Carrier profile · USDOT 3550092 · MC-1188637 · Updated Jun 13, 2026

VELAS CARRIERS LLC

4 power unitsavg 4.1 yrMulti-region · 14 statesMISSION, TX74/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-1188637 ACTIVE

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

4Power units

7 observed · MCS-150

7Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

4.1Avg age (yr)

2017–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 391-6666 Email dispatchVELASCARRIERS@GMAIL.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

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Vehicle out-of-service rate well above average43.8% of vehicle inspections were placed out of service vs the 22.26% national average.Driver out-of-service rate well above average14.3% of driver inspections were placed out of service vs the 6.7% 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 6 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 2021.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo43.8%

▲ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

1 in 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo43.8%

▲ 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

4 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

4.1 yr

Model years 2017–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

5 yr unchanged

Same registration since 2021 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

21 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 43.8%24-mo cumulative

050%nat'l 22.26%

Driver OOS 14.3%24-mo cumulative

030%nat'l 6.67%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 16 vehicle and 21 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

50.0% · 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 22.3 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

20 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Sep '25 · 2

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

≈2.6 / 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: 4
Inspections · 24 mo: 21
Annualized: ≈11 / yr
Coverage: ≈2.6 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.

395.8 Record of duty status (log / ELD) not current or missingHOS Compliance14 · 3 OOS
392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving8 · 0 OOS
396.17 Periodic (annual) inspectionVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance5 · 0 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance5 · 3 OOS
395.30 ELD — use / data transferHOS Compliance5 · 0 OOS
393.95 Emergency equipment (extinguisher, triangles)Vehicle Maintenance4 · 0 OOS
393.110 Cargo securement — number of tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 3 OOS
393.104 Cargo securement — tiedownsVehicle Maintenance3 · 0 OOS
395.22 ELD — provider/registration/malfunctionHOS Compliance3 · 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 ’26 · 2 insurers · 0 lapsesContinuous

Progressive County’21–’24

Canal’24–’25

Progressive County’25–’26

202120232025now

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

BIPD in force — $750,000 · BULLDOG NATIONAL RRG GROUP INC · since Feb 2026

All 3 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Feb 2025 → Feb 2026	$750K	2
CANAL INSURANCE CO.	Feb 2024 → Feb 2025	$750K	3
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL	Feb 2021 → Feb 2024	$750K	4

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Equipment & fleet

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 4
Observed power (24 mo): 7
Trailers (towed): 7

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

4.1 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2017

Oldest model yr

85.7%

VINs decoded

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Operations & lanes

Revealed by inspection density across 14 states · 24 mo

Operating footprint· revealed by roadside-inspection geography

Operating radiusMulti-region

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

MISSION, TX

702 PATRICIA ST

Top corridor

TX 4 · MT 3 · TN 2

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 4 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 3171031 USDOT 4329622 USDOT 3470532 USDOT 4220564Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (7 trucks · 6 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 3171031 USDOT 4329622 USDOT 3470532 USDOT 4220564 USDOT 3730099 USDOT 3797416

Capacity consistency· registered vs roadside-observed power units

Registered (MCS-150)

Observed (24 mo)

Shared w/ other carriers

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: 702 PATRICIA ST, MISSION, TX, 78572
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (956) 391-6666
Email: velascarriers@gmail.com

Registration

Officer: Jesus Alejandro Vela
USDOT / docket: 3550092 · MC-1188637
First registered: Jan 13, 2021
Last MCS-150: Jan 5, 2026 · 303,500 mi (2024)
FMCSA safety rating: Not rated
Recordable crash rate: 12.00
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

—CDL drivers

303,500

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 VELAS CARRIERS LLC.

VELAS CARRIERS LLC (USDOT 3550092) 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 BULLDOG NATIONAL RRG GROUP INC effective Feb 27, 2026 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 13, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 43.8% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier received 21 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 16 vehicle-level and 21 driver-level — across 14 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 13, 2026.

The carrier has 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Jun 13, 2026.

It reports 4 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jan 5, 2026.

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

Frequently asked

What is VELAS CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number?

VELAS CARRIERS LLC's USDOT number is 3550092, and its motor carrier number is MC-1188637.

Is VELAS CARRIERS LLC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 13, 2026, VELAS CARRIERS LLC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is VELAS CARRIERS LLC's safety record?

VELAS CARRIERS LLC has a 43.8% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 52 roadside inspections, with 1 reportable crash in the last 24 months, and is not currently rated by FMCSA. Vektor's computed risk score is 74/100 (tier: review).