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ZARATE AND SONS LOGISTICS & FORWARDING LLC

RIO GRANDE CITY, TX

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review
Policy effective · Aug 25, 2021
On file
  • Broker bond/trust on file · BMC-84 surety bond MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC · BMC-84 surety bond or BMC-85 trust — not BIPD liability insurance Details →
  • Active insurance on file MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC · 84 Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Transportation Authority LLC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste) 
TruckCodex risk summary — ZARATE AND SONS LOGISTICS & FORWARDING LLC (USDOT 3668455)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • Broker bond/trust on file · BMC-84 surety bond — MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC · BMC-84 surety bond or BMC-85 trust — not BIPD liability insurance
  • Active insurance on file — MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC · 84
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Transportation Authority LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/3668455/
As of: Aug 29, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 3668455 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: GLORIA YOLANDA ZARATE General Freight Based in RIO GRANDE CITY, TX

FMCSA census as of Aug 29, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 86/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A 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
Insurance on file · 70/100

Active insurance rows exist, but BIPD/Primary match is unclear — verify on L&I.

OOS vs peers
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=325714 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
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

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: Clear to review.

Field change history →
Operating authority
Insurance

Broker bond / trust on file

2 financial-security filings

BOC-3 agent

Transportation Authority LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 3668455
In FMCSA records since Jun 29, 2021 (~5y)
Company officer GLORIA YOLANDA ZARATE
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 3 units
Drivers 3
Annual mileage 36,000 mi
Contact & address
Phone: (956) 208-0060
Email: [email protected]
Physical
7960 E US HIGHWAY 83
RIO GRANDE CITY, TX 78582
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 3668455
In FMCSA records since Jun 29, 2021 (~5y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 36,000 mi
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 0.80 vs 1.80 -1.00
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

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)

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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 3 0 0
Trailers 1 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 6 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 5 5 0
OOS inspections 0 0 0
OOS percentage 0% 0% —
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
3
Drivers
3
Inspections
6
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
—
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
2
0 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

ZARATE AND SONS LOGISTICS & FORWARDING LLC had 5 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 5.0.

Inspection profile

5 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in TX (5 stops).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 3 power units (small fleet) and 3 drivers; Font, International, and Inti are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 325,714 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–5 power units (±50% of this carrier's 3 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 325,714 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 325,714 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (5 months)

2024-06 2026-04

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.
Vehicle Maintenance
4 violations

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Texas (TX) 5 0 0.0% Apr 28, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Font 5
International 5
Fontaine 1
Inti 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 5 — 5.16 5 — Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (6 rows) View all 6 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
87727841 Apr 28, 2026 TX 2 IH10 EB KINGSBURY SCALE
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
TX 1N31536 · 3HSCXAPRXGN230317
4 2W, 60C, 3A1 No
87610297 Apr 13, 2026 TX 2 —
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
TX 1N31536 · 3HSCXAPRXGN230317
4 3A1, 9TS, 9 No
84096286 Mar 6, 2025 TX 2 US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
TX 1N31536 · 3HSCXAPRXGN230317
3 396.3A1B, 396.5B-HLIW, 393.201A No
83640137 Jan 16, 2025 TX 2 US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
TX 1N31536 · 3HSCXAPRXGN230317
0 — No
83440801 Dec 12, 2024 TX 2 US281 SB
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
Ticket: Inti
TX 1N31536 · 3HSCXAPRXGN230317
1 393.11TL No
81892727 Jun 12, 2024 TX 3 IH10 WB KINGSBURY SCALE
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
TX 1N31536 · 3HSCXAPRXGN230317
0 — No
Authority Records (2 dockets)
common
FF049868
N
—
View full authority record →
common
MC1271114
N
—
View full authority record →

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown FF049868 common N —
Unknown MC1271114 common N —
MC Certificate Documents (2 PDFs)

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.

Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Aug 25, 2021 FF49868-P CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Jul 20, 2021 MC1271114-B CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (4 rows)

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

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC 101671963 84 — Aug 25, 2021 On file ACTIVE
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC. NONE TRUST FUND — Aug 19, 2021 Aug 25, 2021 REPLACED
MERCHANTS NATIONAL BONDING, INC 101671963 84 — Jul 20, 2021 On file ACTIVE
PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC. NONE TRUST FUND — Jul 12, 2021 Jul 20, 2021 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Dec 22, 2022
    authority
    DISMISSED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Aug 25, 2021
    authority
    GRANTED — PROPERTY FREIGHT FORWARDER
    Details →
  3. Aug 25, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.
  4. Aug 5, 2021
    authority
    DISMISSED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
  5. Jul 20, 2021
    authority
    GRANTED — PROPERTY BROKER
    Details →
  6. Jul 20, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — PACIFIC FINANCIAL ASSOCIATION, INC.
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
US281 SB FALFURRIAS SCALE TX 2 0
IH10 EB KINGSBURY SCALE TX 1 0
IH10 WB KINGSBURY SCALE TX 1 0
US281 SB TX 1 0
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