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Company CheckULTIMATE CARRIERS INC · DOT 3840917

7143 STATE HIGHWAY 359, LAREDO, TX, 78043

DOT# 3840917 MC# 1396770 Laredo, Texas 4 years

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Power Units

Drivers

Crashes (24-Month)

$750,000

Insurance

Not Rated

Safety Rating

Inspections

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Public record

6 events tracked · latest Aug 21, 2026 ↓ Show details ↓

Safety & compliance 6

Aug 21, 2026
Roadside inspection, 1 violation (no OOS).
Aug 4, 2026
Roadside inspection, 2 violations (no OOS).
Apr 17, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).
Apr 15, 2026
Roadside inspection, 5 violations (no OOS).
Apr 7, 2026
Roadside inspection, 3 violations (no OOS).
Mar 19, 2026
Crash reported (no fatalities).

Public FMCSA record · blue clean · orange change · red risk.

Contact Details

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Physical Address7143 STATE HIGHWAY 359, LAREDO, TX, 78043

Mailing Address1211 SAN DARIO AVE # 2445, LAREDO, TX, 78040-4505

Operating Authorities

Authority TypeAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Carrier OperationA - Interstate

DocketMC1396770

CommonActive

ContractNot Active

BrokerNot Active

Operating4 years

Operation Classification

Authorized For Hire

SMS BASIC Scores

FMCSA safety categories, last 24 months. Above Cutoff = FMCSA flags a problem · Below cutoff = within limits · Clean = no violations.

Unsafe Driving

measure .2 · 1 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Hours-of-Service Compliance

measure 1 · 6 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Driver Fitness

measure 1.06 · 4 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Controlled Substances / Alcohol

measure 0 · 0 insp with violations

Clean

Vehicle Maintenance

measure 5.82 · 11 insp with violations

Below cutoff

Source: FMCSA SMS, updated monthly.

Mileage

Annual Mileage337,629 miles

Mileage Year2025

VMT SourceMCS-150 Form

Drivers

Interstate

Intrastate

CDL

Total

Interstate >100mi0

Interstate <100mi0

Intrastate >100mi0

Intrastate <100mi0

Safety Summary

Safety RatingNot Rated

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Driver OOS12.0% avg 5.5%

Vehicle OOS31.3% avg 20.7%

SmartWay PartnerNo

Insurance

Amount$750,000

Type91X

Effective04/14/2026

CompanySUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO

Policy #SOA01 435322561 00

Last checked09/16/2026

Quick Facts

StatusActive

TypeCarrier

Fleet10 units

Drivers20

Mileage337,629 mi

Operating4 years

MCS-15002/2026

Safety & Inspection Data

Crash Summary

Total Crashes (24-mo)2

Fatal0

Injury2

Tow-Away0

Driver Inspections

Total25

Out of Service3

OOS Rate12.0%

National Avg5.5%

Above National Average

Vehicle Inspections

Total16

Out of Service5

OOS Rate31.3%

National Avg20.7%

Above National Average

Safety Trends by Year

Roadside inspections and crashes on file, year over year. The red portion of each inspection bar is the out-of-service share; ▲/▼ compares to the prior year.

Inspections · red = OOS

2024

8 · 1 OOS -

2025

15 · 2 OOS ▲

2026

9 · 4 OOS ▲

Crashes

2024

1 crash -

2025

0 crashes ▼

2026

2 crashes ▲

Based on FMCSA crash and roadside inspection records (rolling 3-year window). The latest year may be partial.

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Live FMCSA roadside inspections through Aug 2026, 27 inspections, 7 resulted in out-of-service (25.9% OOS rate).

Driver Out-of-Service 3 OOS

Vehicle Out-of-Service 5 OOS

Live FMCSA roadside inspection records, refreshed monthly.

Crash Records (3)

Full crash history on file (all years), newest first. This list may show more than the headline Crashes figure above, because that figure follows the official FMCSA 24-month SMS window used for the Trust Score, older crashes still appear here for transparency.

Date	Location	State	Injuries	Tow	Vehicles	Weather	Road	Light
04/17/2026	RURAL	LA	2	1	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
03/19/2026	NOT LISTED	TX	1	0	2	Clear	Dry	Daylight
01/22/2024	BARLING	AR	0	1	3	Rain	Water	Dawn

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

46 roadside violations across 27 inspections, grouped into FMCSA safety-behavior categories. The shaded portion shows how many were serious enough to result in an out-of-service order.

ViolationsOut-of-service

Vehicle Maintenance 26 violations · 4 OOS

Hours-of-Service (HOS) Compliance 11 violations · 1 OOS

Unsafe Driving 5 violations · 1 OOS

Driver Fitness 4 violations · 2 OOS

Categories follow FMCSR violation parts (Part 393/396 = Vehicle Maintenance, Part 395 = HOS; "Other" = general/administrative parts such as 390). Raw violation counts and out-of-service results, not FMCSA percentile rankings, which are not published for property carriers.

