Carrier profile · USDOT 3572000 · MC-1203534 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

SCS TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC

37 power unitsavg 8.1 yrMulti-region · 11 statesLAREDO, TX86/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1203534 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

37Power units

35 observed · MCS-150

53Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.1Avg age (yr)

2004–2024 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 531-8915 Email dispatchoperations@scstg.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileVehicle out-of-service rate well above average

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average34.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service 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 5 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo34.8%

▲ 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

Small fleet

37 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.1 yr

Model years 2004–2024 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

60 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 34.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 5.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 46 vehicle and 60 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 5.2 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

60 inspections in the charted months · busiest month May '25 · 7

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

≈0.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 37-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 37
Inspections · 24 mo: 60
Annualized: ≈30 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.8 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.

393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance30 · 7 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance17 · 5 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving17 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance14 · 4 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance12 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.60 Windshield / glazingVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance5 · 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$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 ’26 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

United Wisconsin’21–’23

Texas’23–’24

Trisura Specialty’24–’26

202120232025now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY · since May 2026

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2024 → May 2026	$750K	4
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2023 → May 2024	$750K	2
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2023	$750K	6

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 37
Observed power (24 mo): 35
Trailers (towed): 53

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.1 yr

Average age

2024

Newest model yr

2004

Oldest model yr

33.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 11 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

22219 MINES RD

Top corridor

TX 41 · AR 4 · LA 4

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: 4 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 264184 USDOT 2138515Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (42 trucks · 11 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1578644 USDOT 2138515 USDOT 3960328 USDOT 264184 USDOT 3013552 USDOT 3559321 USDOT 3782379 USDOT 1598663

Shares a company officer with other carriers

jose francisco lopez — 6 carriers: USDOT 2578842 USDOT 2814913 USDOT 2824856 USDOT 3980660 USDOT 4008527

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: 22219 MINES RD, LAREDO, TX, 78045
Mailing address: 1211 SAN DARIO AVE # 1111, LAREDO, TX, 78040
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 531-8915
Email: operations@scstg.com
Web domain: scstg.com

Registration

Officer: Jose Francisco Lopez
USDOT / docket: 3572000 · MC-1203534
First registered: Feb 18, 2021
Last MCS-150: May 7, 2025 · 273,353 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

273,353

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 SCS TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC.

SCS TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC (USDOT 3572000) has a Vektor safety score of 86/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active common 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 HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY effective May 12, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 34.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 60 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 46 vehicle-level and 60 driver-level — across 11 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 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 Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 37 power units and 37 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 7, 2025.

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

Frequently asked

What is SCS TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC's USDOT number?

SCS TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC's USDOT number is 3572000, and its motor carrier number is MC-1203534.

Is SCS TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, SCS TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is SCS TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC's safety record?

SCS TRANSPORTATION GROUP INC has a 34.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 66 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 86/100 (tier: clear).