Carrier profile · USDOT 2913992 · MC-982176 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

FAK INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION INC

72 power unitsavg 11.1 yrMulti-region · 13 statesLAREDO, TX62/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-982176 INACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

72Power units

28 observed · MCS-150

59Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.1Avg age (yr)

1998–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 729-8111 Email dispatcharamirez@shipfak.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

High risk

Multiple serious issues on the federal record. Verify directly before any tender.

Established 10 yearsNo active operating authority

Watch · 3

No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average38.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate above average8.3% vs the 6.7% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2016.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo38.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

2 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

72 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.1 yr

Model years 1998–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

10 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2016 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

72 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 38.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 8.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 54 vehicle and 72 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

44.4% · 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 10.1 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

63 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 10

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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 72-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 72
Inspections · 24 mo: 72
Annualized: ≈36 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.5 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 Maintenance43 · 8 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving41 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance32 · 13 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance20 · 7 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance14 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance11 · 2 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance9 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance9 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: Inactive
Contract: None
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 5 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

United Specialty’16–’18

Knight Specialty’18–’19

Hudson’19–’23

Trisura Specialty’23–’24

Bricktown Specialty’24–’25

2016201920222025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 5 insurers are named in the list below.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

All 5 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
BRICKTOWN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2024 → Aug 2025	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2023 → Aug 2024	$750K	1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2019 → Aug 2023	$750K	6
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2018 → Aug 2019	$750K	1
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2016 → Aug 2018	$750K	5

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 72
Observed power (24 mo): 28
Trailers (towed): 59

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1998

Oldest model yr

29.9%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 13 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

TX busiest

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

Home base

LAREDO, TX

6200 SANTA MARIA AVE

Top corridor

TX 31 · LA 11 · NM 6

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 1970020 USDOT 2859175 USDOT 3223001 USDOT 2457309 USDOT 4186928 USDOT 3563745 USDOT 4148868 USDOT 3744664

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@shipfak.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 2634413 USDOT 4360484

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 6200 SANTA MARIA AVE, LAREDO, TX, 78041
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 729-8111
Cell: (956) 757-0951
Fax: (956) 729-8666
Email: aramirez@shipfak.com
Web domain: shipfak.com

Registration

Officer: Fred S Hopson Jr
USDOT / docket: 2913992 · MC-982176
First registered: Aug 1, 2016
Last MCS-150: Aug 23, 2024 · 5,024,507 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

5,024,507

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 FAK INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION INC.

FAK INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION INC (USDOT 2913992) has a Vektor safety score of 62/100 and a High risk verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 38.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 72 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 54 vehicle-level and 72 driver-level — across 13 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 72 power units and 96 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 23, 2024.

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

Frequently asked

What is FAK INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION INC's USDOT number?

FAK INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION INC's USDOT number is 2913992, and its motor carrier number is MC-982176.

Is FAK INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, FAK INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is FAK INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION INC's safety record?

FAK INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION INC has a 38.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 122 roadside inspections, with 2 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 62/100 (tier: high_risk).