Carrier profile · USDOT 1440839 · MC-543429 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Rio Grande Carriers Inc

17 power unitsavg 9.5 yrMulti-region · 10 statesLAREDO, TX93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-543429 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

17Power units

15 observed · MCS-150

33Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.5Avg age (yr)

2005–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 722-4855 Email dispatchMIKE@RIOGRANDECARTAGE.COM

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average32.6% vs the 22.26% 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 21 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2005.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo32.6%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo32.6%

▲ 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

17 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.5 yr

Model years 2005–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

20 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2005 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

51 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 32.6%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.9%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 43 vehicle and 51 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 1.6 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

49 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '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

≈1.5 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 17-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 17
Inspections · 24 mo: 51
Annualized: ≈26 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.5 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 Maintenance25 · 2 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance15 · 1 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance13 · 10 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.48 Brakes inoperativeVehicle Maintenance9 · 3 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance8 · 2 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance6 · 1 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving6 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
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 ’25 · 10 insurers · 0 lapsesInsurer churn

Old Republic’06–’13

United Specialty’15–’18

United Wisconsin’18–’22

Trisura Specialty’23–’25

2005201120172023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 10 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO · since Sep 2025

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO	Jul 2025 → Jul 2025	$750K	4
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2023 → Jul 2025	$750K	4
INCLINE CASUALTY COMPANY	Jul 2022 → Jul 2023	$750K	1
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2018 → Jul 2022	$750K	5
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2015 → Jul 2018	$750K	5
ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.	Jul 2014 → Jul 2015	$750K	1
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Oct 2013 → Jul 2014	$750K	1
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2006 → Oct 2013	$750K	1
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.	Feb 2006 → Feb 2007	$750K	2
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2005 → Feb 2006	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 17
Observed power (24 mo): 15
Trailers (towed): 33

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.5 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2005

Oldest model yr

41.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 10 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

8800 SAN MATEO DRIVE

Top corridor

TX 36 · TN 3 · CA 2

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: 2 trucks also ran under 2 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3563745 USDOT 1195012Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (11 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3563745 USDOT 3023251 USDOT 4044946 USDOT 1195012 USDOT 2349233 USDOT 2306717

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@riograndecartage.com — 2 carriers: USDOT 1195012

Shares a company officer with other carriers

humberto pina — 2 carriers: USDOT 1333550

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 & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 8800 SAN MATEO DRIVE, LAREDO, TX, 78045
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 722-4855
Fax: (956) 724-1834
Email: mike@riograndecartage.com
Web domain: riograndecartage.com

Registration

Officers: Humberto Pina · Humberto Pina
USDOT / docket: 1440839 · MC-543429
First registered: Dec 6, 2005
Last MCS-150: Feb 26, 2026 · 1,233,704 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: 622988140

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

1,233,704

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 RIO GRANDE CARRIERS INC.

RIO GRANDE CARRIERS INC (USDOT 1440839) has a Vektor safety score of 93/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO effective Sep 26, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 32.6% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 51 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 43 vehicle-level and 51 driver-level — across 10 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 13, 2026.

It reports 17 power units and 23 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Feb 26, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is RIO GRANDE CARRIERS INC's USDOT number?

RIO GRANDE CARRIERS INC's USDOT number is 1440839, and its motor carrier number is MC-543429.

Is RIO GRANDE CARRIERS INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, RIO GRANDE CARRIERS INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is RIO GRANDE CARRIERS INC's safety record?

RIO GRANDE CARRIERS INC has a 32.6% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 62 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).