Carrier profile · USDOT 4118237 · MC-1574503 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Redhawk Carriers Inc

10 power unitsavg 15 yrLocal · 2 statesLAREDO, TX62/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1574503 ACTIVEUNDELIVERABLE ADDRESS

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

10Power units

9 observed · MCS-150

13Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

15.0Avg age (yr)

1997–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 857-3949 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 · 3

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average54.6% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.Undeliverable physical addressFMCSA mail to this carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — a common shell-carrier signal. Verify the address before tendering.

In good standing · 2

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo54.5%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

8 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

15 yr

Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

3 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2023 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

39 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 54.55% on 11 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
CheckConfirm ELD provider and check recent HOS violations dates
27 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Dec 26, 2025.

Safety

15 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026

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

Vehicle OOS 54.5%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 6.7%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 11 vehicle and 15 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 18.2 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

15 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '25 · 3

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 10-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 10
Inspections · 24 mo: 15
Annualized: ≈8 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance42 · 6 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance29 · 10 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving25 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 5 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance14 · 2 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance13 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance12 · 4 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$750,000 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

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K 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 · 1 insurer · 0 lapsesContinuous

Accredited Specialty’23–’25

beyond this history

2023202420252026now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY · since Aug 2025

All 1 insurer era · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Aug 2025	$750K	2

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

FMCSA equipment data as of Nov 7, 2026

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 10
Observed power (24 mo): 9
Trailers (towed): 13

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

15.0 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

59.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 7, 2026

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

Inspections by state· roadside inspections, last 24 mo

Texas: 14 inspections

Home base

LAREDO, TX

329 RANCHO PILA

Most inspections: TX

14 inspections

TX 14

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 7, 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 689905Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (23 trucks · 7 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 689905 USDOT 2920557 USDOT 2788297 USDOT 838909 USDOT 3387585 USDOT 3454934 USDOT 3586409

Shares a company officer with other carriers

francisco lopez — 70 carriers: USDOT 615745 USDOT 910531 USDOT 1113775 USDOT 1147084 USDOT 1206122 USDOT 1264439 USDOT 1320012 USDOT 1346188

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 7, 2026

Undeliverable physical address on the FMCSA record

USPS flagged this carrier's filed physical address as undeliverable — a common chameleon / shell signal. Confirm a working address before tendering.

Location

Physical address: 329 RANCHO PILA, LAREDO, TX, 78045
Mailing address: 14107 TRANSPORTATION AVE STE B, LAREDO, TX, 78045
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 857-3949
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: redhawkc.com

Registration

Officers: Francisco Lopez · Francisco Martinez
USDOT / docket: 4118237 · MC-1574503
First registered: Aug 16, 2023
Last MCS-150: Oct 24, 2025 · 1,186,000 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 4.81
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,186,000

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

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

FMCSA federal activity data as of Nov 7, 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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55%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

6 of 11 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

72violation records

10OOS-tagged records

6 of 11inspections 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

2623%6 / 26

Lights

1414%2 / 14

Brakes

128%1 / 12

Hours of service

119%1 / 11

Unsafe driving

80%0 / 8

Driver fitness

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

100%

15%

30%

83%Nov 24 to May 255 / 6

100%May 25 to Nov 251 / 1

0%Nov 25 to May 260 / 2

0%May 26 to Nov 260 / 2

Top 3 codes (15 of 72 records)

392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)8
393.9 Inoperative required lamps4
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missing3

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393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components3
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators3
393.78 Windshield wipers3
395.24D ELD — record edits / data3
395.8E Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing3
396.3A1B Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed3
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak3
393.11N Required lamps/reflectors missing2
393.207A Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.209E Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.60C Windshield / glazing2
393.75C Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.83G Exhaust system2
393.9H Inoperative required lamps2
396.3A1BOS Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed2
391.11B2-Z Driver not qualified1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.45DLUV Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.47B Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.55D1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55E-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.95F Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLIWR Inoperative required lamps1
395.15G02 Automatic on-board recording device1
395.22H2 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.22H3 ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
395.8E-HOSPD Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missing1
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1BL Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Other vehicle maintenance

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Lights

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for REDHAWK CARRIERS INC.

REDHAWK CARRIERS INC (USDOT 4118237) has a Vektor safety score of 62/100 and a High risk 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 7, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY effective Aug 30, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 54.5% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier received 15 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 11 vehicle-level and 15 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 7, 2026.

The carrier has 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It reports 10 power units and 10 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 24, 2025. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 7, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is REDHAWK CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

REDHAWK CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 4118237, and its motor carrier number is MC-1574503.

Is REDHAWK CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 7, 2026. REDHAWK CARRIERS INC is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is REDHAWK CARRIERS INC's safety record?

REDHAWK CARRIERS INC has a 54.5% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 43 roadside inspections, with 8 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 62/100 (tier: high_risk).