Fleet typeIdentity
Small fleet
8 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 3117797 · MC-86266
HONESTAR TRANSPORTATION INC
8 power unitsavg 12 yrRegional · 4 statesLAREDO, TX
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-86266 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
8Power units
1 observed · MCS-150
1Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
12.0Avg age (yr)
2014–2014 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Clear to load
Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.
Active operating authorityInsurance on file
Watch · 0
Nothing flagged.
In good standing · 4
Operating authority88 yr active
since 2018Insurance (BIPD)On file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo33.333.3 %
▲ 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 peersTypical
12 yr
Model years 2014–2014 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
8 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is HONESTAR TRANSPORTATION INC safe to work with?
Is HONESTAR TRANSPORTATION INC safe to load? HONESTAR TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 3117797, MC-86266) is an active small-fleet motor carrier based in LAREDO, TX, operating 8 power units and 8 drivers. Operating authority has been active 8 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 6 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 33.3% (above the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it clear to load (100/100). Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
HTHONESTAR TRANSPORTATION INC 100
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Safety
6 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 33.3% (24-mo)3 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)5 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
33.3% now● Stable
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.
Under-inspected
Expected
Well-monitored
Heavily inspected
≈0.3 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Few roadside inspections for a 8-unit fleet — the out-of-service and violation signals above rest on a small sample, so weight them cautiously. Thin coverage on a young authority is itself a flag.
- Registered power units
- 8
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 5
- Annualized
- ≈3 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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.
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 1 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance2
- 393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1 · 1 OOS
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance1
- 395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1
- 392.7 Driving of commercial motor vehiclesUnsafe Driving1
- 396.9 Inspection of motor vehicles in operationVehicle Maintenance1
- 393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Active
- Contract
- None
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Filed with FMCSA
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous
+2 earlier
United Financial · 19–23
20182024
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.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 8
- 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.
Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs
Average age
2014
Newest model yr
2014
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 4 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusRegional
revealedStates observed44
US statesInspections · 24 mo55
MS busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
LAREDO, TX
Top corridor
MS ⇄ TX
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Last 12 months: 2 trucks also ran under 3 other carriers
VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3895470USDOT 3910975USDOT 4031521Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.
Show all-time history (3 trucks · 3 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3742512USDOT 3910975USDOT 4007246
Shares a company officer with other carriers
ernesto jimenez — 14 carriers: USDOT 1422882USDOT 2081464USDOT 2130816USDOT 2738399USDOT 2756901USDOT 2773164USDOT 3050721USDOT 3192372
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)88
Observed (24 mo)11
Shared w/ other carriers33
Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 110 MOCKINGBIRD CT, LAREDO, TX, 78045
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (956) 990-6603
- Web domain
- honestarinc.com
Registration
- Officers
- Ernesto Jimenez · Samara Arshakyan
- USDOT / docket
- 3117797 · MC-86266
- First registered
- 04/03/2018
- Last MCS-150
- 11/25/2025 · 547,925 mi (2025)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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.
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Frequently asked
What is HONESTAR TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number?
HONESTAR TRANSPORTATION INC's USDOT number is 3117797, and its motor carrier number is MC-86266.
Is HONESTAR TRANSPORTATION INC authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, HONESTAR TRANSPORTATION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is HONESTAR TRANSPORTATION INC's safety record?
HONESTAR TRANSPORTATION INC has a 33.3% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 6 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).
How big is HONESTAR TRANSPORTATION INC's fleet?
HONESTAR TRANSPORTATION INC operates 8 power units and 8 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is HONESTAR TRANSPORTATION INC based?
HONESTAR TRANSPORTATION INC is based in LAREDO, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 4 states.