDOT 2843213

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: 402 LOGISTIC SUITE A 1, LAREDO, TX, 78045
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 284-0980
Email: safetypgspecialized@palosgarza.com
Web domain: palosgarza.com

Registration

Officers: Luis Chacon · Raul Delgado
USDOT / docket: 2519832 · MC-874662
First registered: Jun 27, 2014
Last MCS-150: Dec 18, 2025 · 7,683,499 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

7,683,499

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 PG SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC.

PG SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC (USDOT 2519832) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 11, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 145 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 99 vehicle-level and 145 driver-level — across 25 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 57 power units and 60 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 18, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PG SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number?

PG SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number is 2519832, and its motor carrier number is MC-874662.

Is PG SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, PG SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PG SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC's safety record?

PG SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LLC has a 16.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 220 roadside inspections, with 6 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).