Carrier profile · USDOT 1982195 · MC-707651 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

DSM TRANSPORT LLC

46 power unitsavg 12.9 yrNational · 16 statesLAREDO, TX82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-707651 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

46Power units

42 observed · MCS-150

63Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

12.9Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 267-8190 Email dispatchMSALAZAR@DSMTRANSPORTLLC.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileDriver out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate well above average17.9% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Multiple injury crashes3 crashes involving injuries are on record.

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 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2010.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.0%

▼ 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

Asset-based

46 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

12.9 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

112 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 17.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 65 vehicle and 112 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

23.1% · latest 6-mo window● Steady

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

111 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 9

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

≈1.2 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 46-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 46
Inspections · 24 mo: 112
Annualized: ≈56 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.2 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving39 · 1 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance20 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness17 · 12 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 5 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance13 · 2 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 7 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’26 · 11 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Knight Specialty’19–’21

Southlake Specialty’22–’24

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 15 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · CLEAR BLUE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Mar 2026

All 15 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO	Mar 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	3
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2024 → Mar 2025	$750K	5
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2022 → Mar 2024	$750K	3
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Mar 2022	$750K	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2019 → Mar 2021	$750K	2
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	Mar 2018 → Mar 2019	$750K	1
PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2017 → Mar 2018	$750K	1
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	Mar 2016 → Mar 2016	$750K	2
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2015 → Mar 2016	$750K	2
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Mar 2014 → Mar 2015	$750K	5
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Sep 2013	$750K	1
WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2013 → Feb 2014	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2012 → Sep 2013	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2010 → Sep 2011	$750K	5
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Mar 2010 → Sep 2010	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 46
Observed power (24 mo): 42
Trailers (towed): 63

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

12.9 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

41.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 16 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

109

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

LAREDO, TX

15949 US-83

Top corridor

TX 53 · LA 10 · SC 9

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

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 1659681 USDOT 3716433 USDOT 3031871 USDOT 2902337 USDOT 294345 USDOT 3019765 USDOT 3887374 USDOT 3729335

Shares a company officer with other carriers

manuel salazar — 8 carriers: USDOT 400719 USDOT 1237124 USDOT 2737792 USDOT 3141744 USDOT 3339214 USDOT 3707286 USDOT 3910137

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 & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 15949 US-83, LAREDO, TX, 78045
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 267-8190
Fax: (956) 568-4711
Email: msalazar@dsmtransportllc.com
Web domain: dsmtransportllc.com

Registration

Officer: Manuel Salazar
USDOT / docket: 1982195 · MC-707651
First registered: Jan 8, 2010
Last MCS-150: Feb 10, 2026 · 7,516,420 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

7,516,420

Annual mileage

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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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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for DSM TRANSPORT LLC.

DSM TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 1982195) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from CLEAR BLUE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Mar 25, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 112 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 65 vehicle-level and 112 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 46 power units and 70 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 10, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is DSM TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

DSM TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 1982195, and its motor carrier number is MC-707651.

Is DSM TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, DSM TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is DSM TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

DSM TRANSPORT LLC has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 172 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).