Carrier profile · USDOT 2252295 · MC-768360 · Updated Jul 5, 2026

T M TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC

171 power unitsavg 5.6 yrNational · 25 statesLAREDO, TX88/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-768360 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

171Power units

193 observed · MCS-150

361Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.6Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 723-0555 Email dispatchsafety.manager@tmtransportation.us

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jul 5, 2026

Clear to load

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Active operating authorityInsurance on fileFatal crash on record

Watch · 1

Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 886 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

21 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo13.0%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

21 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Asset-based

171 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.6 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

515 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 13.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 4.5%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 345 vehicle and 515 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

9.8% · 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 2.2 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

501 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jul '25 · 38

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 171-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 171
Inspections · 24 mo: 515
Annualized: ≈258 / 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.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving121 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance102 · 14 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance86 · 23 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance52 · 14 OOS
395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance39 · 5 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance38 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance37 · 24 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance37 · 3 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness28 · 15 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance26 · 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 ’25 · 3 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Hallmark County’11–’20

Zurich American’21–’25

2011201520192023now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY · since Sep 2025

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2021 → Sep 2025	$750K	1
HALLMARK INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2020 → Dec 2021	$750K	1
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Dec 2020	$750K	11

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 171
Observed power (24 mo): 193
Trailers (towed): 361

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.6 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

31.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 25 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusNational

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

497

TX busiest

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

LAREDO, TX

13491 SOUTH UNITEC DRIVE

Top corridor

TX 256 · AR 44 · LA 30

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: 18 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3794884 USDOT 3916810 USDOT 1156825 USDOT 998713 USDOT 3746653 USDOT 4073891 USDOT 2868002 USDOT 2364769Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 42 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 2571058 USDOT 3514401 USDOT 998713 USDOT 1692179 USDOT 2535949 USDOT 3565683 USDOT 1192159 USDOT 2306717

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@tmtransportation.us — 5 carriers: USDOT 998713 USDOT 3589121 USDOT 3590188 USDOT 4226857

Shares a company officer with other carriers

christian alvarado — 5 carriers: USDOT 2417620 USDOT 3271999 USDOT 3915949 USDOT 4226857

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

171

Observed (24 mo)

193

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Registered and roadside-observed capacity are broadly consistent.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 13491 SOUTH UNITEC DRIVE, LAREDO, TX, 78045
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 723-0555
Email: safety.manager@tmtransportation.us
Web domain: tmtransportation.us

Registration

Officer: Christian Alvarado
USDOT / docket: 2252295 · MC-768360
First registered: Nov 30, 2011
Last MCS-150: Jan 12, 2026 · 28,178,423 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

171

Power units

234

Drivers

CDL drivers

28,178,423

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 T M TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC.

T M TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC (USDOT 2252295) has a Vektor safety score of 88/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jul 5, 2026.

The carrier holds active common for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jul 5, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY effective Sep 1, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jul 5, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 13.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 5, 2026.

The carrier received 515 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 345 vehicle-level and 515 driver-level — across 25 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jul 5, 2026.

The carrier has 21 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jul 5, 2026.

It reports 171 power units and 234 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 12, 2026.

It has no FMCSA-assigned safety rating in the federal record refreshed Jul 5, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is T M TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number?

T M TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's USDOT number is 2252295, and its motor carrier number is MC-768360.

Is T M TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jul 5, 2026, T M TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is T M TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC's safety record?

T M TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC has a 13.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 886 roadside inspections, with 21 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 88/100 (tier: clear).