Carrier profile · USDOT 1523954 · MC-644779 · Updated Jul 25, 2026

ARMAS TRANSPORT LLC

2 power unitsavg 15.6 yrRegional · 6 statesBUCKEYE, AZ80/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-644779 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

5 observed · MCS-150

5Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2023 · vPIC

Call dispatch(909) 643-6718 Email dispatcharmastransports@gmail.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 25, 2026

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 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-mo37.5%

▲ 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 peersOlder

15.6 yr

Model years 1997–2023 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%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 — 8 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 19.6 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

11 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Apr '26 · 2

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

≈2.8 / 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: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.8 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 Driving8 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 2 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 3 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
392.9 Failure to secure load / cargo not securedUnsafe Driving3 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 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$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 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Sutter’08–’11

Sentry Select’13–’17

United Financial’19–’23

Circle Star’24–now

2008201320182023now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G · since May 2026

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G	Nov 2024 → May 2026	$750K	3
EASTERN ATLANTIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2023 → Nov 2024	$750K	1
UNITED FINANCIAL CASUALTY COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Dec 2023	$750K	3
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2018 → Mar 2019	$750K	1
OCCIDENTAL FIRE AND CASUALTY CO. OF N.C.	Mar 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2013 → Mar 2017	$750K	1
CRUSADER INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2012 → Mar 2013	$750K	1
CRUSADER INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Nov 2011	$750K	3
SUTTER INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2008 → Aug 2011	$750K	3
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Apr 2008 → Aug 2008	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

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

15.6 yr

Average age

2023

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

70.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 6 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

CA busiest

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

Home base

BUCKEYE, AZ

1565 S 219TH DR

Top corridor

CA ⇄ AZ

CA 3 · AZ 3 · OR 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.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2962162 USDOT 570357 USDOT 3316831

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1565 S 219TH DR, BUCKEYE, AZ, 85326
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (909) 643-6718
Email: armastransports@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Jaime Macias Armas
USDOT / docket: 1523954 · MC-644779
First registered: Jun 29, 2006
Last MCS-150: Jan 13, 2026 · 68,666 mi (2014)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

68,666

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 ARMAS TRANSPORT LLC.

ARMAS TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1523954) has a Vektor safety score of 80/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 25, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CIRCLE STAR INSURANCE CO., A R R G effective May 5, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 25, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 6 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 25, 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 Jul 25, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 6 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 13, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 25, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ARMAS TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

ARMAS TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 1523954, and its motor carrier number is MC-644779.

Is ARMAS TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 25, 2026, ARMAS TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ARMAS TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

ARMAS TRANSPORT LLC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 18 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 80/100 (tier: review).