Carrier profile · USDOT 634569 · MX-257617 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

Transportes Dragon Del Norte Sa De Cv

16 power unitsavg 11.8 yrRegional · 3 statesCD JUAREZ, CI82/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMX-257617 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

16Power units

18 observed · MCS-150

95Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

11.8Avg age (yr)

1999–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(656) 210-1112 Email dispatchARTURO.GARCIA@TRANSPORTES-DRAGON.COM.MX

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

Watch · 1

No insurance on fileActive authority but no BIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Established 30 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1996.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 642 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)Not on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.4%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)Not on file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo11.4%

▼ 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

16 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

11.8 yr

Model years 1999–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

30 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1996 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

353 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 11.4%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 — 317 vehicle and 353 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

13.2% · 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 4.0 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

349 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Jun '26 · 24

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

≈11.0 / 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: 16
Inspections · 24 mo: 353
Annualized: ≈177 / yr
Coverage: ≈11.0 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.

396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance196 · 19 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance172 · 3 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance166 · 20 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance113 · 3 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance111 · 4 OOS
393.78 Windshield wipersVehicle Maintenance91 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance75 · 20 OOS
393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance65 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance58 · 0 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance52 · 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 filing (census)Not recorded per census

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

No insurance filing history on record.

This timeline is the FMCSA filing history, and it ends at the most recent superseded filing — current policy status is not tracked here. Request a certificate of insurance to confirm active coverage before tendering.

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 16
Observed power (24 mo): 18
Trailers (towed): 95

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

11.8 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

1999

Oldest model yr

68.1%

VINs decoded

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 3 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

revealed

States observed

US states

Inspections · 24 mo

253

TX busiest

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

Home base

CD JUAREZ, CI

CHAMULAS # 6641

Top corridor

TX ⇄ CI

TX 241 · NM 12

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: 20 trucks also ran under 6 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 306537 USDOT 558790 USDOT 3896858 USDOT 3535525 USDOT 710383 USDOT 711125Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (67 trucks · 20 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 306537 USDOT 1099085 USDOT 2380911 USDOT 3896858 USDOT 1657928 USDOT 3090822 USDOT 2843135 USDOT 558790

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@transportes-dragon.com.mx — 2 carriers: USDOT 2560808

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: CHAMULAS # 6641, CD JUAREZ, CI, 32280
Mailing address: 1100 MONTANA SUITE 204, EL PASO, TX, 79902
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (656) 210-1112
Cell: (656) 143-6248
Fax: (656) 610-1112
Email: arturo.garcia@transportes-dragon.com.mx
Web domain: transportes-dragon.com.mx

Registration

Officer: Arturo Garcia Vargas
USDOT / docket: 634569 · MX-257617
First registered: Mar 25, 1996
Last MCS-150: Sep 18, 2024 · 181,808 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 0.13
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

181,808

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 TRANSPORTES DRAGON DEL NORTE SA DE CV.

TRANSPORTES DRAGON DEL NORTE SA DE CV (USDOT 634569) has a Vektor safety score of 82/100 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 unknown current BIPD insurance status because no FMCSA L&I active-filing snapshot is available as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 11.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 353 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 317 vehicle-level and 353 driver-level — across 3 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 16 power units and 14 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 18, 2024.

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

Frequently asked

What is TRANSPORTES DRAGON DEL NORTE SA DE CV's USDOT number?

TRANSPORTES DRAGON DEL NORTE SA DE CV's USDOT number is 634569, and its motor carrier number is MX-257617.

Is TRANSPORTES DRAGON DEL NORTE SA DE CV authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, TRANSPORTES DRAGON DEL NORTE SA DE CV is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is TRANSPORTES DRAGON DEL NORTE SA DE CV's safety record?

TRANSPORTES DRAGON DEL NORTE SA DE CV has a 11.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 642 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 82/100 (tier: review).