Inspection Records (32)

Date	State	Level	Location	Violations	OOS	Driver Viol	Driver OOS	Vehicle Viol	Vehicle OOS	HazMat
08/21/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	TX	1	0	0	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
08/04/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH35 NB DEVINE SCALE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/15/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US 281 MM 750	5	0	4	0	1	0	-	▲Detail
04/07/2026	TX	Full (Level I)	COLUMBIA POE	3	0	1	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
04/01/2026	MS	Walk-Around (Level II)	OKTIBBEHA COUNTY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/14/2026	AR	Walk-Around (Level II)	FULTON AR	3	2	1	1	2	1	-	▲Detail
02/12/2026	TX	Full (Level I)	COLUMBIA POE	4	1	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
01/30/2026	AR	Driver-Only (Level III)	VAN BUREN AR	2	1	2	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/05/2026	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 35 NB MM 59	3	1	0	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
12/28/2025	LA	Driver-Only (Level III)	TANGIPAHOA LA	2	0	2	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/13/2025	TX	Driver-Only (Level III)	23M IH35 NB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/08/2025	TX	Driver-Only (Level III)	23M IH35 NB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
11/07/2025	TX	Full (Level I)	COLUMBIA POE	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
10/29/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	386M US90	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
09/01/2025	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	VALLEY HEAD AL	1	1	0	1	0	0	-	▲Detail
07/22/2025	TX	Driver-Only (Level III)	US59	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
06/16/2025	OK	Driver-Only (Level III)	SEQUOYAH PORT OF ENTRY	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/21/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	US57	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/28/2025	PA	Walk-Around (Level II)	I84 WB MM 25.7 PALMYRA TWP - W	4	1	1	0	3	1	-	▲Detail
04/23/2025	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	OPELIKA AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/06/2025	US	Full (Level I)	LAREDO TX	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/04/2025	AL	Driver-Only (Level III)	GADSDEN AL	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
02/17/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 35 NB MM 59	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
01/28/2025	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 35 NB MP 58	3	0	0	0	3	0	-	▲Detail
12/19/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH10 WB	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
12/17/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 35 NB MM 59	1	1	0	0	1	1	-	▲Detail
09/27/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	I-35 M.M 59 REST ARE	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/08/2024	TX	Full (Level I)	LAT:27¿¿ 42' 29.52N	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
05/06/2024	TX	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAT:27¿¿ 42' 29.52N	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
04/10/2024	TX	Full (Level I)	IH 35 SOUTHBOUND DEVINE	2	0	0	0	2	0	-	▲Detail
03/11/2024	TX	Walk-Around (Level II)	IH 35 SOUTHBOUND DEVINE	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	▲Detail
01/17/2024	TX	Driver-Only (Level III)	LAT:27¿¿ 42' 29.52N	1	0	1	0	0	0	-	▲Detail

Safety Performance Percentiles

FMCSA SMS percentile rankings. Higher percentile = worse performance relative to peers.

Total Inspections25

Unsafe Driving 1 viols

HOS Compliance 6 viols

Driver Fitness 4 viols

Vehicle Maintenance 11 viols

Licensing & Insurance

Form	Type	Insurance Company	Policy	Coverage	Effective	Cancel Date	Method
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TSAACA-AL-0000800-00	$750,000	08/01/2023	02/06/2024	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TSAACA-AL-0000800-00	$750,000	08/01/2023	03/07/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TSAACA-AL-0000800-00	$750,000	06/23/2023	08/01/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TSAACA-AL-0000800-00	$750,000	06/23/2023	08/19/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TSAACA-AL-0000800-01	$750,000	04/14/2024	01/10/2025	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TSAACA-AL-0000800-00	$750,000	04/14/2023	06/23/2023	Replaced
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TSAACA-AL-0000800-00	$750,000	04/14/2023	07/22/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY	MBC10090101	$750,000	04/14/2022	04/14/2023	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TSAACA-AL-0000800-00	$750,000	02/06/2024	04/14/2024	Cancelled
91X	BIPD/Primary	MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY	TSAACA-AL-0000800-01	$750,000	01/10/2025	04/14/2025	Cancelled

No active insurance policies.

Docket	Type	Action	Served	Disposition	Disp Date
MC1396770	PROPERTY BROKER	DISMISSED	09/08/2023	-	-
MC1396770	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	07/24/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	08/02/2023
MC1396770	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	06/26/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	06/28/2023
MC1396770	ENTERPRISE	GRANTED	04/20/2022	-	-
MC1396770	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/20/2023	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/17/2023
MC1396770	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/18/2025	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/14/2025
MC1396770	COMMON	INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION	03/18/2024	DISCONTINUED REVOCATION	04/15/2024

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84/100

Excellent

VERIFIED

Every carrier starts at 100. We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor below. Verified means all four core requirements pass.

