Carrier profile · USDOT 875382 · MC-384558 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

A & R MOTOR EXPRESS INC

7 power unitsavg 7.3 yrRegional · 7 statesLAREDO, TX94/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-384558 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

7Power units

8 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.3Avg age (yr)

2016–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 568-4606 Email dispatchA-RAMIREZ@LIVE.COM AMYSARLI@YAHOO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate above average9.1% 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 26 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2000.

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

Small fleet

7 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.3 yr

Model years 2016–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2000 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11 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 9.1%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 4 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 3.9 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

11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '25 · 3

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 7-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 7
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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 Driving18 · 0 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.22 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving2 · 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 ’26 · 12 insurers · 5 lapsesCoverage lapse

Canal’04–’07

Trisura Specialty’19–’22

2000200720142021now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 14 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 14 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2025 → Jan 2026	$750K	2
AMERICAN INTER-FIDELITY EXCHANGE	Dec 2024 → Nov 2025	$750K	1
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2022 → Dec 2024	$750K	4
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2019 → Dec 2022	$750K	9
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	Jan 2017 → Jan 2019	$750K	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2016 → Jan 2017	$750K	4
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Jan 2014 → Jan 2016	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jan 2012 → Apr 2012	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Dec 2009 → Jan 2011	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Sep 2008 → Apr 2009	$750K	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Sep 2007 → Sep 2008	$750K	1
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Sep 2004 → Sep 2007	$750K	6
HANOVER INSURANCE CO.	Oct 2002 → Sep 2003	$750K	1
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	May 2000 → Oct 2000	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 7
Observed power (24 mo): 8
Trailers (towed): 7

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

2016

Oldest model yr

33.3%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 7 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

AR busiest

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

Home base

LAREDO, TX

1502 EISENHOWER DRIVE

Top corridor

AR ⇄ TX

AR 3 · WI 2 · IL 2

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 (6 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 53467 USDOT 3594275 USDOT 3591350 USDOT 3569817 USDOT 2862306

Shares a company officer with other carriers

arnulfo ramirez — 2 carriers: USDOT 1224756

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1502 EISENHOWER DRIVE, LAREDO, TX, 78046
Mailing address: 254 RANCH ROAD 6086-C, LAREDO, TX, 78043
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 568-4606
Fax: (956) 568-3525
Email: a-ramirez@live.com amysarli@yahoo.com
Web domain: live.com amysarli

Registration

Officer: Arnulfo Ramirez
USDOT / docket: 875382 · MC-384558
First registered: Apr 25, 2000
Last MCS-150: Jun 20, 2025 · 180,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Nov 26, 2025
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

180,000

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 A & R MOTOR EXPRESS INC.

A & R MOTOR EXPRESS INC (USDOT 875382) has a Vektor safety score of 94/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Nov 21, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 4 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 7 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 7 power units and 8 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 20, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Nov 26, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is A & R MOTOR EXPRESS INC's USDOT number?

A & R MOTOR EXPRESS INC's USDOT number is 875382, and its motor carrier number is MC-384558.

Is A & R MOTOR EXPRESS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, A & R MOTOR EXPRESS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is A & R MOTOR EXPRESS INC's safety record?

A & R MOTOR EXPRESS INC has a 0.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 24 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 94/100 (tier: clear).