POVA CONNECT LLC

POVA CONNECT LLC is a small fleet, operating 4 power units and 5 drivers, based in Laredo, TX. Across 11 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 36.4% out-of-service rate sits above the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. Recent BMC-91 insurance filing instability is flagged as HIGH on the insurance-lapse watch, and operating authority is active for motor carrier of property (except household goods) and common.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · May 27, 2026
Review these
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement. Details →
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 25.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-35 Trisura Specialty Insurance Company · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI Details →
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file Trisura Specialty Insurance Company · BMC-91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file REGISTERED AGENTS INC Details →
Built for brokers and shippers deciding whether to tender. Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before booking — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — POVA CONNECT LLC (USDOT 3167939)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH — Recent BMC-91 cancellation or instability without a clear replacement.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 25.0% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 50.0% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • FMCSA cargo filing on file · BMC-35 — Trisura Specialty Insurance Company · Filing evidence (BMC-34/83) — not a shipper COI
  • 2 active operating authorities
  • Active insurance on file — Trisura Specialty Insurance Company · BMC-91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — REGISTERED AGENTS INC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3167939/
As of: Sep 22, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3167939 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: FABIAN POMARES General Freight Based in LAREDO, TX Insurance watch: HIGH

FMCSA census as of Sep 22, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · C

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 63/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

C confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 25% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 50% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=175932 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA safety_rating.

Insurance-watch tier
HIGH · 35/100

Insurance-lapse watch: HIGH.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

  • Power Units −6 (10 → 4) · Aug 18, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers −5 (10 → 5) · Aug 18, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

2 active liability filings · 1 cargo

BOC-3 agent

REGISTERED AGENTS INC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3167939
In FMCSA records since Aug 1, 2018 (~8y)
MC / docket MC115945
Company officer FABIAN POMARES
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 4 units
Drivers 5
Annual mileage 831,522 mi
Contact & address
Physical
1768 FM 3338
LAREDO, TX 78045-9080
Mailing
1768 FM 3338
LAREDO, TX 78045
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3167939
In FMCSA records since Aug 1, 2018 (~8y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 831,522 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 50.0% vs 23.4% +26.6 pts
Driver OOS Rate 25.0% vs 6.7% +18.3 pts
Violations per Inspection 10.09 vs 1.80 +8.29
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2018-10-02 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 4 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 14 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 11 11 0
OOS inspections 2 4 0
OOS percentage 18.18% 36.36%
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
4
Drivers
5
Inspections
14
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
50.0%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
2
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
2
2 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

POVA CONNECT LLC had 11 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 36.4%, which is above the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 17.0.

Inspection profile

11 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in TX (8) and US (3).

Violation profile

36.4% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (13.1% of violations); top code 393.9 (Inoperable Required Lamp) cited 9 times, 1 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 10 power units (small fleet) and 10 drivers; International, Wabash National, and Kenworth are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 50.0% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
Authority revoked
1 revocation on record.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 175,932 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–6 power units (±50% of this carrier's 4 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
25%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 175,932 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +25 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
50%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 175,932 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +50 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 2 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 10 5
      FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 10 4
      FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

Aug 18, 2026 Aug 18, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (8 months)

