Fleet typeIdentity
Owner-operator
1 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.
Carrier profile · USDOT 1981348 · MC-701829
LUIS ZAPATA
DBA ZAPATA'S TRUCKING
1 power unitsMIDLAND, TX
CARRIER ACTIVEMC-701829 ACTIVE
Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily
1Power units
Self-reported · MCS-150
—Trailers seen
None observed · 24 mo
—Avg age (yr)
Awaiting decode
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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · 2026-06-13
Limited record
Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.
Established 17 yearsUSDOT registration inactive
Watch · 4
USDOT registration inactiveThe USDOT record is flagged inactive — the carrier may not be authorized to operate.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.No inspection history despite active fleetAn established carrier reporting 1 power units has no roadside inspections — a common shell/paper-carrier signal.MCS-150 census data outdatedThe biennial MCS-150 update is 5.4 years old; fleet/mileage figures may be unreliable.
In good standing · 1
Operating authority1616 yr active
since 2010Insurance (BIPD)Unknown
FMCSA L&IVehicle OOS · 24mo—%
▼ 22.26% nat'lCrashes · fatal00
clean 24 moVektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots
Fleet age vs peersDecoding
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Awaiting VIN decode
Identity stabilityStable
16 yr unchanged
Same registration since 2010 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.
AI readFull read
Is LUIS ZAPATA safe to work with?
Is LUIS ZAPATA safe to load? LUIS ZAPATA (USDOT 1981348, MC-701829) is an inactive owner-operator motor carrier based in MIDLAND, TX, operating 1 power unit and 1 driver. Operating authority has been active 16 years (past the 24-month broker-confidence threshold). FMCSA has not assigned a safety rating. Vektor rates it unrated (50/100), with the leading concern: usdot registration inactive. Source: FMCSA SAFER/MCMIS, last updated 2026-06-13.
FMCSA fields + Vektor analysis · updated 2026-06-13
LZLUIS ZAPATA 50
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Safety
Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history
Out-of-service rate· trailing 24 months vs national benchmark
No roadside inspections on record.
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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 / liability (required)Not on file
CargoNone
Surety bond (BMC-84)None
Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses
$750k BIPD · 6 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse
+5 earlier
National · 12–16
At Lloyds · 16–18
Progressive County · 18–20
20102021
No BIPD policy is currently in force in the filing history. The authority record may still list one on file — request a COI to confirm current coverage.
8 insurer eras · collapsed from 36 filings
| Insurer | Period | Limit | Renewals |
|---|---|---|---|
| PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL | Feb 2021 → Sep 2021 | $750k | 3 |
| PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL | Aug 2018 → Aug 2020 | $750k | 5 |
| UNDERWRITERS AT LLOYDS LONDON | Dec 2016 → Jul 2018 | $750k | 14 |
| NATIONAL LIABILITY & FIRE INS CO. | Sep 2016 → Nov 2016 | $750k | 1 |
| HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2016 → Sep 2016 | $750k | 4 |
| NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY | Jan 2012 → Jan 2016 | $750k | 7 |
| AMERICAN SAFETY INDEMNITY COMPANY | Jan 2011 → Jan 2012 | $750k | 1 |
| HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY | Jan 2010 → Jan 2011 | $750k | 1 |
03
Equipment & fleet
VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC
Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed
- Registered power units (MCS-150)
- 1
- Observed power (24 mo)
- —
- Trailers (towed)
- —
Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.
04
Operations & lanes
Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo
Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo
Home base
MIDLAND, TX
Density
fewermore
05
Network & fraud
Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict
Shares a registration email domain with other carriers
@basinagency.com — 16 carriers: USDOT 1413402USDOT 1473471USDOT 1849871USDOT 1936476USDOT 1949666USDOT 1993502USDOT 2025071USDOT 2117836
Shares a company officer with other carriers
luis zapata — 4 carriers: USDOT 1696186USDOT 1726292USDOT 2773023
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Identity & contact
FMCSA census + L&I dossier
Location
- Physical address
- 6505 SHAWNEE, MIDLAND, TX, 79705
- Operation
- Interstate
Contact
- Phone
- 43226612646
- Cell
- (432) 661-2646
- Fax
- (432) 688-8453
- Web domain
- basinagency.com
Registration
- Officer
- Luis Zapata
- USDOT / docket
- 1981348 · MC-701829
- First registered
- 01/06/2010
- Last MCS-150
- 02/22/2021 · 1 mi (2020)
- FMCSA safety rating
- Not rated
- Recordable crash rate
- 0.00
- D-U-N-S
- —
Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)
—CDL drivers
07
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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Reviews
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Frequently asked
What is LUIS ZAPATA's USDOT number?
LUIS ZAPATA's USDOT number is 1981348, and its motor carrier number is MC-701829.
Is LUIS ZAPATA authorized to operate?
As of 2026-06-13, LUIS ZAPATA is inactive in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.
How big is LUIS ZAPATA's fleet?
LUIS ZAPATA operates 1 power unit and 1 driver per its most recent MCS-150 filing.
Where is LUIS ZAPATA based?
LUIS ZAPATA is based in MIDLAND, TX.