TRUE CARGO TRANSPORT LLC

DOT# 2108329 MC# 734277 Brownsville, TX Authorized For-Hire
(956) 435-9977 jesse@truecargotransport.com 4755 Mar St, Brownsville TX 78521
15 tractors 11 drivers 1.8M mi/yr · ~117k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 63.6 / 100
Moderate confidence
15 yrs history · 55 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
15
Drivers · CDL
11 · 11
Annual miles
1.8M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 5 10 0 15
Trailers 17 0 0 17

Registration

Registered
01-05-2011 (15 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-07-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JESUS ARRIAGA

Cargo

61.5
medium risk
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls Machinery/Large Objects General Freight Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber Building Materials Fresh Produce Beverages Other: PLASTIC GOODS, DRY FOOD Grain/Feed/Hay US Mail Dry Bulk Paper Products Utility Construction
High-Risk Cargo
Machinery Large, General Freight

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.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate 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 0.89×
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▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.7 vs 0.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.7
Similar fleets
0.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.8 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Out-of-service orders 1.40× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.35× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +8%. 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.

  • Drivers put out of service
    10 out-of-service violations against drivers: 5 hours of service, 3 no valid CDL, 1 English proficiency (Dec 2024 – Jul 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Brakes and lights
    Brakes are 41 of 129 violations (32%). Brake or light defects led to 22 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    40.4% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (19 of 47). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.40× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
  • Falsified logs
    7 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.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
55
40% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
40.4%
19 of 47
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
10.9%
6 of 55
National avg 6.7%
Violations
129
44 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Texas (about 28 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 6 inspections, 3 out of service 6 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 7 inspections, 3 out of service 7 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 9 inspections, 5 out of service 9 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 8 inspections, 2 out of service 8 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 5 inspections, 3 out of service 5 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 3 out of service 5 Q3 '26
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.033 0.034
Inspections 3.00 1.23
Violations 4.30 0.97
Critical violations 0.77 0.18

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

129 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    111 · 35 OOS
    Brakes 41 · Lights 29 · Tires 9 · Cargo securement 8 · Steering & suspension 3 · 21 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    14 · 5 OOS
    False log 7 · Logbook / ELD paperwork 5 · Over hours limit 2
  • Driver fitness No alert
    4 · 4 OOS
    No valid CDL 3 · English proficiency 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    0
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Jul
    7
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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$750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Aug 3, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Aug 2017
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 → SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY (Aug 2025); UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY → AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO (Aug 2024); HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY (Aug 2023)
  • 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Aug 3, 2025, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 3

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jul 31, 2025)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Texas (HQ) 33
  • Arkansas 9
  • Missouri 6
  • Illinois 2
  • Louisiana 2
  • Federal inspectors 2
  • Florida 1

60% of inspections were in its home state.