Carrier profile · USDOT 1976647 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

GRANDE GARBAGE COLLECTION CO LLC

DBA GRANDE TRASH TRANSPORT SERVICE

28 power unitsavg 14.9 yrLocal · 1 statesRIO GRANDE CITY, TX93/100

AUTHORITY STATUS UNKNOWN

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

28Power units

12 observed · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

14.9Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 487-4234 Email dispatchGRANDEGARBAGECO@YAHOO.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Established 17 yearsVehicle out-of-service rate above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average26.1% vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 1

Established 17 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2009.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Authority not on file

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo26.1%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

28 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersOlder

14.9 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

16 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2009 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

33 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 26.1%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 23 vehicle and 33 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

10.0% · latest 6-mo window▼ Falling

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending down 55.7 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

33 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 5

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

≈0.6 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 28-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 28
Inspections · 24 mo: 33
Annualized: ≈17 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.6 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 Driving28 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance7 · 5 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

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.

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 28
Observed power (24 mo): 12
Trailers (towed): 0

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

14.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

41.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

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

RIO GRANDE CITY, TX

3339 WEST HIGHWAY 83

Top corridor

TX 33

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 2135846 USDOT 2069642

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: 3339 WEST HIGHWAY 83, RIO GRANDE CITY, TX, 78582
Mailing address: 505 E MAIN ST, RIO GRANDE CITY, TX, 78582
Operation: Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)

Contact

Phone: (956) 487-4234
Cell: (956) 735-9914
Fax: (956) 488-1508
Email: grandegarbageco@yahoo.com

Registration

Officer: Patricio Hernandez
USDOT / docket: 1976647
First registered: Dec 17, 2009
Last MCS-150: Aug 2, 2024 · 245,912 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
D-U-N-S: 155857105

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

245,912

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 GRANDE GARBAGE COLLECTION CO LLC.

GRANDE GARBAGE COLLECTION CO LLC (USDOT 1976647) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has an unknown current for-hire authority status because no FMCSA L&I authority row is available 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 26.1% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 33 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 23 vehicle-level and 33 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

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

It reports 28 power units and 18 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 2, 2024.

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

Frequently asked

What is GRANDE GARBAGE COLLECTION CO LLC's USDOT number?

GRANDE GARBAGE COLLECTION CO LLC's USDOT number is 1976647.

Is GRANDE GARBAGE COLLECTION CO LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, GRANDE GARBAGE COLLECTION CO LLC is active in the FMCSA register.

What is GRANDE GARBAGE COLLECTION CO LLC's safety record?

GRANDE GARBAGE COLLECTION CO LLC has a 26.1% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 33 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).