Carrier profile · USDOT 810340 · MC-357638 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

ZUNIGA SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LC

2 power unitsavg 5.8 yrLocal · 2 statesLAREDO, TX100/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-357638 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORYHAZMAT

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

2Power units

3 observed · MCS-150

37Trailers seen

Decoded · vPIC

5.8Avg age (yr)

2003–2026 · vPIC

Call dispatch(956) 723-6311 Email dispatchcarlos.zuniga@zunigalogistics.com hm2020zuniga@gm

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Jun 26, 2026

Clear to load

Active authority and a clean federal record. No blocking issues found.

Active operating authorityInsurance on file

Watch · 0

Nothing flagged.

In good standing · 4

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 27 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1999.Out-of-service rates below national averageBoth vehicle and driver OOS rates beat the national benchmark across 85 inspections.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.7%

▼ 22.26% nat'l

Crashes · fatal

Clean · 24 mo

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)On file

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo19.7%

▼ 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

Owner-operator

2 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersNewer

5.8 yr

Model years 2003–2026 · peer benchmark unavailable.

Identity stabilityStable

27 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1999 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

63 inspections · 24 mo · vs national benchmarks

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

Vehicle OOS 19.7%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 — 61 vehicle and 63 driver inspections over 24 months.

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

8.3% · 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 12.9 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

61 inspections in the charted months · busiest month Dec '24 · 5

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

≈15.8 / 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: 2
Inspections · 24 mo: 63
Annualized: ≈32 / yr
Coverage: ≈15.8 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.

393.45 Brake tubing / hose defectsVehicle Maintenance48 · 2 OOS
396.3 Inspection / repair / maintenance not performedVehicle Maintenance39 · 5 OOS
393.9 Inoperative required lampsVehicle Maintenance32 · 3 OOS
393.75 Tires (defective / underinflated / worn)Vehicle Maintenance12 · 3 OOS
393.11 Required lamps/reflectors missingVehicle Maintenance9 · 0 OOS
393.47 Brake actuators / linings / componentsVehicle Maintenance8 · 0 OOS
391.11 Driver not qualifiedDriver Fitness8 · 0 OOS
396.5 Oil and/or grease leakVehicle Maintenance7 · 0 OOS
393.53 Automatic brake adjusters / indicatorsVehicle Maintenance6 · 0 OOS
393.207 Parts & accessories (vehicle condition)Vehicle Maintenance6 · 2 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: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liabilityNo active filing in current snapshot

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$1M BIPD last filed ’25 · 8 insurers · 3 lapsesCoverage lapse

Southern’03–’08

Hallmark County’10–’15

United Specialty’15–’18

1999200620132020now

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

No active BIPD filing in FMCSA's current snapshot.

All 10 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jun 2024 → Jun 2025	$1M	1
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2022 → May 2024	$1M	2
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2021 → May 2021	$1M	4
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2019 → May 2021	$1M	2
KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2018 → May 2019	$1M	3
UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2015 → May 2018	$1M	5
HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2010 → May 2015	$1M	6
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	May 2009 → May 2010	$1M	1
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY	Nov 2003 → Oct 2008	$1M	15
GAINSCO COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.	Apr 1999 → Nov 1999	$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): 2
Observed power (24 mo): 3
Trailers (towed): 37

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

Fleet age· model years · decoded VINs

5.8 yr

Average age

2026

Newest model yr

2003

Oldest model yr

22.5%

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

TX busiest

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

Home base

LAREDO, TX

12013 SARA ROAD KILLAM INDUSTRIAL PARK

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: 7 trucks also ran under 8 other carriers

VINs inspected under this carrier were recently inspected under other USDOTs too — the active double-broker / shared-equipment signal: USDOT 1153926 USDOT 1509690 USDOT 2389566 USDOT 2967875 USDOT 2093475 USDOT 1189566 USDOT 3916810 USDOT 3489744Some overlap is legitimate (leased or sold equipment); review alongside the other signals.

Show all-time history (33 trucks · 26 carriers)

Across all inspections on record: USDOT 74432 USDOT 2389566 USDOT 3623725 USDOT 3800005 USDOT 4261333 USDOT 233222 USDOT 2420517 USDOT 3630279

Shares a company officer with other carriers

carlos zuniga — 4 carriers: USDOT 2862634 USDOT 3332462 USDOT 3932759

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: 12013 SARA ROAD KILLAM INDUSTRIAL PARK, LAREDO, TX, 78045
Operation: Interstate· Hazmat

Contact

Phone: (956) 723-6311
Fax: (956) 723-0491
Email: carlos.zuniga@zunigalogistics.com hm2020zuniga@gm
Web domain: zunigalogistics.com hm2020zuniga

Registration

Officer: Carlos Zuniga
USDOT / docket: 810340 · MC-357638
First registered: May 12, 1999
Last MCS-150: Jun 24, 2026 · 70,475 mi (2025)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Jan 23, 2019
D-U-N-S: —

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

70,475

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 ZUNIGA SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LC.

ZUNIGA SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LC (USDOT 810340) has a Vektor safety score of 100/100 and a Clear to load verdict, from the carrier's FMCSA record refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier holds active common and contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Jun 26, 2026.

It has no active BIPD insurance filing in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Jun 26, 2026.

Its vehicle out-of-service rate was 19.7% over the last 24 months, versus the 22.26% CVSA national average, from FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

The carrier received 63 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 61 vehicle-level and 63 driver-level — across 2 states, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Jun 26, 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 26, 2026.

It reports 2 power units and 2 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Jun 24, 2026.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Jan 23, 2019 in the federal record refreshed Jun 26, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is ZUNIGA SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LC's USDOT number?

ZUNIGA SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LC's USDOT number is 810340, and its motor carrier number is MC-357638.

Is ZUNIGA SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LC authorized to operate?

As of Jun 26, 2026, ZUNIGA SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is ZUNIGA SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LC's safety record?

ZUNIGA SPECIALIZED CARRIERS LC has a 19.7% vehicle out-of-service rate (national average 22.26%) across 85 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor's computed risk score is 100/100 (tier: clear).