Carrier profile · USDOT 687455 · MC-305256 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

VAL TRANSPORT LLC

36 power unitsavg 8.3 yrLocal · 1 statesPHARR, TX81/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-305256 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

36Power units

22 observed · MCS-150

18Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

8.3Avg age (yr)

2011–2025 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 782-5818 Email dispatchdnegrete@valtransport.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 13, 2026

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

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

Watch · 2

Vehicle out-of-service rate above average30.4% vs the 22.26% national average.Fatal crash on record4 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 29 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1997.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

30.4

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$1M in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo

30.4

▲ 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

36 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersTypical

8.3 yr

Model years 2011–2025 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

29 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1997 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

49 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 30.4%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 — 46 vehicle and 49 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

25.0% · latest 6-mo window▲ Rising

Share of vehicle-level roadside inspections in each trailing six-month window that resulted in a vehicle out-of-service order. Trending up 6.7 pts across the window. The national vehicle benchmark uses the same metric and is shown on the chart.

Roadside inspection history· 24-mo monthly · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

48 inspections · 24 mo · busiest month Feb '26 · 7

Vehicle-levelDriver-levelAny OOS

Monthly FMCSA roadside inspections over 24 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.

Expected band

Under-inspected

Expected

Well-monitored

Heavily inspected

≈0.7 / unit·yr

thin signalabundant signal

Roadside-inspection volume is about what you'd expect for a 36-unit fleet — enough signal to read the safety record, though not a heavy sample.

Registered power units: 36
Inspections · 24 mo: 49
Annualized: ≈25 / yr
Coverage: ≈0.7 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.

393.55 Antilock brake system (ABS)Vehicle Maintenance24 · 0 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance23 · 8 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance20 · 1 OOS
393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance17 · 4 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance15 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance11 · 6 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance11 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance9 · 2 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving7 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS

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Authority & insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$1,000,000 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

$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

$1M BIPD last filed · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

National Fire’17–’21

Berkshire Hathaway’17–’20

National Fire’20–’24

Berkshire Hathaway’20–’25

Texas’25–’26

2015201820212024now

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

BIPD in force — $1,000,000 · GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO. · since May 2026

All 7 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
TEXAS INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2025 → May 2026	$1M	2
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Aug 2020 → May 2025	$1M	16
COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY	Jul 2020 → Feb 2021	$1M	2
NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2020 → Jul 2024	$1M	1
BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY HOMESTATE INSURANCE COMPAN	Jul 2017 → Aug 2020	$1M	26
NATIONAL FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2017 → Feb 2021	$1M	2
NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE CO.	Jul 2015 → Aug 2015	$1M	1

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 36
Observed power (24 mo): 22
Trailers (towed): 18

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

8.3 yr

Average age

2025

Newest model yr

2011

Oldest model yr

39%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 1 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusLocal

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

PHARR, TX

701 BONA TERRA DR

Top corridor

TX 49

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: 11 trucks also ran under 1 other carrier

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 2442859Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (24 trucks · 5 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 559477 USDOT 1259261 USDOT 2442859 USDOT 4020148 USDOT 295604

Shares a registration email domain with other carriers

@valtransport.com — 4 carriers: USDOT 1737053 USDOT 2785447 USDOT 3042426

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

Registered capacity materially exceeds what is observed roadside — the MCS-150 may be stale or the fleet under-utilized.

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Identity & contact

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 701 BONA TERRA DR, PHARR, TX, 78577
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (956) 782-5818
Cell: (956) 601-6907
Fax: (956) 787-7221
Email: dnegrete@valtransport.com
Web domain: valtransport.com

Registration

Officers: Ricardo Alanis Saldivar · Americo Garcia
USDOT / docket: 687455 · MC-305256
First registered: Apr 30, 1997
Last MCS-150: May 30, 2025 · 2,131,142 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Aug 4, 2017
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

2,131,142

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 VAL TRANSPORT LLC.

VAL TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 687455) has a Vektor safety score of 81/100 and a Review before loading verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier holds active 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 May 15, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 30.4% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 49 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 46 vehicle-level and 49 driver-level — across 1 state, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 4 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 36 power units and 36 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated May 30, 2025.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Aug 4, 2017 in the federal record refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is VAL TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number?

VAL TRANSPORT LLC's USDOT number is 687455, and its motor carrier number is MC-305256.

Is VAL TRANSPORT LLC authorized to operate?

As of 2026-06-13, VAL TRANSPORT LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is VAL TRANSPORT LLC's safety record?

VAL TRANSPORT LLC has a 30.4% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 73 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 81/100 (tier: review).