Carrier profile · USDOT 844153 · MC-373284 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Bravo Motor Carriers Inc

9 power unitsavg 10.6 yrLocal · 1 statesHOUSTON, TX86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-373284 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

16Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.6Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(281) 768-8843 Email dispatchrsaldivar@bravomotors.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average50.0% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% 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 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

▲ 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

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.6 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

27 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 26 vehicle and 27 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

70.0% · 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 13.1 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

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 4

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 9-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 27
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Maintenance40 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving12 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 5 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance6 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

State County’99–’02

Canal’04–’10

Hallmark County’12–’15

Great West’15–’20

Clear Blue’20–’23

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2023

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2023	$1M	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2015 → Jul 2020	$1M	3
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2015	$1M	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Jun 2012	$1M	1
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2011 → Mar 2012	$1M	2
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2011 → Jun 2011	$1M	1
MSA INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2011 → Mar 2011	$1M	1
NGM INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Mar 2011	$1M	1
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 2004 → Mar 2010	$1M	17
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2004 → May 2004	$1M	1
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 2003 → Mar 2004	$1M	3
ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2002 → Apr 2003	$1M	5
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Dec 1999 → Jul 2002	$1M	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 16

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.6 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

60.0%

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

HOUSTON, TX

110 CYPRESS STATION DR, STE 108

Top corridor

TX 27

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 186106Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (12 trucks · 15 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1916572 USDOT 3302586 USDOT 2888785 USDOT 3824677 USDOT 73705 USDOT 4482705 USDOT 185732 USDOT 3413416

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bravomotors.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 916961 USDOT 3169971

Shares a company officer with other carriers

luis e garza — 4 carriers: USDOT 2213015 USDOT 2358201 USDOT 3169971

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: 110 CYPRESS STATION DR, STE 108, HOUSTON, TX, 77090
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (281) 768-8843
Email: rsaldivar@bravomotors.com
Web domain: bravomotors.com

Registration

Officers: Luis E Garza · Rocio Saldivar
USDOT / docket: 844153 · MC-373284
First registered: Dec 13, 1999
Last MCS-150: Oct 21, 2024 · 283,218 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 25, 2020
D-U-N-S: 18120506

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

283,218

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 BRAVO MOTOR CARRIERS INC.

BRAVO MOTOR CARRIERS INC (USDOT 844153) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

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

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 27 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 26 vehicle-level and 27 driver-level — across 1 state, 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 9 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 21, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 25, 2020 in the federal record refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BRAVO MOTOR CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

BRAVO MOTOR CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 844153, and its motor carrier number is MC-373284.

Is BRAVO MOTOR CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 20, 2026, BRAVO MOTOR CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BRAVO MOTOR CARRIERS INC's safety record?

BRAVO MOTOR CARRIERS INC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 34 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).