DSM TRANSPORT LLC
(956) 267-8190
msalazar@dsmtransportllc.com
15949 Us-83, Laredo TX 78045
46
tractors
70 drivers
7.5M mi/yr · ~163k per unit
Strong
FRED Score 90.0 / 100
High confidence
16 yrs history · 118 roadside inspections
Upside capped
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 46
- Drivers · CDL
- 70 · 5
- Annual miles
- 7.5M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 24 | 22 | 0 | 46 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Registered
- 01-08-2010 (16 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-10-2026
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- MANUEL SALAZAR
Cargo
62.6
medium risk
Household Goods
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Meat
Refrigerated Food
General Freight
Fresh Produce
Beverages
Other: AUTO PARTS
Paper Products
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Household Goods, Refrigerated Food, Meat
Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Upside Withheld
Its risk relativity (0.52× similar fleets) would put it in Excellent; this rule holds it at Strong:
- Excellent withheld: driver-behaviour relativity above 1.0×
The downside is never capped.
Expected crash rate is about half that of similar fleets.
Similar fleets: for-hire fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
This motor carrier 0.52×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.2 vs 2.4 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.2
Similar fleets
2.4
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~3%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Much better than peers. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 2.4 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.04× and out-of-service orders 1.26× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +9%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.
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Drivers put out of service24 out-of-service violations against drivers: 12 English proficiency, 6 no valid CDL, 4 hours of service (Oct 2024 – Jul 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 40 of 157 violations (25%). Brake or light defects led to 8 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Driver out-of-service rate16.9% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (20 of 118). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.26× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Falsified logs3 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
- 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 6
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Substance violations: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
118
36% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
18.3%
13 of 71
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
16.9%
20 of 118
National avg 6.7%
Violations
157
38 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 11,996 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.011 | 0.027 |
| Inspections | 1.87 | 1.02 |
| Violations | 1.72 | 0.71 |
| Critical violations | 0.22 | 0.14 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
157 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert95 · 14 OOSBrakes 40 · Lights 14 · Tires 8 · Cargo securement 7 · Wheels & hubs 4 · 22 more
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Hours of service No alert23 · 4 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 16 · No log 4 · False log 3
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Driver fitness No alert23 · 20 OOSEnglish proficiency 14 · No valid CDL 7 · Medical certificate 2
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Unsafe driving No alert16 · 0 OOSReckless / lane 7 · Speeding 3 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 4
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Oct262025IllinoisProperty damage onlyWet road, dark - not lighted, rain, one-way trafficway not divided.
No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$750,000 · CLEAR BLUE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Mar 25, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2014
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO → CLEAR BLUE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2026); TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO (Mar 2025); SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Mar 2024)
- 6 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Mar 25, 2026, replaced the same day); 3 replaced before they took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 5
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Mar 26, 2026)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
26 filings and 24 authority events since 2010 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
26 filings and 24 authority events since 2010 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Mar 25, 2026CLEAR BLUE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 26, 2026FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 26, 2026opened after AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 25, 2026)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 12, 2025AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE COLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 25, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 10, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 13, 2025opened after AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 7, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 25, 2025AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE COLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 12, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jul 7, 2025 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 26, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 24, 2025opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 25, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Aug 12, 2024TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 25, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 29, 2024TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Aug 12, 2024 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Sep 13, 2024 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 23, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 30, 2024opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 20, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 25, 2024TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Apr 29, 2024 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 20, 2024 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 27, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 25, 2024opened after SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 25, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 12, 2023SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 25, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect10 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 17, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 27, 2023opened after SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 12, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 25, 2023SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended May 12, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 25, 2022SOUTHLAKE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 25, 2023 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 25, 2021UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 25, 2022 · replaced by another insurer12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 26, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 25, 2021opened after KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 25, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 25, 2020KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 25, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 27, 2020FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 16, 2020opened after KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 25, 2020)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 25, 2019KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 25, 2020 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 26, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 21, 2019opened after AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 25, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 25, 2018AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCELiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 25, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 26, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 26, 2018opened after PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 25, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 25, 2017PRIME INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 25, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 27, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 22, 2017opened after AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 25, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- Texas (HQ) 58
- Louisiana 10
- South Carolina 9
- Arkansas 7
- Kentucky 6
- Alabama 5
- Georgia 3
- Indiana 3
49% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (46 power units: 46 filed, 39 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
2.4
Actual, per year in window
0.3
Projected, next 12 mo
1.2
0
1.5
3
We'd expect a typical fleet of 46 power units this active to have about 2.4 crashes a year. This motor carrier recorded 1 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 0.3 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 1.2 over the next 12 — below a typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 3% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is below that of similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
121 inspections
and 1 crash.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 117 inspections and 1 crash in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Aged out — crashes before Sep 1, 2023, inspections before Oct 1, 2024
- Out-of-service inspection Sep 30, 2024 · TX · level 2 · 1 vehicle OOS · 2 violations
Confidence: High · Z = 0.64
Strong — 0.52x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.052 crashes per power-unit-year for a 46-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 1.09x (driver behaviour 2.04x, out-of-service 1.26x, all violations 0.89x; 121 inspections). Experience 0.48x: 0.7 decayed crashes against 4.0 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.64, a 2.27). 80% range 0.19–0.93x. Excellent withheld: driver-behaviour relativity above 1.0. Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
Class rate
5.2 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
46 power units · 2.37 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.09×
121 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.48×
0.7 decayed crashes vs 4.0 expected · credibility 0.64
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 0.52× (80% range 0.19–0.93×)
· band Excellent → displayed Strong
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
- Excellent withheld: driver-behaviour relativity above 1.0×
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
118
Driver Insp
118
Driver OOS
20
Vehicle Insp
71
Vehicle OOS
13
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 14 | 1.65 | |
| HOS Compliance | 20 | 0.62 | |
| Driver Fitness | 20 | 1.47 | |
| Controlled Substances | 1 | 0.06 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 45 | 4.69 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-JUL-25 – 31-OCT-25) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.