Carrier profile · USDOT 3714268 · MC-1304790 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

OPOSSUM CARRIERS LLC

14 power unitsavg 8.9 yrRegional · 5 statesLAREDO, TX0/100

CARRIER INACTIVEMC-1304790 INACTIVEOUT-OF-SERVICE ORDERRATED UNSATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

14Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

10Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.9Avg age (yr)

2004–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 701-8401 Email dispatchDISPATCH@OPOSSUMCARRIERS.COM PADILLAJOR@YAHOO.COM OPOSSUMDISPATCHLLC01@GMAIL.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Do not load

FMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. It is not authorized to haul freight.

Federal Out-of-Service Order

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Federal Out-of-Service OrderFMCSA has ordered this carrier out of service. Do not tender freight.No active operating authorityNo active common, contract, or broker authority is on file for a for-hire carrier.Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average44.4% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.

In good standing · 0

Nothing flagged.

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

No active authority

Insurance (BIPD)— unknown

No filing on record

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo44.4%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

4 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

14 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.9 yr

Model years 2004–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

4 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Active federal out-of-service order

Unsatisfactory = Unfit · ordered Dec 10, 2025

90 day failure to pay fine · ordered Mar 16, 2026

FMCSA has ordered this carrier to cease operations. Verify current status with FMCSA before any tender.

Safety

11 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 44.4%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 9 vehicle and 11 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

42.9% · 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 21.0 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

8 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jan '25 · 2

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

≈0.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 14-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 14
Inspections · 24 mo: 11
Annualized: ≈6 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.4 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 4 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.32 ELD — non-authenticated drivingHOS Compliance6 · 0 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance6 · 2 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS

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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 filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’25 · 4 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Progressive County’21–’22

Cimarron’22–’23

Southlake Specialty’23–’24

Trisura Specialty’24–’25

beyond this history

202120232025now

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

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.

All 4 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2025	$750K	3
SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2023 → May 2024	$750K	2
CIMARRON INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Sep 2021 → Jul 2022	$750K	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 14
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 10

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.9 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

47.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 5 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

4420 SAUNDERS LOT A

Top corridor

TX 7 · AR 1 · OK 1

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.

Show all-time history (19 trucks · 23 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1540868 USDOT 3031364 USDOT 3300318 USDOT 3771753 USDOT 1747767 USDOT 3909607 USDOT 4495953 USDOT 3151366

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: 4420 SAUNDERS LOT A, LAREDO, TX, 78046
Mailing address: PO BOX 2492, LAREDO, TX, 78044
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 701-8401
Cell: (956) 754-1330
Email: dispatch@opossumcarriers.com padillajor@yahoo.com opossumdispatchllc01@gmail.com
Web domain: opossumcarriers.com padillajor

Registration

Officer: Francisco Reyes Perez
USDOT / docket: 3714268 · MC-1304790
First registered: Sep 1, 2021
Last MCS-150: Aug 2, 2024 · 10,000 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Unsatisfactory · Dec 10, 2025
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

10,000

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 OPOSSUM CARRIERS LLC.

OPOSSUM CARRIERS LLC (USDOT 3714268) has a Vektor safety score of 0/100 and a Do not load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has no active for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has 2 active federal out-of-service orders in the FMCSA record 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 44.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 9 vehicle-level and 11 driver-level — across 5 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 14 power units and 13 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Aug 2, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Unsatisfactory assigned Dec 10, 2025 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is OPOSSUM CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number?

OPOSSUM CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number is 3714268, and its motor carrier number is MC-1304790.

Is OPOSSUM CARRIERS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, OPOSSUM CARRIERS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file, but it currently carries an active out-of-service order — verify status before tendering.

What is OPOSSUM CARRIERS LLC's safety record?

OPOSSUM CARRIERS LLC has a 44.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 25 roadside inspections, with 4 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Unsatisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 0/100 (tier: unfit).