Score breakdown, from 100 to 84

Starts at 100−16 totalFinal 84

Driver out-of-service rate above national average−5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average−5

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)−3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)−3

Verification, 4 core requirements

Active operating authority

FMCSA shows the USDOT registration and authority are active.

Authorized for hire

Holds active for-hire (common or contract) authority.

Active insurance on file

Insurance coverage and carrier are on file with FMCSA.

Safety rating not Unsatisfactory

No Unsatisfactory rating on file.

What's lowering this score

-5

Driver out-of-service rate above national average

Driver OOS 12% vs national avg 5.51%.

-5

Vehicle out-of-service rate above national average

Vehicle OOS 31.25% vs national avg 20.72%.

-3

Moderate operating history (3-5 years)

Authority granted about 4 years ago.

-3

Crashes on record (rate-adjusted)

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 10 vehicles (~0.2 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Where this company lands, risk scales

Crash history (rate-adjusted)−3 of 28

0 pts · low risk−28 pts · high risk

Crash rate: 2 crash(es) across 10 vehicles (~0.2 per vehicle); none fatal. Scaled to fleet size and fatal severity.

Driver out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Driver OOS 12% vs national avg 5.51%.

Vehicle out-of-service rate−5 of 5

0 pts · low risk−5 pts · high risk

Vehicle OOS 31.25% vs national avg 20.72%.

How we calculate the Trust Score

Every company starts at 100

We subtract points for each missing requirement or risk factor. Verified means all the core requirements for that company's type pass. Nothing is added back, the score is a deduction model built only on public FMCSA data. No pay-to-play, no opinions.

Requirements differ by company type

Each company is judged fairly on its own FMCSA obligations. Anything that doesn't apply shows as a grey N/A, not required, never a penalty.

Carrier (for-hire)

Operating authority, authorized-for-hire, insurance on file, safety rating.

Broker

Broker authority + $75k surety bond (BMC-84/85). MCS-150 not required (no fleet).

Freight forwarder

FF authority + $75k bond + BOC-3. MCS-150 not required (no trucks).

Private carrier

Active USDOT + MCS-150 + safety. No operating authority / for-hire / insurance filing required (hauls its own goods).

Crashes are scaled, not flat

Crash history is proportional. We don't apply a flat penalty, we scale it to (a) crashes per vehicle in the fleet and (b) the share of those crashes that were fatal. So a big, safe fleet barely moves; a small fleet with many (and fatal) crashes takes a large hit.

0 pts deductedscaled by rate & severityup to −28 pts

Low end

50,000 vehicles + 1 crash → ~0 pts. A huge fleet with very few crashes per vehicle is almost untouched.

High end

5 vehicles + 3 crashes incl. fatal → large deduction (near the −28 cap). Many crashes per truck, fatal-heavy.

Mechanics: deduction is capped at 28 points, weighted roughly 60% on crashes-per-vehicle and 40% on the fatal ratio. Zero crashes = zero deduction. If fleet size is unknown, only crash severity can move the score (conservative).

Out-of-service rate vs. the national average

Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are measured against the FMCSA national average, not a flat number. A company only takes the deduction when it sits above the national benchmark, for example “Vehicle OOS 37% vs national avg 20.7%”.

Point reference, the full menu

Every factor and exactly how many points it can remove. Knockout factors (they also fail Verification) are marked.

Factor	Points
USDOT / authority not active with FMCSA knockout	−25
Missing operating authority (when required) knockout	−15
No insurance or surety bond on file (when required) knockout	−25
Unsatisfactory safety rating knockout	−30
Conditional safety rating	−12
MCS-150 biennial update overdue (carriers)	−10
Crashes, rate-adjusted (per-vehicle & fatal share)	0 to −28
Driver OOS rate above national average	−5
Vehicle OOS rate above national average	−5
Very new carrier (under 1 year)	−10
Limited operating history (1-3 years)	−6
Moderate operating history (3-5 years)	−3
Operating history unknown	−3
No public phone number	−3
No public email address	−2

All inputs come from public FMCSA records (operating authority, insurance/bond filings, the SAFER/SMS safety profile, crash & inspection reports). If FMCSA updates a record, the score updates with it. For the full deduction table, see the methodology page.

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Safety Summary

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Quick Facts

Safety & Inspection Data

Safety Trends by Year

Out-of-Service Summary Last 24 months

Crash Records (3)

Roadside Violations by Safety Category Last 24 months

Inspection Records (32)

Safety Performance Percentiles

Licensing & Insurance

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