Carrier profile · USDOT 3855842 · MC-1410958 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Tex-mex Express LLC

22 power unitsavg 7.3 yrNational · 18 statesLAREDO, TX94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1410958 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

22Power units

26 observed · MCS-150

64Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.3Avg age (yr)

2001–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 282-8570 Email dispatchventas@texmexexpress.net

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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

Driver out-of-service rate above average8.5% vs the 6.7% 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-mo14.9%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo14.9%

▼ 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

Small fleet

22 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.3 yr

Model years 2001–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

118 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 14.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 87 vehicle and 118 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.5% · 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 2.4 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

115 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 10

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

≈2.7 / 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: 22
Inspections · 24 mo: 118
Annualized: ≈59 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.7 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 Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness10 · 6 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance10 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance8 · 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 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive County’22–’24

Highlander Specialty’24–’25

beyond this history

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO · since Jul 2025

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2024 → Jul 2025	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jul 2022 → Jul 2024	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 22
Observed power (24 mo): 26
Trailers (towed): 64

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.3 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

63.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 18 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

100

TX busiest

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

Home base

LAREDO, TX

22401 MINES RD

Top corridor

TX 56 · NM 9 · CA 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: 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 4274436 USDOT 3223001 USDOT 3499824 USDOT 2141195Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (43 trucks · 35 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3238550 USDOT 3239128 USDOT 3818051 USDOT 4274436 USDOT 1330321 USDOT 3440818 USDOT 3144228 USDOT 2863772

Shares a company officer with other carriers

erick lopez velasco — 2 carriers: USDOT 4447086

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: 22401 MINES RD, LAREDO, TX, 78045
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 282-8570
Email: ventas@texmexexpress.net
Web domain: texmexexpress.net

Registration

Officer: Erick Lopez Velasco
USDOT / docket: 3855842 · MC-1410958
First registered: Apr 2, 2022
Last MCS-150: Jan 15, 2026 · 2,432,848 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,432,848

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 TEX-MEX EXPRESS LLC.

TEX-MEX EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3855842) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 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 AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO effective Jul 13, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 14.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 118 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 87 vehicle-level and 118 driver-level — across 18 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 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 20, 2026.

It reports 22 power units and 22 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 15, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is TEX-MEX EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

TEX-MEX EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 3855842, and its motor carrier number is MC-1410958.

Is TEX-MEX EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, TEX-MEX EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TEX-MEX EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

TEX-MEX EXPRESS LLC has a 14.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 140 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).