Carrier profile · USDOT 2266437 · MC-773745 · Updated Jul 17, 2026

CANTU TRANSPORT LLC

1 power unitLocal · 1 statesPENITAS, TX82/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-773745 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

1Power units

1 observed · MCS-150

1Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.0Avg age (yr)

2005–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 227-8580 Email dispatchcantutransportllc@hotmail.com

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

Established 15 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 1

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.

In good standing · 1

Established 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2012.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo50.0%

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Owner-operator

1 power unit. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

2 inspections · 24 mo

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS 50.0%24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 2 vehicle and 2 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

33.3% · latest 6-mo window

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. One window of data — no trend yet. 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

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

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

Registered power units: 1
Inspections · 24 mo: 2
Annualized: ≈1 / 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.13 Retroreflective sheetingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle 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: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’24 · 8 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

American Millennium’15–’17

At Lloyds’18–’20

United Specialty’21–’23

2012201620202024now

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

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Feb 2024 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2023 → Jan 2024	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2021 → Feb 2023	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jan 2021 → Feb 2021	$750K	1
UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON	May 2018 → Jun 2020	$750K	8
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	May 2015 → May 2017	$750K	6
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Mar 2015 → Jun 2015	$750K	2
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2014 → Mar 2015	$750K	3
SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2013 → Feb 2014	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Feb 2012 → Feb 2013	$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): 1
Observed power (24 mo): 1
Trailers (towed): 1

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

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 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

PENITAS, TX

3429 NORTH TOM GILL RD

Top corridor

TX 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 4046387 USDOT 4187221

Shares a company officer with other carriers

juan cantu — 13 carriers: USDOT 1368288 USDOT 1906862 USDOT 2022245 USDOT 2169574 USDOT 2684290 USDOT 2685453 USDOT 2963571 USDOT 3036657

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: 3429 NORTH TOM GILL RD, PENITAS, TX, 78576
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (956) 227-8580
Fax: (956) 271-4418
Email: cantutransportllc@hotmail.com

Registration

Officer: Juan Cantu
USDOT / docket: 2266437 · MC-773745
First registered: Jan 24, 2012
Last MCS-150: Sep 19, 2025 · 39,240 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

39,240

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 CANTU TRANSPORT LLC.

CANTU TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2266437) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 17, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 17, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jul 17, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 50.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 17, 2026.

The carrier received 2 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 2 vehicle-level and 2 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 17, 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 17, 2026.

It reports 1 power unit and 1 driver in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 19, 2025.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 17, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CANTU TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

CANTU TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 2266437, and its motor carrier number is MC-773745.

Is CANTU TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 17, 2026, CANTU TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CANTU TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

CANTU TRANSPORT LLC has a 50.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 4 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).