Carrier profile · USDOT 561259 · MC-253620 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

THE FIRST NAME IN FREIGHT INC

DBA FIRST IN FREIGHT

12 power unitsavg 7 yrMulti-region · 8 statesMCALLEN, TX93/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-253620 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

12Power units

10 observed · MCS-150

14Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

7.0Avg age (yr)

2006–2022 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 682-0188 Email dispatchEDWARD@FIRSTINFREIGHT.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.

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

Watch · 1

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average25.0% 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 32 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1994.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo25.0%

▲ 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-mo25.0%

▲ 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

12 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

7 yr

Model years 2006–2022 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

32 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1994 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

25 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 25.0%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 0.0%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 20 vehicle and 25 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

20.0% · 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 30.0 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

25 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Mar '26 · 3

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

≈1.0 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Within the expected band for a 12-unit fleet — FMCSA has inspected this carrier often enough that the out-of-service and violation signals above are statistically trustworthy.

Registered power units: 12
Inspections · 24 mo: 25
Annualized: ≈13 / yr
Coverage: ≈1.0 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 Driving7 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 4 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
395.3 Driving beyond hours-of-service limitsHOS Compliance2 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance2 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance1 · 0 OOS
393.209 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle 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: Active
Broker: Active

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)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 ’13 · 9 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Great West’96–’00

beyond this history

1994200220102018now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since Aug 2013

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
SPARTA INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2012 → Aug 2013	$750K	1
TWIN CITY FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2011 → Aug 2012	$750K	2
HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2010 → Aug 2011	$750K	1
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Aug 2009 → Aug 2010	$750K	1
IMPERIUM INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2009 → Aug 2009	$750K	3
CANAL INDEMNITY COMPANY	Dec 2001 → Sep 2002	$750K	1
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	May 2000 → Dec 2001	$750K	3
GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.	Apr 1996 → May 2000	$750K	2
STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO	Apr 1995 → Apr 1996	$750K	2
INA COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	May 1994 → Apr 1995	$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): 12
Observed power (24 mo): 10
Trailers (towed): 14

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

7.0 yr

Average age

2022

Newest model yr

2006

Oldest model yr

70.8%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 8 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusRegional

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

MCALLEN, TX

4013 BUDDY OWENS BLVD

Top corridor

TX 13 · NM 6 · PA 1

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 557971 USDOT 3781181Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (24 trucks · 19 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 557971 USDOT 757378 USDOT 2869009 USDOT 1458829 USDOT 3348075 USDOT 1124581 USDOT 2416815 USDOT 3090576

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: 4013 BUDDY OWENS BLVD, MCALLEN, TX, 78504
Mailing address: PO BOX 4906, MCALLEN, TX, 78502
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 682-0188
Cell: (956) 227-0035
Fax: (956) 682-0189
Email: edward@firstinfreight.com
Web domain: firstinfreight.com

Registration

Officers: Edward Pequeno · Pamela A Gomez
USDOT / docket: 561259 · MC-253620
First registered: Apr 22, 1994
Last MCS-150: Apr 13, 2026 · 920,000 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Nov 17, 2011
D-U-N-S: 849356688

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

920,000

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 THE FIRST NAME IN FREIGHT INC.

THE FIRST NAME IN FREIGHT INC (USDOT 561259) 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 common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 13, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $1,000,000 limit in force from GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. effective Aug 29, 2013 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 25.0% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 25 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 20 vehicle-level and 25 driver-level — across 8 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 12 power units and 12 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Apr 13, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Nov 17, 2011 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is THE FIRST NAME IN FREIGHT INC's USDOT number?

THE FIRST NAME IN FREIGHT INC's USDOT number is 561259, and its motor carrier number is MC-253620.

Is THE FIRST NAME IN FREIGHT INC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, THE FIRST NAME IN FREIGHT INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is THE FIRST NAME IN FREIGHT INC's safety record?

THE FIRST NAME IN FREIGHT INC has a 25.0% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 28 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 93/100 (tier: clear).