Carrier profile · USDOT 844153 · MC-373284 · FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026

Bravo Motor Carriers Inc

9 power unitsavg 10.7 yrLocal · 1 statesHOUSTON, TX86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-373284 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

9Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

15Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.7Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(281) 768-8843 Email dispatch[email protected]

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

Clear to load

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Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average48.2% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo48.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

9 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.7 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

26 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Cross-border activity

No border inspections on record

38 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 48.15% on 27 vehicle inspections in 24 months, above the 22.26% CVSA national average.
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2 hours-of-service violations on record, most recent Oct 26, 2026.

Safety

28 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 48.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.6%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 27 vehicle and 28 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

58.3% · 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 20.2 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

26 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '26 · 4

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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 9-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 9
Inspections · 24 mo: 28
Annualized: ≈14 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.6 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 Maintenance53 · 7 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance16 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving14 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 6 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance7 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance5 · 1 OOS
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance4 · 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: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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

$1M BIPD last filed ’23 · 11 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

State County’99–’02

Canal’04–’10

Hallmark County’12–’15

Great West’15–’20

Clear Blue’20–’23

1999200620132020now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 13 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jul 2023

All 13 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Jul 2023	$1M	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Jun 2015 → Jul 2020	$1M	3
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2012 → Jun 2015	$1M	4
NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2012 → Jun 2012	$1M	1
SCOTTSDALE INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2011 → Mar 2012	$1M	2
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2011 → Jun 2011	$1M	1
MSA INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2011 → Mar 2011	$1M	1
NGM INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2010 → Mar 2011	$1M	1
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	May 2004 → Mar 2010	$1M	17
CAROLINA CASUALTY INSURANCE CO.	Mar 2004 → May 2004	$1M	1
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Mar 2003 → Mar 2004	$1M	3
ASSOCIATES INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2002 → Apr 2003	$1M	5
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Dec 1999 → Jul 2002	$1M	2

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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): 9
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 15

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.7 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

80.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

FMCSA operations & lanes data as of Nov 6, 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: 28 inspections

Home base

HOUSTON, TX

110 CYPRESS STATION DR, STE 108

Most inspections: TX

28 inspections

TX 28

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Network & Fraud

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

FMCSA network & fraud data as of Nov 6, 2026

Last 12 months: 1 truck also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 38111 USDOT 3302586Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (13 trucks · 16 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 185732 USDOT 3302586 USDOT 3413416 USDOT 1916572 USDOT 2888785 USDOT 3824677 USDOT 73705 USDOT 4482705

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@bravomotors.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 916961 USDOT 3169971

Shares a company officer with other carriers

luis e garza — 4 carriers: USDOT 2213015 USDOT 2358201 USDOT 3169971

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: 110 CYPRESS STATION DR, STE 108, HOUSTON, TX, 77090
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (281) 768-8843
Email: [email protected]
Web domain: bravomotors.com

Registration

Officers: Luis E Garza · Rocio Saldivar
USDOT / docket: 844153 · MC-373284
First registered: Dec 13, 1999
Last MCS-150: Oct 21, 2024 · 283,218 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Mar 25, 2020
D-U-N-S: 18120506

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

283,218

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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48%

vehicle out-of-service rate

Safety and violations

13 of 27 eligible vehicle inspections had a vehicle OOS finding.

FMCSA roadside inspections, Nov 2024 to Nov 2026.

118violation records

21OOS-tagged records

13 of 27inspections 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.

Lights

4411%5 / 44

Other vehicle maintenance

4124%10 / 41

Brakes

2119%4 / 21

Unsafe driving

90%0 / 9

Driver fitness

2100%2 / 2

Hours of service

10%0 / 1

Bar = record count; % = OOS share.

Vehicle OOS over time

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

70%

15%

30%

40%Nov 24 to May 252 / 5

20%May 25 to Nov 251 / 5

50%Nov 25 to May 263 / 6

64%May 26 to Nov 267 / 11

Top 3 codes (31 of 118 records)

393.9 Inoperative required lamps22
393.75C Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)5
392.2RG State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)4

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393.9TS Inoperative required lamps4
396.17C Periodic (annual) inspection4
393.19 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)3
393.45B2PC Brake tubing / hose defects3
393.9A-LFTSI Inoperative required lamps3
396.5B Oil and/or grease leak3
392.2-SLLSR State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)2
393.207A Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.207A-STBW Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.209E Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.30 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)2
393.45B2UV Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.45D-B Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.45DLPC Brake tubing / hose defects2
393.47E Brake actuators / linings / components2
393.53B Automatic brake adjusters / indicators2
393.75A Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.75A1 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.75A3 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)2
393.9A-LCL Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LHWS Inoperative required lamps2
393.9A-LTSI Inoperative required lamps2
393.9BRKLAMP Inoperative required lamps2
393.9H Inoperative required lamps2
383.23A2 Operating without a valid CDL1
390.21(a) USDOT number marking on vehicle1
390.21TE2IV-D USDOT number marking on vehicle1
391.41APC No / expired medical certificate1
392.82A1 Using a hand-held mobile phone1
393.11A1-CSLRR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11LR Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.11TL Required lamps/reflectors missing1
393.205C Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207A-SAPPCBLM Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207B Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.207E Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.43A Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)1
393.45B2-B-AIR Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45B2-BHTD Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45DCUV Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.45DLUV Brake tubing / hose defects1
393.47A Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.47B Brake actuators / linings / components1
393.55C1 Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.55D2-B Antilock brake system (ABS)1
393.78 Windshield wipers1
393.78A-WS Windshield wipers1
393.95A Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)1
393.9A-HLLH Inoperative required lamps1
393.9A-LSLI Inoperative required lamps1
395.22G-ELDMFV ELD — provider/registration/malfunction1
396.17C-PI Periodic (annual) inspection1
396.3A1 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1-ALBV Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1
396.3A1B Inspection / repair / maintenance not performed1

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Lights

Check pre-trip lamp inspections and completed repairs.

Other vehicle maintenance

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Brakes

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Safety and violations

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

BRAVO MOTOR CARRIERS INC (USDOT 844153) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record. FMCSA profile data as of Nov 3, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I. FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jul 1, 2023 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot. FMCSA insurance data as of Nov 3, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 48.1% 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 28 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 27 vehicle-level and 28 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data. FMCSA operations data as of Nov 6, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available. FMCSA safety data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It reports 9 power units and 9 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Oct 21, 2024. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Mar 25, 2020 in the federal record. FMCSA identity data as of Nov 6, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is BRAVO MOTOR CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

BRAVO MOTOR CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 844153, and its motor carrier number is MC-373284.

Is BRAVO MOTOR CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

FMCSA authority data as of Nov 6, 2026. BRAVO MOTOR CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is BRAVO MOTOR CARRIERS INC's safety record?

BRAVO MOTOR CARRIERS INC has a 48.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 39 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).