Carrier profile · USDOT 1052569 · MC-438583 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

EMILIO ZETINO

DBA TEXAS BLUE THUNDERS

4 power unitsavg 12.5 yrMulti-region · 9 statesMESQUITE, TX64/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-438583 INACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.5Avg age (yr)

2000–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(469) 369-3945 Email dispatchTEXASBLUETHUNDERS@YAHOO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Established 24 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Driver out-of-service rate well above average15.8% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

In good standing · 1

Established 24 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2002.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

10.0

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

10.0

▼ 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

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.5 yr

Model years 2000–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

23 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2002 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

19 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 15.8%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 10 vehicle and 19 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

11.1% · 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 12.0 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

19 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month May '25 · 3

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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

≈2.4 / 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: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 19
Annualized: ≈10 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.4 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.

395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 1 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance2 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving2 · 0 OOS
393.81 HornVehicle 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: None
Contract: Inactive
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

$1M BIPD last filed · 9 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

2002200820142020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 17 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 17 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Nov 2025 → Jan 2026	$1M	1
STAR MUTUAL RRG	Jun 2025 → Nov 2025	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$1M	1
COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP	Jun 2023 → Jun 2024	$1M	2
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2022 → Jun 2023	$1M	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2021 → Jun 2021	$1M	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jun 2021	$1M	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	May 2019 → Jun 2019	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2017 → May 2019	$1M	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → May 2017	$1M	2
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Mar 2014	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2006 → Sep 2006	$1M	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2006 → Jun 2008	$1M	1
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Aug 2005 → Aug 2006	$1M	1
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2004 → Aug 2005	$1M	1
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2003 → Aug 2004	$1M	2
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Aug 2002 → Aug 2003	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 6
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

12.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2000

Oldest model yr

77%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 9 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

MESQUITE, TX

2824 BLUE HERON DR

Top corridor

AR ⇄ TX

AR 7 · NM 2 · CO 2

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: 4 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4430468 USDOT 757183Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 4 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 4430468 USDOT 757183 USDOT 229162 USDOT 3595838

Shares a company officer with other carriers

emilio zetino — 5 carriers: USDOT 1751640 USDOT 2594633 USDOT 4248261 USDOT 4430468

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: 2824 BLUE HERON DR, MESQUITE, TX, 75181
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (469) 369-3945
Fax: (972) 455-8176
Email: texasbluethunders@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Emilio Zetino
USDOT / docket: 1052569 · MC-438583
First registered: Sep 5, 2002
Last MCS-150: Jan 5, 2026 · 472,144 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Feb 6, 2013
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

472,144

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 EMILIO ZETINO.

EMILIO ZETINO (USDOT 1052569) has a Vektor safety score of 64/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 19 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 10 vehicle-level and 19 driver-level — across 9 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 4 power units and 5 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 5, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Feb 6, 2013 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is EMILIO ZETINO's USDOT number?

EMILIO ZETINO's USDOT number is 1052569, and its motor carrier number is MC-438583.

Is EMILIO ZETINO authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, EMILIO ZETINO is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is EMILIO ZETINO's safety record?

EMILIO ZETINO has a 10.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 38 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 64/100 (tier: high_risk).