Carrier profile · USDOT 2203204 · MC-764505 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

TEXAS CHROME TRANSPORT INC

41 power unitsavg 9.8 yrLocal · 2 statesATASCOSA, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-764505 ACTIVERATED CONDITIONAL

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

41Power units

122 observed · MCS-150

107Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

9.8Avg age (yr)

1997–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(210) 622-5757 Email dispatchLORENA@TEAMTCT.COM

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Operating, but with flags a broker should weigh before tendering freight.

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average45.9% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record1 crash(es) involving a fatality are on this carrier's record.

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 15 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2011.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo45.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo45.9%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

5 in 24 mo

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

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

41 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

9.8 yr

Model years 1997–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

14 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2011 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

232 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 45.9%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 3.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 229 vehicle and 232 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

43.1% · 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 2.9 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

218 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 20

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.

Heavily inspected

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈2.8 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Among the more heavily-inspected carriers for its size — abundant roadside signal. Coverage isn't the question here; the out-of-service and crash record is.

Registered power units: 41
Inspections · 24 mo: 232
Annualized: ≈116 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.8 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.

393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance174 · 24 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving150 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance147 · 30 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance146 · 76 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance110 · 43 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance84 · 5 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance64 · 0 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance59 · 0 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance54 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance53 · 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 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Sparta’12–’14

Ace Property’14–’17

Hudson’17–’21

Trisura Specialty’21–’23

Trisura Specialty’23–’25

2011201520192023now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 7 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · WORTH INSURANCE CO · since Oct 2025

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2023 → Oct 2025	$750K	5
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Oct 2021	$750K	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2021 → Jun 2023	$750K	1
HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2017 → Oct 2021	$750K	4
ACE PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2014 → Oct 2017	$750K	4
SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	Oct 2012 → Nov 2014	$750K	7
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Dec 2011 → Oct 2012	$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): 41
Observed power (24 mo): 122
Trailers (towed): 107

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

9.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

1997

Oldest model yr

53.5%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 2 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

231

TX busiest

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

Home base

ATASCOSA, TX

16233 IH 35 S

Top corridor

TX 231

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: 24 trucks also ran under 23 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1189564 USDOT 2294744 USDOT 3626799 USDOT 3328258 USDOT 4327550 USDOT 3048347 USDOT 3336070 USDOT 3943663Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (100 trucks · 132 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 1985298 USDOT 4268690 USDOT 4389585 USDOT 4418363 USDOT 186375 USDOT 1873432 USDOT 1926183 USDOT 2981329

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@teamtct.com — 3 carriers: USDOT 1390473 USDOT 1956466

Shares a company officer with other carriers

lorena mendez — 5 carriers: USDOT 1956466 USDOT 3269457 USDOT 3318362 USDOT 3685336

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

122

Shared w/ other carriers

100

Roadside-observed power units materially exceed the registered MCS-150 fleet — confirm the carrier is operating within its filed capacity.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 16233 IH 35 S, ATASCOSA, TX, 78002
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (210) 622-5757
Fax: (210) 399-0713
Email: lorena@teamtct.com
Web domain: teamtct.com

Registration

Officers: Lorena Mendez · Raul Mendez Jr
USDOT / docket: 2203204 · MC-764505
First registered: Oct 19, 2011
Last MCS-150: Dec 18, 2025 · 3,000,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Conditional · Nov 18, 2017
Recordable crash rate: 4.96
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

3,000,000

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 TEXAS CHROME TRANSPORT INC.

TEXAS CHROME TRANSPORT INC (USDOT 2203204) has a Vektor safety score of 74/100 and a Review before loading 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 WORTH INSURANCE CO effective Oct 26, 2025 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 45.9% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 232 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 229 vehicle-level and 232 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 1 fatal crash across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 41 power units and 42 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Dec 18, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Conditional assigned Nov 18, 2017 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is TEXAS CHROME TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number?

TEXAS CHROME TRANSPORT INC's USDOT number is 2203204, and its motor carrier number is MC-764505.

Is TEXAS CHROME TRANSPORT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TEXAS CHROME TRANSPORT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TEXAS CHROME TRANSPORT INC's safety record?

TEXAS CHROME TRANSPORT INC has a 45.9% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 361 roadside inspections, with 5 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Conditional" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).