Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1320362 · MC-512400
CARLOS SANCHEZ
DBA GRASELAND WIND CARRIERS
1 power unitsMCALLEN, TX
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-512400 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 22 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 10.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority2121 yr active
since 2005Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
21 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is CARLOS SANCHEZ safe to work with?
Is CARLOS SANCHEZ safe to load? CARLOS SANCHEZ (USDOT 1320362, MC-512400) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in MCALLEN, TX, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 21 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
CSCARLOS SANCHEZ 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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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 / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 7 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse
+5 earlier
Northland · 09–11
Carolina · 11–13
Lancer · 13–15
20052016
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
8 insurer eras · collapsed from 15 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANAL INSURANCE CO. | Jun 2015 → Aug 2016 | $750k | 2 |
| LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2013 → Jun 2015 | $750k | 3 |
| CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO. | May 2011 → May 2013 | $750k | 3 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | May 2009 → May 2011 | $750k | 1 |
| NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY | Dec 2007 → Sep 2008 | $750k | 2 |
| LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Nov 2006 → Dec 2007 | $750k | 1 |
| GLOBAL HAWK INSURANCE COMPANY, A RRG | May 2006 → Nov 2006 | $750k | 1 |
| THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA | Jan 2005 → May 2005 | $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)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
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 · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
MCALLEN, TX
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
carlos sanchez — 87 carriers: USDOT 558970USDOT 658159USDOT 721640USDOT 987556USDOT 1173459USDOT 1299992USDOT 1366564USDOT 1470318
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 3110 N 27TH CR, MCALLEN, TX, 78502
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 985, LA BLANCA, TX, 78558
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (956) 460-8049
- Cell
- (956) 451-5632
- shdavis12@yahoo.com
Registration
- Officer
- Carlos Sanchez
- USDOT / docket
- 1320362 · MC-512400
- First registered
- 01/11/2005
- Last MCS-150
- 04/08/2016 · 74,122 mi (2016)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is CARLOS SANCHEZ's USDOT number?
CARLOS SANCHEZ's USDOT number is 1320362, and its motor carrier number is MC-512400.
Is CARLOS SANCHEZ authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, CARLOS SANCHEZ is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is CARLOS SANCHEZ's fleet?
CARLOS SANCHEZ operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is CARLOS SANCHEZ based?
CARLOS SANCHEZ is based in MCALLEN, TX.