Carrier profile · USDOT 2961978 · MC-5251 · Updated Jul 1, 2026

IH 35 TRANSPORTATION LLC

25 power unitsavg 7.1 yrNational · 25 statesLAREDO, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-5251 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

25Power units

31 observed · MCS-150

46Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.1Avg age (yr)

2009–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 725-5515 Email dispatchsafety@ih35trucking.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 average30.9% vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average21.4% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% national average.

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 10 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2017.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo30.9%

▲ 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

Asset-based

25 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7.1 yr

Model years 2009–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

9 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2017 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

89 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 21.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 55 vehicle and 89 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

35.7% · 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 4.3 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

86 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '24 · 9

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

≈1.8 / 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: 25
Inspections · 24 mo: 89
Annualized: ≈45 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.8 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 Driving80 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance45 · 11 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance32 · 10 OOS
395.24 ELD — record edits / dataHOS Compliance26 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance25 · 0 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance24 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance24 · 10 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance19 · 5 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance18 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness15 · 8 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 / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 7 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

American Millennium’17–’19

United Wisconsin’20–’21

Trisura Specialty’22–’25

beyond this history

201720202023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY	Feb 2025 → Feb 2025	$750K	7
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → Feb 2025	$750K	8
NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO.	Oct 2021 → May 2022	$750K	3
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → Oct 2021	$750K	1
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2020 → May 2021	$750K	1
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2019	$750K	2
AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE	May 2017 → May 2019	$750K	2

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 25
Observed power (24 mo): 31
Trailers (towed): 46

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.1 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2009

Oldest model yr

67.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 25 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

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

1103 GRANT ST

Top corridor

TX 29 · AR 8 · UT 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 2814726 USDOT 4322315 USDOT 3149831 USDOT 4111335 USDOT 4527858 USDOT 1992354 USDOT 4369504 USDOT 2525164

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@ih35trucking.net — 3 carriers: USDOT 2642732 USDOT 3176971

Shares a company officer with other carriers

david davila — 7 carriers: USDOT 1296408 USDOT 2865397 USDOT 2943448 USDOT 3635596 USDOT 3844014 USDOT 4009628

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: 1103 GRANT ST, LAREDO, TX, 78045
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 725-5515
Email: safety@ih35trucking.net
Web domain: ih35trucking.net

Registration

Officer: David Davila
USDOT / docket: 2961978 · MC-5251
First registered: Jan 12, 2017
Last MCS-150: May 14, 2026 · 3,079,723 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 21, 2025
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,079,723

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 IH 35 TRANSPORTATION LLC.

IH 35 TRANSPORTATION LLC (USDOT 2961978) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 1, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 1, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 1, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 1, 2026.

The carrier received 89 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 55 vehicle-level and 89 driver-level — across 25 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 1, 2026.

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

It reports 25 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 14, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 21, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Jul 1, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is IH 35 TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number?

IH 35 TRANSPORTATION LLC's USDOT number is 2961978, and its motor carrier number is MC-5251.

Is IH 35 TRANSPORTATION LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 1, 2026, IH 35 TRANSPORTATION LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is IH 35 TRANSPORTATION LLC's safety record?

IH 35 TRANSPORTATION LLC has a 30.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 160 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).