Carrier profile · USDOT 1741743 · MC-637857 · Updated Sep 6, 2026

Zaro Transportation LLC

180 power unitsavg 4.7 yrNational · 21 statesLAREDO, TX82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-637857 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

180Power units

201 observed · MCS-150

337Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.7Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 333-0459 Email dispatchseguridad@zarotransportation.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Sep 6, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average7.0% vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 19 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2008.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.1%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

13 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

180 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.7 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

18 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2008 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

632 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 12.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 489 vehicle and 632 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

11.5% · 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 1.6 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

619 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 48

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

≈1.8 / 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: 180
Inspections · 24 mo: 632
Annualized: ≈316 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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 Driving115 · 2 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance97 · 22 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance94 · 11 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance59 · 17 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness53 · 32 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance48 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance39 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance35 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance30 · 10 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving29 · 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 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Accident’13–’15

American Millennium’16–’18

Trisura Specialty’19–’22

Incline Americas’24–now

2012201620202024now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Apr 2026

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2024 → May 2026	$750K	7
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2023 → Sep 2024	$750K	1
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2022 → Sep 2023	$750K	3
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2019 → Oct 2022	$750K	20
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2018 → Oct 2019	$750K	2
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → Oct 2018	$750K	1
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	May 2016 → May 2018	$750K	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2015 → May 2016	$750K	2
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Apr 2013 → Oct 2015	$750K	9
COMPANION PROPERTY & CASUALTY INS. CO.	Jun 2012 → Apr 2013	$750K	3

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 180
Observed power (24 mo): 201
Trailers (towed): 337

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.7 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

63.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 21 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

587

TX busiest

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

Home base

LAREDO, TX

20788 US HIGHWAY 83 N

Top corridor

TX 356 · NM 78 · CA 24

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: 9 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2063285 USDOT 2981855 USDOT 1970020 USDOT 3483616 USDOT 2552462 USDOT 1752865 USDOT 3070472 USDOT 3436907Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (94 trucks · 62 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2486192 USDOT 3162107 USDOT 3544843 USDOT 2518797 USDOT 3436907 USDOT 3987435 USDOT 4480842 USDOT 3134118

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

180

Observed (24 mo)

201

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: 20788 US HIGHWAY 83 N, LAREDO, TX, 78045
Mailing address: PO BOX 450200, LAREDO, TX, 78045
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 333-0459
Email: seguridad@zarotransportation.com
Web domain: zarotransportation.com

Registration

Officer: Rodrigo Marroquin
USDOT / docket: 1741743 · MC-637857
First registered: Feb 26, 2008
Last MCS-150: Sep 29, 2025 · 15,845,459 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 5377688

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

180

Power units

200

Drivers

200

CDL drivers

15,845,459

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 ZARO TRANSPORTATION LLC.

ZARO TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 1741743) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading 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 $750,000 limit in force from INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Apr 16, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Sep 6, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier received 632 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 489 vehicle-level and 632 driver-level — across 21 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Sep 6, 2026.

The carrier has 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Sep 6, 2026.

It reports 180 power units and 200 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 29, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is ZARO TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

ZARO TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 1741743, and its motor carrier number is MC-637857.

Is ZARO TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is ZARO TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

ZARO TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 12.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 885 roadside inspections, with 13 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).