TRUE CARGO TRANSPORT LLC

USDOT 2108329MC-Docket MC734277BROWNSVILLE, TX
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TRUE CARGO TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 2108329) in BROWNSVILLE, TX — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2017-07-01 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-07-07) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 8 times, most recent 2025-07-07 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 1.49
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.59
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 9.25

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Crashes
63
Inspections
22
OOS inspections
47
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
15
Total drivers
11
Years in business
15
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
7.5%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
36.8%Above national

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
8 times last 2025-07-07
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-01-07
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2017-07-01
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

93
Inspections
27
OOS inspections
233
Violations
55
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-21 → 2026-05-09.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-07-07 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
116 23 2026-04-08
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
25 11 2026-04-08
Hours of service 395
15 0 2026-04-06
Unsafe driving 392
8 2 2026-04-08
CDL standards 383
3 3 2026-03-24
Driver qualifications 391
1 1 2025-12-04
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
1 0 2025-07-29

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2026-04-08 Vehicle Maintenance State/Local Laws - Wheel (mud) flaps missing or defective
2026-04-06 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2026-04-06 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing with a bulge/swelling when air pressure is applied OOS
2026-04-06 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001
2026-04-06 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-04-06 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2026-03-24 Driver Fitness Operating a CMV without a CDL OOS
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001
2026-03-24 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf
2025-12-04 Vehicle Maintenance OOS Order (Repairs) - Operating a CMV after being declared out-of-service when not having completed all required repairs
2025-12-04 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2025-12-04 Driver Fitness Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M OOS
2025-12-04 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad on a steering axle OOS
2025-12-04 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Low pressure warning device missing/inoperative OOS
2025-12-04 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-12-04 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2025-12-04 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2025-12-04 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2025-12-03 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf
2025-12-03 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man
2025-11-30 Vehicle Maintenance Steering - Loose nuts on tie rods/pitman arm/drag link/steering arm/tie rod OOS
2025-11-30 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area
2025-11-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
2025-11-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative
2025-11-30 Vehicle Maintenance Steering - Power steering leaking anywhere.
2025-11-30 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad on a steering axle OOS
2025-11-30 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Low pressure warning device missing/inoperative OOS
2025-11-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2025-11-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - License plate lamp missing
2025-11-30 Vehicle Maintenance Cab and Body Parts - Hood not securely fastened
2025-10-20 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit
2025-10-15 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2025-09-16 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area
2025-09-16 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-09-16 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2025-09-02 Vehicle Maintenance More than 25% of the slider-guide/hold-down brackets are missing or disengaged. OOS
2025-07-29 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2025-07-20 Hours-of-Service Compliance Drivers record of duty status not current
2025-07-13 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
2025-06-22 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2025-06-22 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf
2025-06-22 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-06-19 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2025-06-19 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
2025-06-19 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test OOS

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-08 LA · Level 1 9 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLMF
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
2026-04-06 TX · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45A-BHTBS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D3
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
2026-04-06 AR · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
2026-03-24 TX · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 23A2 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D3
2025-12-04 MO · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
2025-12-04 AR · Level 2 9 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 9C2-OOSO
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 51C-BLPW OOS
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Q OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A-BCLMBD-SA OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLTL
2025-12-03 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TU
2025-11-30 US · Level 1 10 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TEPBM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LLPL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209E-SPSLA
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-HLLH
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LBL
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-STLN OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 51C-BLPW OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A-BCLMBD-SA OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203C-CBP
2025-10-20 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45DLPC
2025-10-15 LA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
2025-09-02 AR · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-AASGMD OOS
2025-07-29 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387 303B4
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
2025-07-20 TX · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8F01
2025-07-13 AR · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 24
2025-06-22 TX · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2025-06-19 MO · Level 1 15 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 32B-ELDDFR
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
Hours of service 395 32B-ELDDFR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Hours of service 395 32B-ELDDFR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LLPL
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-AASGMD-L6
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALR OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
2025-06-13 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2025-06-01 AR · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Unsafe driving 392 9A2-C OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LCL
2025-05-14 MO · Level 1 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BAAL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203A-CBP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Hours of service 395 32B-ELDDFR
2025-04-27 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
2025-04-04 TX · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A OOS
Hours of service 395 8E
2025-03-23 TX · Level 2 8 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 51 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9H
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1 OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
2025-02-11 TX · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9H
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1B
2025-02-09 TX · Level 2 6 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 51A-SIN OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 19
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
Hours of service 395 8F01
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
2024-12-11 TX · Level 2 16 viols· 8 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 23A2 OOS
Unsafe driving 392 9A2 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 51 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 83F
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 83G
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9H
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9T OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1BOS OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1BL OOS
Unsafe driving 392 2W

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