Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
10 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 4056073
ESTEBAN MURILLO
DBA TRIPLE M CONTRACTORS
10 power unitsavg 12.9 yrLocal · 1 statesLOS FRESNOS, TX
CARRIER ACTIVEOUT-OF-SERVICE ORDER
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
10Power units
3 observed · MCS-150
4Trailers seen
Decoded · vPIC
12.9Avg age (yr)
1997–2025 · vPIC
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Do not load
FMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. It is not authorized to haul freight.
No reported crashesFederal Out-of-Service Order
Watch · 3
In good standing · 1
Operating authority33 yr active
since 2023Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo20.020.0 %
▼ 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
12.9 yr
Model years 1997–2025 · peer benchmark computing.
Identity stabilityStable
3 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2023 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is ESTEBAN MURILLO safe to work with?
Is ESTEBAN MURILLO safe to load? ESTEBAN MURILLO (USDOT 4056073) is an active owner-operator motor carrier based in LOS FRESNOS, TX, operating 10 power units and 10 drivers. Operating authority has been active 3 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). Across 9 roadside inspections, its vehicle out-of-service rate is 20.0% (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 do not load (0/100), with the leading concern: federal out-of-service order. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
EMESTEBAN MURILLO 0
Active federal out-of-service order
Intrastate Out of Service · ordered 12/10/2024
FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.
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Safety
9 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
Vehicle OOS 20.0% (24-mo)5 veh insp · 24-mo · nat'l 22.26%
050%nat'l 22.26%
Driver OOS 42.9% (24-mo)7 drv insp · 24-mo · nat'l 6.67%
030%nat'l 6.67%
OOS trajectory· trailing 6-mo vehicle-OOS rate vs national
62.5% now▲ Worsening
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
≈0.3 / 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
- 7
- Annualized
- ≈4 / yr
- Coverage
- ≈0.3 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 Driving8
- 393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance7
- 393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4
- 395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance3 · 3 OOS
- 396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance3
- 393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance2
- 393.70 Coupling devices / fifth wheelVehicle Maintenance1
- 393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance1
- 391.41 No / expired medical certificateDriver Fitness1
- 396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1
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Authority & insurance
Can they legally + adequately haul your load?
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
No insurance filing history on record.
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Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 10
- Observed power (24 mo)
- 3
- Trailers (towed)
- 4
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
2025
Newest model yr
1997
Oldest model yr
VINs decoded
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo
Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography
Operating radiusLocal
revealedStates observed11
US statesInspections · 24 mo77
TX busiestInspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
LOS FRESNOS, TX
Top corridor
TX
Density
fewermore
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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.
Show all-time history (4 trucks · 9 carriers)
Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2793038USDOT 3808387USDOT 4516357USDOT 4574294USDOT 2581273USDOT 4391702USDOT 2498830USDOT 3328263
Shares a company officer with other carriers
esteban murillo — 2 carriers: USDOT 4391702
Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units
Registered (MCS-150)1010
Observed (24 mo)33
Shared w/ other carriers44
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
- 29929 SHARE 28 RD, LOS FRESNOS, TX, 78566
- Mailing address
- 101 N MCCOLL RD STE 10, MCALLEN, TX, 78501
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
Contact
- Phone
- (956) 295-7766
- Fax
- (956) 683-9402
Registration
- Officer
- Esteban Murillo
- USDOT / docket
- 4056073
- First registered
- 04/04/2023
- Last MCS-150
- 04/02/2024 · 1 mi (2023)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- 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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Frequently asked
What is ESTEBAN MURILLO's USDOT number?
ESTEBAN MURILLO's USDOT number is 4056073.
Is ESTEBAN MURILLO authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, ESTEBAN MURILLO is active in the FMCSA register, but it currently carries an active out-of-service order — verify status before tendering.
What is ESTEBAN MURILLO's safety record?
ESTEBAN MURILLO has a 20.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 9 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 0/100 (tier: unfit).
How big is ESTEBAN MURILLO's fleet?
ESTEBAN MURILLO operates 10 power units and 10 drivers per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is ESTEBAN MURILLO based?
ESTEBAN MURILLO is based in LOS FRESNOS, TX, with roadside inspections recorded across 1 state.