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USDOT 1741743 · ZARO TRANSPORTATION LLC
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ZARO TRANSPORTATION LLC

USDOT 1741743 MC 637857 Laredo, TX Authorized For-Hire
180 power units 200 drivers 15.8M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 65.0 / 100 The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
High confidence
18 yrs history · 636 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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  • Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
  • Worth a closer look: the flags to ask about, with the questions
  • How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Fleet, registration and cargo

Fleet and equipment

Power units
180 all owned
Drivers · CDL
200 · 200
Annual miles
15.8M ~88k per unit
TypeOwnTermTripTotal
Trucks0000
Tractors18000180
Trailers24400244

Registration

Operation
Interstate
Authority type
Authorized For-Hire
Registered
Feb 26, 2008 (18 yrs)
MCS-150 update
Sep 29, 2025
DUNS
5377688
Officer
RODRIGO MARROQUIN
Phone
(956) 333-0459
Email
seguridad@zarotransportation.com
Address
20788 Us Highway 83 N, Laredo TX 78045

Cargo

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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsGeneral FreightBeveragesOther: TRAILERSPaper Products

“General Freight” is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.

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Roadside and crash record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
14
1 fatal (1 death) · 5 injury · 7 people hurt in all
Inspections
636
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
12.2%
60 of 493 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
7.1%
45 of 636 driver inspections
Violations
600
110 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 70 inspections, 9 out of service 70 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 71 inspections, 6 out of service 71 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 118 inspections, 12 out of service 118 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 83 inspections, 18 out of service 83 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 79 inspections, 10 out of service 79 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 74 inspections, 20 out of service 74 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 70 inspections, 9 out of service 70 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 67 inspections, 14 out of service 67 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 4 inspections.
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Violations

600 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    452 · 63 out-of-service
    Brakes 173 · Tires 83 · Lights 73 · Cargo securement 24 · Wheels & hubs 15 · 84 more
  • Driver fitness No alert
    63 · 45 out-of-service
    English proficiency 51 · No valid CDL 9 · Medical certificate 1 · Other qualification 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    52 · 2 out-of-service
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 39 · False log 7 · Over hours limit 5 · No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    33 · 0 out-of-service
    Reckless / lane 14 · Speeding 7 · Phone use 3 · Other 9
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.

Violations by quarter

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7 violations fall outside the charted quarters; the 24-month totals include them.

Crashes

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
  • Jul
    26
    2026
    Jul 26, 2026 · Louisiana
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    24
    2026
    Jan 24, 2026 · Arkansas
    Property damage only
    Snow road, daylight, sleet hail, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Oct
    13
    2025
    Oct 13, 2025 · Alabama
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    12
    2025
    Oct 12, 2025 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Oct
    4
    2025
    Oct 4, 2025 · Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Sep
    24
    2025
    Sep 24, 2025 · Kentucky
    Fatal · 1 death
    Wet road, dark - not lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Aug
    7
    2025
    Aug 7, 2025 · Kentucky
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    22
    2025
    Jun 22, 2025 · California
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
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6 more on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$750,000 · Incline Americas Insurance Company
on record since Sep 15, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2014
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → INCLINE AMERICAS INSURANCE COMPANY (Sep 2024)
  • 5 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Sep 15, 2025, replaced the same day); 3 replaced before they took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates

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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.

Inspections by state
  • Texas (HQ) 360
  • New Mexico 78
  • Federal inspectors 46
  • Arkansas 24
  • California 24
  • Tennessee 21
  • Louisiana 19
  • Mississippi 13

57% of inspections were in its home state.

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