Carrier profile · USDOT 3498178 · MC-1153665 · Updated Jun 19, 2026

PIMA TRANSPORT LLC

16 power unitsavg 3.1 yrMulti-region · 12 statesLAREDO, TX100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1153665 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

16 observed · MCS-150

41Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

3.1Avg age (yr)

2015–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 526-7777 Email dispatchrodrigo.santiago@pimatransport.us

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 19, 2026

Clear to load

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

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

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.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 50 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo10.0%

▼ 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

Small fleet

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

3.1 yr

Model years 2015–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2020 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

46 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 10.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 30 vehicle and 46 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

0.0% · 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 9.8 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

45 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Oct '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.

Well-monitored

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈1.4 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 16-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 46
Annualized: ≈23 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.4 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving4 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 2 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance2 · 1 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness2 · 2 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance1 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.83 Exhaust systemVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 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$1,000,000 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

$1M in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $1M 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 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive County’21–’22

Incline’22–’23

Trisura Specialty’23–now

202120232025now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 3 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2026

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Jan 2026	$750K	10
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Jul 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): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 16
Trailers (towed): 41

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

3.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2015

Oldest model yr

54.4%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 12 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

13509 REGIONAL DR UNITEC INDUSTRIAL PARK

Top corridor

TX 22 · AR 6 · NM 5

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: 6 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2163666 USDOT 3604402 USDOT 3134574 USDOT 3151186 USDOT 4367549 USDOT 2637249Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (34 trucks · 22 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2489474 USDOT 3185777 USDOT 3501062 USDOT 3518462 USDOT 3765285 USDOT 2498465 USDOT 3151186 USDOT 3604402

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@pimatransport.us — 2 carriers: USDOT 2875662

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: 13509 REGIONAL DR UNITEC INDUSTRIAL PARK, LAREDO, TX, 78045
Mailing address: 13509 REGIONAL DR, LAREDO, TX, 78045
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 526-7777
Fax: (956) 568-4340
Email: rodrigo.santiago@pimatransport.us
Web domain: pimatransport.us

Registration

Officer: Rodrigo Santiago
USDOT / docket: 3498178 · MC-1153665
First registered: Oct 2, 2020
Last MCS-150: Jun 17, 2026 · 2,627,029 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,627,029

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 PIMA TRANSPORT LLC.

PIMA TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 3498178) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 19, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 16, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 19, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 10.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

The carrier received 46 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 30 vehicle-level and 46 driver-level — across 12 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 19, 2026.

It reports 16 power units and 25 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 17, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 19, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is PIMA TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

PIMA TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 3498178, and its motor carrier number is MC-1153665.

Is PIMA TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 19, 2026, PIMA TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is PIMA TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

PIMA TRANSPORT LLC has a 10.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 50 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).