Carrier profile · USDOT 3757756 · MC-1336528 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

TLC Transport Group LLC

6 power unitsavg 7.6 yrLocal · 1 statesMISSION, TX93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1336528 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

17 observed · MCS-150

34Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.6Avg age (yr)

2003–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 340-8283 Email dispatchtlctransportgroup@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.2% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.2%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.6 yr

Model years 2003–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

45 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 42 vehicle and 45 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

11.1% · 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 14.7 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

45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈3.8 / 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: 6
Inspections · 24 mo: 45
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈3.8 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving24 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance21 · 3 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance11 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 6 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance10 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance6 · 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 ’26 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive County’22–’25

Worth’25–now

20222023202420252026now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · WORTH INSURANCE CO · since Jan 2026

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
WORTH INSURANCE CO	Jan 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	2
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jan 2022 → Jan 2025	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): 17
Trailers (towed): 34

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.6 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

68.6%

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

MISSION, TX

4202 SAN GERARDO

Top corridor

TX 45

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: 6 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 1739863 USDOT 2085308 USDOT 1058705 USDOT 4036552Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (36 trucks · 36 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 916394 USDOT 1173203 USDOT 3187957 USDOT 2085308 USDOT 2884326 USDOT 2982914 USDOT 2965012 USDOT 1739863

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jorge cardenas — 10 carriers: USDOT 2744288 USDOT 3041334 USDOT 3337988 USDOT 3382836 USDOT 3537658 USDOT 3561650 USDOT 3634763 USDOT 3829807

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: 4202 SAN GERARDO, MISSION, TX, 78572
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 340-8283
Email: tlctransportgroup@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Jorge Cardenas
USDOT / docket: 3757756 · MC-1336528
First registered: Nov 3, 2021
Last MCS-150: Feb 17, 2025 · 650,000 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

650,000

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 TLC TRANSPORT GROUP LLC.

TLC TRANSPORT GROUP LLC (USDOT 3757756) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load 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 WORTH INSURANCE CO effective Jan 6, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 26.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 45 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 42 vehicle-level and 45 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 20, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 17, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TLC TRANSPORT GROUP LLC's USDOT number?

TLC TRANSPORT GROUP LLC's USDOT number is 3757756, and its motor carrier number is MC-1336528.

Is TLC TRANSPORT GROUP LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, TLC TRANSPORT GROUP LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TLC TRANSPORT GROUP LLC's safety record?

TLC TRANSPORT GROUP LLC has a 26.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 55 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).

How big is TLC TRANSPORT GROUP LLC's fleet?

TLC TRANSPORT GROUP LLC operates 6 power units and 5 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is TLC TRANSPORT GROUP LLC based?

TLC TRANSPORT GROUP LLC is based in MISSION, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.

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