Carrier profile · USDOT 3080447 · MC-81897 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Colmenero Express LLC

16 power unitsavg 7.7 yrNational · 20 statesBUDA, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-81897 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

20 observed · MCS-150

37Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.7Avg age (yr)

2001–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(512) 484-9911 Email dispatch[email protected]

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Load decision · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service 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 9 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo12.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.7 yr

Model years 2001–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

29 other inspections in border states, with no named crossing match.

A named inspection location does not confirm a border transit or operating authority. Counts cover retained inspection records.

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27 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 19, 2026.

Safety

42 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 12.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 25 vehicle and 42 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 22.9 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

39 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 5

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.3 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 16-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 42
Annualized: ≈21 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.3 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 Driving22 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance12 · 3 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance12 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance8 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
390.21 USDOT number marking on vehicleUnsafe Driving5 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

FMCSA authority & insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 ’25 · 4 insurers · 2 lapsesCoverage lapse

Hallmark County’18–’20

Trisura Specialty’21–’22

Sentry Select’23–’25

20182020202220242026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → Sep 2025	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2023 → Jan 2025	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2021 → Jan 2022	$750K	2
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → Jul 2020	$750K	10

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 3, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 20
Trailers (towed): 37

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2001

Oldest model yr

61.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 20 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 3, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 9 inspections
New Mexico: 5 inspections
Louisiana: 3 inspections
California: 3 inspections
Arizona: 2 inspections
Indiana: 2 inspections
Wisconsin: 2 inspections
North Carolina: 2 inspections
Illinois: 2 inspections
Tennessee: 2 inspections
Oklahoma: 1 inspections
Idaho: 1 inspections
Pennsylvania: 1 inspections
Mississippi: 1 inspections
South Carolina: 1 inspections
Kentucky: 1 inspections
Missouri: 1 inspections
Arkansas: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections
Colorado: 1 inspections

Home base

BUDA, TX

164 BUTTONWOOD DR

Most inspections: TX

9 inspections

TX 9 · NM 5 · LA 3

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 3, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2382444Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (31 trucks · 32 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1356302 USDOT 4334767 USDOT 1120526 USDOT 3891642 USDOT 74432 USDOT 3463049 USDOT 374 USDOT 3714268

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

FMCSA identity & federal data as of Nov 3, 2026

Location

Physical address: 164 BUTTONWOOD DR, BUDA, TX, 78610
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (512) 484-9911
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officers: Daisy Colmenero · Mario E Colmenero
USDOT / docket: 3080447 · MC-81897
First registered: Dec 26, 2017
Last MCS-150: Feb 20, 2025 · 624,327 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

624,327

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 3, 2026

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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12%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

3 of 25 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

88violation records

12OOS-tagged records

3 of 25inspections with OOS

What the violations were

FMCSA BASIC themes in plain language: vehicle maintenance, driver fitness, hours of service and unsafe driving. Roadside records grouped without double counting.

Other vehicle maintenance

2214%3 / 22

Brakes

215%1 / 21

Unsafe driving

170%0 / 17

Hours of service

1533%5 / 15

Lights

100%0 / 10

Driver fitness

3100%3 / 3

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

Eligible vehicle inspections in six-month windows; no national comparison.

30%

15%

30%

20%Nov 24 to May 252 / 10

17%May 25 to Nov 251 / 6

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 5

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 4

Top 3 codes (12 of 88 records)

393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects4
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)4
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection4

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393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components3
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)3
395.24 ELD — record edits / data3
391.11B2-Q Driver not qualified2
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.2-SLLS2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
392.22A-D Driving of commercial motor vehicles2
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.30-B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.45B2UV Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.60C Windshield / glazing2
393.60D Windshield / glazing2
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps2
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
395.8E Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
383.25A1 Commercial Driver's License (CDL)1
392.16 Failure to use seat belt1
392.2-SLLDL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLEWA1 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLIFTA State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLS3 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2-SLLTL State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.22B-DFPWD Driving of commercial motor vehicles1
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2WC State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.11A1-LBL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11A1-LTNRV Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11B-CSURR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.13D3-CSURR Retroreflective sheeting1
393.43B-BATV Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.48A-BIBD Brakes inoperative1
393.48A-BMBCBD Brakes inoperative1
393.53B-B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators1
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95A1 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LIL Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LTSIR Inoperative required lamps1
395.22H2-ELDNISDT ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.24D-ELDPT ELD — record edits / data1
395.30B1-ELDDFR ELD — use / data transfer1
395.34A1-ELDDFN ELD — malfunction procedures1
395.34C ELD — malfunction procedures1
395.3B2 Driving beyond hours-of-service limits1
395.8A-ELD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPDOOS Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-HWSL Oil and/or grease leak1
396.5B-L Oil and/or grease leak1
396.9D2-FTF Inspection of motor vehicles in operation1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Unsafe driving

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for COLMENERO EXPRESS LLC.

COLMENERO EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3080447) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 12, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 12.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier received 42 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 25 vehicle-level and 42 driver-level — across 20 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 16 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 20, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is COLMENERO EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number?

COLMENERO EXPRESS LLC's USDOT number is 3080447, and its motor carrier number is MC-81897.

Is COLMENERO EXPRESS LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 3, 2026. COLMENERO EXPRESS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is COLMENERO EXPRESS LLC's safety record?

COLMENERO EXPRESS LLC has a 12.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 63 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).