Carrier profile · USDOT 1850238 · MC-755982 · Updated Aug 20, 2026

Element Transportation LLC

2 power unitsavg 5 yrLocal · 2 statesBROWNSVILLE, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-755982 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.0Avg age (yr)

2013–2026 · vPIC

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 20, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average16.7% 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 18 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.7%

▼ 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-mo16.7%

▼ 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

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5 yr

Model years 2013–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

17 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 16.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 6 vehicle and 6 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

16.7% · 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 16.7 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 1

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 2-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 1 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
393.51 Brake warning devicesVehicle Maintenance1 · 1 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 · 7 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

National’14–’21

Northland’21–’23

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 8 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 8 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2025 → Apr 2026	$750K	1
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2024 → Apr 2025	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Apr 2023 → Apr 2024	$750K	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2021 → Apr 2023	$750K	3
NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Apr 2014 → May 2021	$750K	2
SCOTTSDALE INDEMNITY COMPANY	Apr 2013 → Apr 2014	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Apr 2012 → Apr 2013	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Apr 2012	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 5

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.0 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2013

Oldest model yr

50.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 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

BROWNSVILLE, TX

5977 LOURDES BLVD

Top corridor

TX 5 · MO 1

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

Show all-time history (2 trucks · 3 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1133784 USDOT 3516510 USDOT 53467

Shares a company officer with other carriers

omar garcia — 31 carriers: USDOT 1089168 USDOT 1468354 USDOT 1524483 USDOT 1843260 USDOT 1968952 USDOT 1988197 USDOT 2081057 USDOT 2081634

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: 5977 LOURDES BLVD, BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78521
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 543-0143
Fax: (956) 621-1481
Email: elementtrans1@live.com

Registration

Officer: Omar Garcia
USDOT / docket: 1850238 · MC-755982
First registered: Feb 2, 2009
Last MCS-150: Aug 5, 2025 · 125,321 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

125,321

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 ELEMENT TRANSPORTATION LLC.

ELEMENT TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1850238) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 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 HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 26, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 20, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 20, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 2 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 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 5, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is ELEMENT TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

ELEMENT TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1850238, and its motor carrier number is MC-755982.

Is ELEMENT TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is ELEMENT TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

ELEMENT TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).

How big is ELEMENT TRANSPORTATION LLC's fleet?

ELEMENT TRANSPORTATION LLC operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is ELEMENT TRANSPORTATION LLC based?

ELEMENT TRANSPORTATION LLC is based in BROWNSVILLE, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 2 states.

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Contact & documents

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USDOT: 1850238
MC / Docket: MC-755982
Officer: OMAR GARCIA
Address: 5977 LOURDES BLVD
BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78521

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 17 yr continuous

$750K BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

Vehicle OOS 16.7%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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Contact & documents

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USDOT: 1850238
MC / Docket: MC-755982
Officer: OMAR GARCIA
Address: 5977 LOURDES BLVD
BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78521

At a glance

Active for-hire authority

Common authority · 17 yr continuous

$750K BIPD in force

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

Vehicle OOS 16.7%

vs 22.26% national — at or below benchmark.

No crashes in 24 months

Clean recent crash record.

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