Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 762610 · MX-342812
LUIS ENRIQUE PUENTE SALAS
DBA PUENTE TRANSPORTES
2 power unitsavg 23 yrLocal · 1 statesNUEVO LAREDO, TA
CARRIER ACTIVEMX-342812 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
2Power units
1 observed · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
23.0Avg age (yr)
2003–2003 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.
Active operating authorityEstablished 28 yearsNo insurance on file
Watch · 1
In good standing · 4
Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 28 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1998.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 8 inspections.No reported crashesNo DOT-reportable crashes are on this carrier's record.
Operating authority2727 yr active
since 1998Insurance (BIPD)Not on file
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo16.716.7 %
▼ 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 peersOlder
23 yr
Model years 2003–2003 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
27 yr unchanged
Same registration since 1998 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
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Is LUIS ENRIQUE PUENTE SALAS safe to work with?
Is LUIS ENRIQUE PUENTE SALAS safe to load? LUIS ENRIQUE PUENTE SALAS (USDOT 762610, MX-342812) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in NUEVO LAREDO, TA, operating 2 power units and 2 drivers. Operating authority has been active 27 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 8 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 16.7% (below the 22.26% national average), with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months. FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it review before loading (82/100), with the leading concern: no insurance on file. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
LELUIS ENRIQUE PUENTE SALAS 82
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Safety
8 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 16.7% (24-mo)6 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 0.0% (24-mo)6 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
25.0% now▼ Improving
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
≈1.5 / unit·yr
thin signalabundant signal
Within the expected band for a 2-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.
- Registered power units
- 2
- Inspections · 24 mo
- 6
- Annualized
- ≈3 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈1.5 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.
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance9
- 393.201 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance3
- 392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving3
- 393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2
- 391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2
- 393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance2
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2
- 387.303 Other violationOther1
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type
Operating authority
- Common
- Active
- Contract
- Inactive
- Broker
- None
Insurance & bonds
BIPD / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
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)
- 2
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 1
- Trailers (towed)
- 0
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
2003
Newest model yr
2003
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
NUEVO LAREDO, TA
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@live.com.mx — 140 carriers: USDOT 555991USDOT 556741USDOT 557589USDOT 557831USDOT 557934USDOT 678501USDOT 861734USDOT 865752
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)22
Observed (24 mo)11
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
- AVENIDA SIERRA GORDA #524, NUEVO LAREDO, TA, 88277
- Mailing address
- 1211 SAN DARIO #1626, LAREDO, TX, 78040
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- (867) 194-0156
- Fax
- (867) 715-3780
- Web domain
- live.com.mx
Registration
- Officer
- Luis Enrique Puente Salas
- USDOT / docket
- 762610 · MX-342812
- First registered
- 08/03/1998
- Last MCS-150
- 08/20/2025 · 12,672 mi (2024)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
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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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is LUIS ENRIQUE PUENTE SALAS's USDOT number?
LUIS ENRIQUE PUENTE SALAS's USDOT number is 762610, and its motor carrier number is MX-342812.
Is LUIS ENRIQUE PUENTE SALAS authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, LUIS ENRIQUE PUENTE SALAS is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
What is LUIS ENRIQUE PUENTE SALAS's safety record?
LUIS ENRIQUE PUENTE SALAS has a 16.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 8 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).
How big is LUIS ENRIQUE PUENTE SALAS's fleet?
LUIS ENRIQUE PUENTE SALAS operates 2 power units and 2 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is LUIS ENRIQUE PUENTE SALAS based?
LUIS ENRIQUE PUENTE SALAS is based in NUEVO LAREDO, TA, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.