Carrier profile · USDOT 3162922 · MC-112466 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

FJ CARRIER LOGISTICS LLC

230 power unitsavg 5.2 yrNational · 31 statesLAREDO, TX76/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-112466 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

230Power units

227 observed · MCS-150

610Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 962-5676 Email dispatchSAFETY@FJCARRIERLOGISTICS.COM

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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 average13.4% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.Fatal crash on record4 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 8 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2018.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

29 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo20.2%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

29 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

230 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.2 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

8 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2018 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

925 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 20.2%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 13.4%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 604 vehicle and 925 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

19.0% · 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 8.0 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

896 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 53

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 230
Inspections · 24 mo: 925
Annualized: ≈463 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.0 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 Driving219 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness158 · 105 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance155 · 25 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance126 · 72 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance125 · 24 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance76 · 16 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance72 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance66 · 10 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance65 · 20 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance63 · 0 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 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Trisura Specialty’20–’21

Accredited Specialty’21–’25

Sutton Specialty’25–now

2019202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 4 insurers are named in the list below.

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

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO	Jul 2025 → Mar 2026	$750K	1
ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Mar 2021 → Jul 2025	$750K	6
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2020 → Mar 2021	$750K	7
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2019 → Jan 2020	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 230
Observed power (24 mo): 227
Trailers (towed): 610

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

38.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 31 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

899

TX busiest

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

Home base

LAREDO, TX

13911 COPPER DR

Top corridor

TX 439 · AR 80 · TN 51

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: 28 trucks also ran under 16 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 4365329 USDOT 2128019 USDOT 2360323 USDOT 2082867 USDOT 4122947 USDOT 2468208 USDOT 2001389 USDOT 3433640Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 58 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2043409 USDOT 2360323 USDOT 2563803 USDOT 2894915 USDOT 2994337 USDOT 3433640 USDOT 2128019 USDOT 2415025

Shares a company officer with other carriers

leopoldo mendiola — 2 carriers: USDOT 2920463

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

230

Observed (24 mo)

227

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 13911 COPPER DR, LAREDO, TX, 78045
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 962-5676
Cell: (956) 962-3829
Email: safety@fjcarrierlogistics.com
Web domain: fjcarrierlogistics.com

Registration

Officer: Leopoldo Mendiola
USDOT / docket: 3162922 · MC-112466
First registered: Jul 19, 2018
Last MCS-150: May 6, 2026 · 37,403,146 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

230

Power units

330

Drivers

330

CDL drivers

37,403,146

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 FJ CARRIER LOGISTICS LLC.

FJ CARRIER LOGISTICS LLC (USDOT 3162922) has a Vektor safety score of 76/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO effective Mar 19, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 20.2% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 925 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 604 vehicle-level and 925 driver-level — across 31 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 29 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 230 power units and 330 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 6, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is FJ CARRIER LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number?

FJ CARRIER LOGISTICS LLC's USDOT number is 3162922, and its motor carrier number is MC-112466.

Is FJ CARRIER LOGISTICS LLC authorized to operate?

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

What is FJ CARRIER LOGISTICS LLC's safety record?

FJ CARRIER LOGISTICS LLC has a 20.2% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 1,465 roadside inspections, with 29 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 76/100 (tier: review).