Carrier profile · USDOT 3499824 · MC-1154771 · Updated Jul 18, 2026

HARLEQUIN TRANSPORT LLC

92 power unitsavg 3.2 yrNational · 28 statesLAREDO, TX82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1154771 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

92Power units

82 observed · MCS-150

207Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.2Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 282-3018 Email dispatchsafety@harlequintrans.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 18, 2026

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

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

Watch · 2

Driver out-of-service rate above average7.2% vs the 6.7% 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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2020.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo16.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

3 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

92 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.2 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

307 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 16.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 7.2%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 194 vehicle and 306 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

6.4% · 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 2.9 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

296 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '25 · 20

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

≈1.7 / 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: 92
Inspections · 24 mo: 307
Annualized: ≈154 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.7 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 Driving109 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness31 · 16 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance27 · 4 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance27 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance23 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance21 · 11 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance19 · 7 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance19 · 4 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance18 · 5 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 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Trisura Specialty’20–’24

Incline Americas’24–now

2020202220242026now

BIPD in force — $750,000 · INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Dec 2025

All 2 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Sep 2024 → Jan 2026	$750K	5
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2020 → Sep 2024	$750K	8

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 92
Observed power (24 mo): 82
Trailers (towed): 207

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.2 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

39.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 28 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

289

TX busiest

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

Home base

LAREDO, TX

101 BLUE RIDGE PKWY

Top corridor

TX 103 · NM 42 · CA 21

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: 19 trucks also ran under 10 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1879622 USDOT 4219513 USDOT 4450044 USDOT 3631477 USDOT 1732955 USDOT 3855842 USDOT 3606104 USDOT 3495676Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (65 trucks · 30 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1879622 USDOT 3631477 USDOT 1759246 USDOT 2971527 USDOT 3303803 USDOT 4198842 USDOT 1104994 USDOT 2499824

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@harlequintrans.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 4450044

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: 101 BLUE RIDGE PKWY, LAREDO, TX, 78045
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 282-3018
Email: safety@harlequintrans.com
Web domain: harlequintrans.com

Registration

Officer: Gerardo Gallegos
USDOT / docket: 3499824 · MC-1154771
First registered: Oct 6, 2020
Last MCS-150: Sep 11, 2025 · 9,493,013 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 1.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

154

Drivers

154

CDL drivers

9,493,013

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 HARLEQUIN TRANSPORT LLC.

HARLEQUIN TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3499824) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 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 INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Dec 22, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 18, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 16.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier received 307 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 194 vehicle-level and 306 driver-level — across 28 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 18, 2026.

The carrier has 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 18, 2026.

It reports 92 power units and 154 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 11, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is HARLEQUIN TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

HARLEQUIN TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 3499824, and its motor carrier number is MC-1154771.

Is HARLEQUIN TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 18, 2026, HARLEQUIN TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is HARLEQUIN TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

HARLEQUIN TRANSPORT LLC has a 16.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 414 roadside inspections, with 3 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).