Fleet typeIdentity
Asset-based
77 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 424970
LONE STAR GROWERS LP
DBA COLOR SPOT NURSERIES
77 power unitsSAN ANTONIO, TX
CARRIER INACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
77Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 36 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 3
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 77 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 7.2 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority3535 yr active
since 1990Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal22
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
35 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1990 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is LONE STAR GROWERS LP safe to work with?
Is LONE STAR GROWERS LP safe to load? LONE STAR GROWERS LP (USDOT 424970) is an inactive asset-based motor carrier based in SAN ANTONIO, TX, operating 77 power units and 28 drivers. Operating authority has been active 35 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
LSLONE STAR GROWERS LP 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 77
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
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Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
SAN ANTONIO, TX
Density
fewermore
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Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@altmanplants.com — 9 carriers: USDOT 250099USDOT 369742USDOT 440672USDOT 2347908USDOT 3172694USDOT 3229836USDOT 3230020USDOT 4259633
Shares a company officer with other carriers
paul russo — 10 carriers: USDOT 250099USDOT 369742USDOT 510311USDOT 684198USDOT 1350515USDOT 2347908USDOT 2900184USDOT 3713202
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 7960 CAGNON RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78252
- Mailing address
- 2575 OLIVE HILL ROAD, FALLBROOK, CA, 92028
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (760) 695-9263
- Cell
- (760) 691-0261
- Fax
- (760) 645-7078
- Web domain
- altmanplants.com
Registration
- Officers
- Paul Russo · Rodney Omps
- USDOT / docket
- 424970
- First registered
- 10/22/1990
- Last MCS-150
- 05/03/2019 · 2,611,637 mi (2018)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- D-U-N-S
- 102758133
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
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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 LONE STAR GROWERS LP's USDOT number?
LONE STAR GROWERS LP's USDOT number is 424970.
Is LONE STAR GROWERS LP authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, LONE STAR GROWERS LP is inactive in the FMCSA register.
How big is LONE STAR GROWERS LP's fleet?
LONE STAR GROWERS LP operates 77 power units and 28 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is LONE STAR GROWERS LP based?
LONE STAR GROWERS LP is based in SAN ANTONIO, TX.