Carrier profile · USDOT 3840800 · MC-1396688 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

MKL Transportation Services LLC

3 power unitsavg 12 yrRegional · 3 statesLAREDO, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1396688 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

3Power units

4 observed · MCS-150

3Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.0Avg age (yr)

2012–2018 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 439-4486 Email dispatchmaiquel.pupo@mkltransportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 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 · 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)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo0.0%

▼ 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-mo0.0%

▼ 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

Owner-operator

3 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

12 yr

Model years 2012–2018 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2022 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 0.0%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

0.0% · 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

5 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Nov '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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 3-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 3
Inspections · 24 mo: 6
Annualized: ≈3 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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.

392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.86 Rear impact guard / bumperVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance1 · 1 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance1 · 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 ’25 · 3 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Cimarron’22–’22

Incline’23–’24

Highlander Specialty’24–’25

beyond this history

20222023202420252026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2024 → Dec 2025	$750K	3
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Dec 2023 → Dec 2024	$750K	3
CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2022 → Nov 2022	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 3
Observed power (24 mo): 4
Trailers (towed): 3

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.0 yr

Average age

2018

Newest model yr

2012

Oldest model yr

42.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

LAREDO, TX

410 SHILOH DR UNIT 407

Top corridor

TX 4 · LA 1 · TN 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-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 410 SHILOH DR UNIT 407, LAREDO, TX, 78045
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 439-4486
Email: maiquel.pupo@mkltransportation.com
Web domain: mkltransportation.com

Registration

Officer: Maiquel Pupo
USDOT / docket: 3840800 · MC-1396688
First registered: Mar 11, 2022
Last MCS-150: May 13, 2026 · 231,486 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

231,486

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 MKL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC.

MKL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 3840800) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Sep 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 15, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 0.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 6 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 6 vehicle-level and 6 driver-level — across 3 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 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 Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 3 power units and 3 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 13, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is MKL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

MKL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 3840800, and its motor carrier number is MC-1396688.

Is MKL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Sep 6, 2026, MKL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is MKL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's safety record?

MKL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 7 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash 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 MKL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's fleet?

MKL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC operates 3 power units and 3 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.

Where is MKL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC based?

MKL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC is based in LAREDO, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 3 states.

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