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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 1538420· MC573968· CARRIER· EIN 45-4291576
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F & A CARRIERS INC

14105 TRANSPORTATION AVE, LAREDO, TX, 78045(956) 753-6769prangel@facarriers.netFERNANDO FERNANDEZ
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
Sutton Specialty Insurance Company
Vehicle OOS
23.5%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
1.4%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
98
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
1 crash in the last 24 months

A weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.

Authority & insurance

MC573968

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$750K on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 05/01/2026
Sutton Specialty Insurance Company· policy SOA01 000130026 01
Authority history (12) ▾
04/06/2026COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/01/2026)
04/04/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/29/2025)
04/04/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/29/2024)
04/04/2023COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/24/2023)
04/04/2022COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/28/2022)
04/05/2021COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/28/2021)
04/06/2020COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/29/2020)
04/04/2019COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/29/2019)
03/26/2013COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/22/2013)
02/01/2012COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/29/2012)
04/30/2010MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
09/25/2006MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERDISMISSED
Insurance history11 insurers on record
Filing timeline (20) ▾
  1. SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/01/2025 → 05/01/2026
  2. MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/07/2025 → 05/01/2025
  3. TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/01/2024 → 01/07/2025
  4. MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 01/07/2025 → 01/07/2025
  5. HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/01/2023 → 05/01/2024
  6. UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/01/2022 → 05/01/2023
  7. UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/01/2021 → 05/01/2022
  8. UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/01/2020 → 05/02/2021
  9. UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/01/2020 → 05/01/2021
  10. UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/01/2019 → 05/03/2020
  11. UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/01/2019 → 05/01/2020
  12. KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/01/2018 → 05/01/2019
  13. SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/01/2017 → 05/01/2018
  14. GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/22/2015 → 05/01/2017
  15. THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/22/2014 → 04/22/2015

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle98 inspections · 23.5% OOS · National 22%
Driver142 inspections · 1.4% OOS · National 6.7%

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
38
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
38
38 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
5.1M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi37 drivers
  • Intrastate · 100+ mi1 drivers
Company officer
FERNANDO FERNANDEZ
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2006-08-03
Last MCS-150 update
2026-09-08
Census status
Active

Fleet: 38 trucks · 30 owned tractors · 27 owned trailers · 8 leased/term tractors.

Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Activity history

34 events
  1. 09/08/2026MCS-150 update filed

    5.1M mi reported (2025)

  2. 05/01/2026Insurance filed — Sutton Specialty Insurance Company

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy SOA01 000130026 01

  3. 05/01/2026Insurance cancelled — SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO

    BIPD/Primary · policy SOA01 000130026 00

  4. 04/06/2026COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/01/2026)

  5. 05/01/2025Insurance cancelled — MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy TS TS CA0000130 00

  6. 04/04/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/29/2025)

  7. 01/07/2025Insurance replaced — TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy TS TS CA0000130 00

  8. 01/07/2025Insurance replaced — MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy TS TS CA0000130 00

  9. 05/01/2024Insurance cancelled — HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CH01-0001134-01

  10. 04/04/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/29/2024)

  11. 05/01/2023Insurance cancelled — UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy UWPGA2347-04

  12. 04/04/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/24/2023)

  13. 05/01/2022Insurance cancelled — UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy UWPGA2347-03

  14. 04/04/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/28/2022)

  15. 05/02/2021Insurance cancelled — UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy UWPGA2347-02

  16. 05/01/2021Insurance replaced — UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy UWPGA2347-02

  17. 04/05/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/28/2021)

  18. 05/03/2020Insurance cancelled — UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy UWPGA2347

  19. 05/01/2020Insurance replaced — UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy UWPGA2347

  20. 04/06/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/29/2020)

  21. 05/01/2019Insurance cancelled — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy WGTTX000132-00

  22. 04/04/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/29/2019)

  23. 05/01/2018Insurance replaced — SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy A0059133001

  24. 05/01/2017Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy MCP16603A

  25. 04/22/2015Insurance replaced — THE INSURANCE CO OF THE STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA

    BIPD/Primary · policy TP9881800 01

  26. 04/22/2014Insurance replaced — NEW YORK MARINE & GENERAL INS. CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy PK2013MCA00437

  27. 04/22/2013Insurance cancelled — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy GWP78083A

  28. 03/26/2013COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/22/2013)

  29. 03/05/2012Insurance name changed — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    CARGO · policy GWP78083A

  30. 02/28/2012Insurance replaced — GREAT WEST CASUALTY CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy GWP78083A

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
—
Last review
2022-02-17
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-09-08
Reported mileage
5,103,944 mi (2025)
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Changes on file

FMCSA census history

  1. November, 2021

    • Drivers shrank to 39

  2. January, 2021

    First on-record entry — F & A CARRIERS INC, LAREDO, TX

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Oct 1, 2026, 7:04 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.