2023-12 2026-06

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Texas (TX) 8 2 25.0% Jun 24, 2026
US (US) 3 2 66.7% May 21, 2025
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Wabash National 7
International 6
Kenworth 4
Stoughton 2
Great Dane 2
Freightliner 1
Inti 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 2 2.28 2 Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service 1 1.14 1 Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 0.00 0 Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 11 16.71 17 Sep 21, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (14 rows) View all 14 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88250816 Jun 24, 2026 TX 2
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
5 393.9, 393.78, 393.11 No
88212388 Jun 21, 2026 TX 2
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.78 No
87441441 Mar 24, 2026 TX 2 US83 EB
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
6 393.9, 393.9TS, 393.11UR No
87102802 Feb 18, 2026 TX 1 IH35 NB DEVINE SCALE
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
11 393.47E, 393.9TS, 393.9H No
86643742 Dec 19, 2025 TX 2 4600 IH35 NB SVC RD
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
5 393.9, 393.9H, 393.78 No
86109829 Oct 16, 2025 TX 2 tx-4600-ih35-nb-svc-rd/
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
4 393.78, 393.75C, 393.11TL No
86120864 Oct 13, 2025 TX 1 IH35 SB SAN MARCOS SCALE
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
28 393.45B2UV, 383.23A2, 393.9 Yes
84749204 May 21, 2025 US 1 LAREDO TX
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
12 393.45B2-BHTD, 393.9A-LTSI, 393.45B2-B-AIR Yes
84727430 May 20, 2025 US 1 LAREDO TX
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
22 393.207A-STBW, 393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32, 383.23A2-LCDLN Yes
84757466 May 14, 2025 TX 1 IH35 SB DEVINE SCALE
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
12 393.47B, 396.3A1BOS, 393.47E Yes
83436321 Dec 18, 2024 US 2 LAREDO TX
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
11 396.5B-L, 393.55E-B, 393.9A-LBL No
80395056 Dec 12, 2023 TX 2 IH35 SB DEVINE SCALE
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Inti
3 393.9, 393.11UR, 392.2RG No
79490039 Aug 23, 2023 US 1 LAREDO TX
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.55(d)(1), 393.55(e) No
78562947 May 3, 2023 TX 2 tx-ih-0035-in-la-salle-co.-(38-82
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.205(a), 393.9(a) Yes
Recent Crashes (2 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
TX6Q08HQE1QY Oct 25, 2023 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX68HFHQE1GP Feb 4, 2022 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
Authority Records (2 dockets)
MC Certificate Documents (1 letter, 1 PDF)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Oct 2, 2018 MC115945-C Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (22 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
Trisura Specialty Insurance Company TTT-93-2-255323 BMC-35 May 28, 2026 On file ACTIVE
Trisura Specialty Insurance Company TTT932255323 BMC-91X May 27, 2026 On file ACTIVE
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TTT-93-2-255323 91X $1,000,000 Mar 18, 2026 On file ACTIVE
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TTT-93-2-255323 BIPD/Primary $1,000,000 Mar 18, 2026 May 28, 2026 CANCELLED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TTT-93-2-255323 BIPD/Primary Jan 21, 2026 Mar 28, 2026 CANCELLED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TTT-93-2-255323 BIPD/Primary Jan 21, 2026 Mar 18, 2026 REPLACED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TTT-93-2-255323 BIPD/Primary Oct 31, 2025 Jan 31, 2026 CANCELLED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TTT-93-2-255323 BIPD/Primary Oct 31, 2025 Jan 21, 2026 REPLACED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TTT-93-2-255323 BIPD/Primary Sep 25, 2025 Nov 17, 2025 CANCELLED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TTT-93-2-255323 BIPD/Primary Sep 25, 2025 Oct 31, 2025 REPLACED
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY QTX-64813-01 BIPD/Primary Dec 6, 2024 Sep 25, 2025 CANCELLED
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY QTX-64813-01 BIPD/Primary Oct 31, 2024 Dec 6, 2024 CANCELLED
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY QTX-64813-01 BIPD/Primary Sep 25, 2024 Oct 31, 2024 CANCELLED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TTT-61-2-233993 BIPD/Primary Jan 18, 2024 Sep 25, 2024 CANCELLED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TTT-61-2-233993 BIPD/Primary Sep 25, 2023 Jan 18, 2024 REPLACED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TTT-61-2-233993 BIPD/Primary Sep 25, 2023 Feb 16, 2024 CANCELLED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TTT-61-2-223213 BIPD/Primary Sep 25, 2022 Sep 25, 2023 CANCELLED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TTT-61-2-212433 BIPD/Primary Sep 25, 2021 Sep 25, 2022 CANCELLED
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY TTT-61-2-201576 BIPD/Primary Sep 25, 2020 Sep 25, 2021 CANCELLED
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY UWPGA1582-02 BIPD/Primary Sep 25, 2019 Sep 25, 2020 REPLACED
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY UWPGA1582-02 BIPD/Primary Sep 25, 2019 Oct 3, 2020 CANCELLED
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY UWPGA1582 BIPD/Primary Sep 25, 2018 Sep 25, 2019 CANCELLED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Sep 25, 2026
    authority
    Authority revoked — Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice
  2. Aug 26, 2026
    authority
    Operating Authority Involuntary Suspension Notice — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
  3. Aug 5, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — Trisura Specialty Insurance Company
  4. May 28, 2026
    insurance
    CANCEL — Trisura Specialty Insurance Company
  5. Mar 28, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Mar 19, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  7. Mar 18, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Jan 31, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Jan 22, 2026
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  10. Jan 21, 2026
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Nov 17, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  12. Nov 3, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  13. Oct 31, 2025
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  14. Sep 25, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  15. Sep 25, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Dec 6, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  17. Dec 6, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY
  18. Nov 1, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  19. Oct 31, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY
  20. Sep 26, 2024
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  21. Sep 25, 2024
    insurance
    CANCEL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  22. Feb 16, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  23. Jan 18, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  24. Sep 25, 2023
    insurance
    CANCEL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  25. Sep 22, 2023
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  26. Sep 25, 2022
    insurance
    CANCEL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  27. Sep 23, 2022
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  28. Sep 25, 2021
    insurance
    CANCEL — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
  29. Sep 24, 2021
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  30. Oct 3, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY
  31. Sep 25, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY
  32. Sep 23, 2020
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  33. Sep 25, 2019
    insurance
    CANCEL — UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY
  34. Sep 24, 2019
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — COMMON
    Details →
  35. Oct 2, 2018
    authority
    Active — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 9 1
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. Vehicle Maintenance 5 0
393.19 Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 2 0
390.21(a) Not marked in accordance with regulations General/Admin 1 0
393.205(a) Wheel/rim cracked or broken Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.45 Brake tubing and hose adequacy Vehicle Maintenance 1 1
393.55(d)(1) CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/after 3/1/1998) Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.55(e) No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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