Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 2293652 · MC-783175
BORDER FREIGHT CARRIER LLC
8 power unitsLAREDO, TX
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-783175 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
8Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
Click to see how we scored it
Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
High risk
Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.
Insurance on fileEstablished 14 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 8 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 14.3 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
Operating authority1414 yr active
since 2012Insurance (BIPD)On file
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
—
Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
14 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2012 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is BORDER FREIGHT CARRIER LLC safe to work with?
Is BORDER FREIGHT CARRIER LLC safe to load? BORDER FREIGHT CARRIER LLC (USDOT 2293652, MC-783175) is an inactive small-fleet motor carrier based in LAREDO, TX, operating 8 power units and 7 drivers. Operating authority has been active 14 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it high risk (40/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
BFBORDER FREIGHT CARRIER LLC 40
01
Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
02
Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Inactive
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 2 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+1 earlier
Accident · 13–13
20122013
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.
2 insurer eras · collapsed from 5 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC. | Jul 2013 → Sep 2013 | $750k | 1 |
| HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jul 2012 → Oct 2012 | $750k | 4 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 8
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
LAREDO, TX
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a company officer with other carriers
fernando almanza — 2 carriers: USDOT 4166362
06
Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 14403 ATLANTA DR, LAREDO, TX, 78045
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (956) 235-1436
- Fax
- (956) 795-1494
- Web domain
- border-freight.com'
Registration
- Officer
- Fernando Almanza
- USDOT / docket
- 2293652 · MC-783175
- First registered
- 04/10/2012
- Last MCS-150
- 04/10/2012
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—Annual mileage
07
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.
08
Reviews
Verified broker, shipper & driver reviews — moderated
Performance ratings only — never the Vektor risk score
No verified reviews yet
Be the first broker or shipper to rate BORDER FREIGHT CARRIER LLC. Reviews cover performance only — on-time delivery, payment speed, communication — and never affect the Vektor risk score.
Leave a review09
Frequently asked
What is BORDER FREIGHT CARRIER LLC's USDOT number?
BORDER FREIGHT CARRIER LLC's USDOT number is 2293652, and its motor carrier number is MC-783175.
Is BORDER FREIGHT CARRIER LLC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, BORDER FREIGHT CARRIER LLC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is BORDER FREIGHT CARRIER LLC's fleet?
BORDER FREIGHT CARRIER LLC operates 8 power units and 7 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is BORDER FREIGHT CARRIER LLC based?
BORDER FREIGHT CARRIER LLC is based in LAREDO, TX.