Carrier profile · USDOT 1538420 · MC-573968 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

F & A CARRIERS INC

48 power unitsavg 10.8 yrNational · 16 statesLAREDO, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-573968 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

48Power units

48 observed · MCS-150

68Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

10.8Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 753-6769 Email dispatchprangel@facarriers.net

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average22.8% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's 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 20 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2006.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo22.8%

▲ 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-mo22.8%

▲ 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

Small fleet

48 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

10.8 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2006 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

146 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 22.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 1.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 101 vehicle and 146 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

29.2% · 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 3.5 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

137 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 14

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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 48-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 48
Inspections · 24 mo: 146
Annualized: ≈73 / 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance42 · 6 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance42 · 7 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving34 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance29 · 9 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 14 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance20 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance19 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance19 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance18 · 5 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance18 · 2 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Active
Contract: None
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 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Great West’10–’13

Great West’15–’17

United Wisconsin’19–’23

2010201420182022now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 11 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO · since May 2026

All 11 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	May 2025 → May 2026	$750K	1
MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2025 → May 2025	$750K	2
TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → Jan 2025	$750K	1
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2023 → May 2024	$750K	1
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2023	$750K	6
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → May 2019	$750K	1
SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2017 → May 2018	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2015 → May 2017	$750K	1
THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA	Apr 2014 → Apr 2015	$750K	1
NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.	Apr 2013 → Apr 2014	$750K	1
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 2010 → Apr 2013	$750K	3

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 48
Observed power (24 mo): 48
Trailers (towed): 68

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

10.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

63.8%

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 radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

146

TX busiest

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

Home base

LAREDO, TX

14105 TRANSPORTATION AVE

Top corridor

TX 67 · AR 19 · MO 12

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & fraud

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

Last 12 months: 9 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 53467 USDOT 3162922 USDOT 3903845 USDOT 753551 USDOT 3005712 USDOT 1133784Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (56 trucks · 46 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 30161 USDOT 1509690 USDOT 3796051 USDOT 53467 USDOT 2800393 USDOT 3493302 USDOT 2846724 USDOT 3147023

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: 14105 TRANSPORTATION AVE, LAREDO, TX, 78045
Mailing address: 101 SUMMERWIND, LAREDO, TX, 78041
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 753-6769
Email: prangel@facarriers.net
Web domain: facarriers.net

Registration

Officers: Alma Fernandez · Fernando Fernandez
USDOT / docket: 1538420 · MC-573968
First registered: Aug 3, 2006
Last MCS-150: Dec 9, 2024 · 5,102,485 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

5,102,485

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 F & A CARRIERS INC.

F & A CARRIERS INC (USDOT 1538420) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 18, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO effective May 1, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 22.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 146 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 101 vehicle-level and 146 driver-level — across 16 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 48 power units and 48 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 9, 2024.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is F & A CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

F & A CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 1538420, and its motor carrier number is MC-573968.

Is F & A CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, F & A CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is F & A CARRIERS INC's safety record?

F & A CARRIERS INC has a 22.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 241 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).