Carrier profile · USDOT 3007311 · MC-31075 · Updated Aug 30, 2026

Tricar Transportation LLC

13 power unitsavg 11.8 yrMulti-region · 9 statesBROWNSVILLE, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-31075 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

13Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.8Avg age (yr)

2000–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 459-0603 Email dispatchTRICARTRANSPORTATION#GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 30, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

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 · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

13 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.8 yr

Model years 2000–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

22 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%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 — 15 vehicle and 21 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

22 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 3

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 13-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 13
Inspections · 24 mo: 22
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance27 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 7 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 3 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle 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$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 ’26 · 4 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Hallmark County’17–’18

United Wisconsin’19–’24

Southlake Specialty’24–’25

Cimarron’25–now

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	2
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2024 → Apr 2025	$750K	1
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → Apr 2024	$750K	13
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2017 → May 2018	$750K	5

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 13
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.8 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

85.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

BROWNSVILLE, TX

1535 N CENTRAL AVE

Top corridor

TX 10 · TN 4 · OH 2

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: 7 trucks also ran under 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1148259 USDOT 1871709 USDOT 3443025 USDOT 4361485Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (20 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1080997 USDOT 3443025 USDOT 1148259 USDOT 1871709 USDOT 4361485 USDOT 264184 USDOT 3123403

Shares a company officer with other carriers

carlos de leon — 9 carriers: USDOT 1196439 USDOT 1871709 USDOT 2018450 USDOT 2715370 USDOT 2843205 USDOT 3333979 USDOT 3381169 USDOT 3604714

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1535 N CENTRAL AVE, BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78521
Mailing address: PO BOX 1655, OLMITO, TX, 78575
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 459-0603
Email: tricartransportation#gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Carlos De Leon
USDOT / docket: 3007311 · MC-31075
First registered: May 12, 2017
Last MCS-150: May 15, 2026 · 941,258 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Sep 10, 2025
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

941,258

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 TRICAR TRANSPORTATION LLC.

TRICAR TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 3007311) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 30, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 10, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 30, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier received 22 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 15 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 9 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 30, 2026.

It reports 13 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 15, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Sep 10, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Aug 30, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TRICAR TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

TRICAR TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 3007311, and its motor carrier number is MC-31075.

Is TRICAR TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 30, 2026, TRICAR TRANSPORTATION LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRICAR TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

TRICAR TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 44 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is TRICAR TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

TRICAR TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 13 power units and 13 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TRICAR TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

TRICAR TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in BROWNSVILLE, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 9 states.

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