HORACIO & SONS TRANSPORT LLC

Joins 14 roadside inspections (24 mo) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 24, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — HORACIO & SONS TRANSPORT LLC (USDOT 4097442)
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:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4097442/
As of: Oct 24, 2026
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USDOT 4097442 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: HORACIO PLACENCIA GUTIERREZ General Freight Based in PRUNEDALE, CA

FMCSA census as of Oct 24, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 92/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

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=270070 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.

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Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 4097442

In FMCSA records since Jun 29, 2023 (~3y)

Company officer HORACIO PLACENCIA GUTIERREZ

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

General Freight

Fleet size 2 units

Drivers 2

Annual mileage 30,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (408) 592-1350

Email: [email protected]

Physical

1178 VIA DEL SOL RD

PRUNEDALE, CA 93907

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 4097442

In FMCSA records since Jun 29, 2023 (~3y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 30,000 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 0.86 vs 1.80 -0.94

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)

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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type	Owned	Term leased	Trip leased
Truck tractors	2	0	0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 15 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	14	14	0
OOS inspections	0	2	0
OOS percentage	0%	14.29%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

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

Compared against 270,070 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–3 power units (±50% of this carrier's 2 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 270,070 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 270,070 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 (9 months)

2024-08 2026-06

Violations by BASIC Category

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

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.

State	Inspections	OOS	OOS %	Last Inspection
California (CA)	14	2	14.3%	Jun 10, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Freightliner		13
Trim		4
Volvo		4
Ace		2
Weco		2
Allco		1
Drag		1
Ranc		1
Trail-Eze		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	—	Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving	1	—	2.99	3	—	Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	6	—	2.53	3	—	Oct 19, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (15 rows) View all 15 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
88111819	Jun 10, 2026	CA	2	MISSION GRADE IF	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9E82248 · 3AKJGEBG5ESFY8426	0	—	No
88094153	Jun 9, 2026	CA	1	GILROY IF	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9G28264 · 4V4NC9TJXCN542949	2	393.47E, 393.53B-B	No
86868833	Jan 21, 2026	CA	1	ca-e/b-livermore-scales	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9E82248 · 3AKJGEBG5ESFY8426	0	—	No
86495028	Dec 5, 2025	CA	1	GILROY IF	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9E82248 · 3AKJGEBG5ESFY8426	0	—	No
86495025	Dec 5, 2025	CA	1	GILROY IF	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9E82248 · 3AKJGEBG5ESFY8426	1	396.3A1-BALAC	No
86450174	Nov 10, 2025	CA	3	MISSION GRADE IF	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9G28264 · 4V4NC9TJXCN542949	0	—	No
86287099	Nov 7, 2025	CA	2	MISSION GRADE IF	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9E82248 · 3AKJGEBG5ESFY8426	0	—	No
86185740	Oct 27, 2025	CA	2	ca-i-580-e/b-livermore-cvef	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9E82248 · 3AKJGEBG5ESFY8426	2	392.2-SLLSR, 393.203E-CBP	No
86132785	Oct 20, 2025	CA	2	MISSION GRADE IF	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9G28264 · 4V4NC9TJXCN542949	1	392.2-SLLSOA	No
84940208	Jun 12, 2025	CA	2	GILROY IF	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9E82248 · 3AKJGEBG5ESFY8426	0	—	No
84938815	Jun 11, 2025	CA	2	GILROY IF	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9E82248 · 3AKJGEBG5ESFY8426	5	393.48A-BLMACBD, 393.75A3-TAOL, 392.2-SLLEQP	Yes
84443274	Apr 15, 2025	CA	1	GILROY IF	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9E82248 · 3AKJGEBG5ESFY8426	0	—	No
84368885	Apr 8, 2025	CA	1	MISSION GRADE IF	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9E82248 · 3AKJGEBG5ESFY8426	1	396.3A1-BALAC	No
83055015	Oct 30, 2024	CA	2	—	VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9G28264 · 4V4NC9TJXCN542949	2	393.75A3-TAOL, 392.2-SLLTCD	Yes
82502950	Aug 27, 2024	CA	1	NB I-5 SCALES SANTA NELLA	FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR CA 9E82248 · 3AKJGEBG5ESFY8426	4	392.2	No

Recent Crashes (1 row)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
CA3402404505	Oct 18, 2024	CA	0	1	Yes	No	Injury

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections	OOS
GILROY IF	CA	6	1
MISSION GRADE IF	CA	5	0
NB I-5 SCALES SANTA NELLA	CA	1	0

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited	OOS
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	4	0

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Related Records

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Field change history

Field change history
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