Carrier profile · USDOT 3278334 · MC-1119251 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Innovative Group LLC

0 power unitsavg 14.6 yrRegional · 5 statesLAREDO, TX44/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1119251 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

0Power units

6 observed · MCS-150

8Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

14.6Avg age (yr)

1999–2019 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 999-4905 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

High risk

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

Watch · 4

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average37.5% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average30.0% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

In good standing · 1

Established 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2019.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo37.5%

▲ 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

0 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.6 yr

Model years 1999–2019 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

7 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2019 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

19 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.

Before you tender

What to check before you tender

CheckAsk for the last annual inspection and brake and equipment maintenance records
Vehicle OOS 37.50% on 8 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
13 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Jul 15, 2025.

Safety

10 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 37.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 30.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 8 vehicle and 10 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

28.6% · 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 10.7 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 2

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.

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance14 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance10 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving10 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 4 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance8 · 1 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance6 · 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: 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

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

United Wisconsin’20–’21

Hudson’21–’25

beyond this history

2020202220242026now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 2 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 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2021 → Jul 2025	$750K	4
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2021	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 6, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 0
Observed power (24 mo): 6
Trailers (towed): 8

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.6 yr

Average age

2019

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

100.0%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 6 inspections
Louisiana: 1 inspections
Tennessee: 1 inspections
Alabama: 1 inspections

Home base

LAREDO, TX

13103 KICKAPOO DR

Most inspections: TX

6 inspections

TX 6 · LA 1 · TN 1

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 6, 2026

No shared-VIN flow in the last 12 months

None of this carrier's trucks were inspected under another USDOT in the last 12 months — any shared equipment is historical, not active.

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Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2906478 USDOT 3603529 USDOT 3765285 USDOT 3695574 USDOT 3714268 USDOT 2869974 USDOT 3781156 USDOT 1474045

Shares a company officer with other carriers

francisco godina — 3 carriers: USDOT 3611358 USDOT 6560234

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 6, 2026

Location

Physical address: 13103 KICKAPOO DR, LAREDO, TX, 78045
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 999-4905
Email: [email protected]

Registration

Officer: Francisco Godina
USDOT / docket: 3278334 · MC-1119251
First registered: Apr 24, 2019
Last MCS-150: Oct 14, 2026 · 950,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 6.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

—Power units

—Drivers

—CDL drivers

950,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 6, 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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38%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

3 of 8 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

39violation records

10OOS-tagged records

3 of 8inspections 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.

Brakes

1217%2 / 12

Other vehicle maintenance

1145%5 / 11

Unsafe driving

60%0 / 6

Hours of service

540%2 / 5

Lights

40%0 / 4

Driver fitness

1100%1 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

50%

15%

30%

25%Nov 24 to May 251 / 4

50%May 25 to Nov 252 / 4

n/aNov 25 to May 260 / 0

n/aMay 26 to Nov 260 / 0

Top 3 codes (6 of 39 records)

392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.45B2UV Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)2

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395.8E Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing2
383.23A2 Operating without a valid CDL1
390.17 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regs (general)1
390.21TB2-DOT USDOT number marking on vehicle1
392.2-SLLIRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
392.2IRP State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)1
393.100(a) Cargo securement (general)1
393.11A1-LIL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.209E-SPSLA Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.48A Brakes inoperative1
393.51 Brake warning devices1
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55C1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55C2 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D1-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.71 Coupling / towing devices1
393.75A1-TEPBM Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)1
393.9 Inoperative required lamps1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9H Inoperative required lamps1
395.24C2II ELD — record edits / data1
395.24C2III ELD — record edits / data1
395.8A1-HOSP Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-TC Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1B Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak1

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Brakes

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Other vehicle maintenance

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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 INNOVATIVE GROUP LLC.

INNOVATIVE GROUP LLC (USDOT 3278334) has a Vektor safety score of 44/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 37.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier received 10 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 8 vehicle-level and 10 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 0 power units in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 14, 2026. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is INNOVATIVE GROUP LLC's USDOT number?

INNOVATIVE GROUP LLC's USDOT number is 3278334, and its motor carrier number is MC-1119251.

Is INNOVATIVE GROUP LLC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. INNOVATIVE GROUP LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is INNOVATIVE GROUP LLC's safety record?

INNOVATIVE GROUP LLC has a 37.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 38 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 44/100 (tier: high_risk).