LUAR TRANSPORT INC
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA 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.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202621 inspections · 75 violations (8 OOS) · 23% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.45B2PCVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit
12
3× · sev 4
- 2395.32BHours-of-Service Compliance
Driver failed to assume or decline unassigned driving time
10
2× · sev 5
- 3395.8F01Hours-of-Service Compliance
Drivers record of duty status not current
10
2× · sev 5
- 4395.30B1-ELDDFRHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
7
7× · sev 1
- 5393.9Vehicle Maintenance2 OOS
Inoperable Required Lamp
4
2× · sev 2
- 6393.53B-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
4
1× · sev 4
- 7395.8E1-PC
False Record of Duty Status - Improper use of Personal Conveyance Exception
2
2×
- 8393.55E
No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
2
2×
- 9393.55D3
No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001
2
2×
- 10393.47E
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 5 states
- TX20
- NM2
- AZ2
- US1
- IL1
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
High impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 91% is at/over the 65% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.
- 395.32BDriver failed to assume or decline unassigned driving time2× · 30%
- 395.24C2IIDriver failed to manually add the trailer number1× · 1%
- 395.24C2IIIDriver failed to manually add shipping document number1× · 1%
- 395.30B1-ELDDFRHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.7× · 10%
- 395.30B2-ELDDFC24HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected for the 24 hour period.1× · 4%
- 395.22GPortable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver1× · 4%
- Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
- Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 22.2% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 9.5% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
- Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed
A high share of violations are occurring in El Paso County, TX
Medium impact14 of 27 violations in the last 12 months (52%) came from inspections in El Paso County, TX. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.
- Review the inspections from El Paso County, TX to spot recurring issues
- Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 59% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.45B2PCBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit3× · 28%
- 393.55D1-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after 1998.1× · 10%
- 393.45B2UVBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle1× · 7%
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
- 393.55ENo or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
- 393.55D3No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001
- 393.95ANo/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
- Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
- 393.9Inoperable Required Lamp · OOS
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
- Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
- 395.30B2-ELDDFC24HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to certify the record immediately after the final required entry has been made or corrected for the 24 hour period.
- Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
- Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA31 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 1 more.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi15 drivers
- Company officer
- LUIS C ARMENDARIZ
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2010-10-06
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-04-21
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 14 trucks · 14 owned tractors · 26 owned trailers.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs or officers with 6 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
32 events- 05/03/2026Insurance filed — SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy SOA01 000100140 01
- 05/03/2026Insurance cancelled — SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO
BIPD/Primary · policy SOA01 000100140 00
- 04/21/2026MCS-150 update filed
1.2M mi reported (2025)
- 04/06/2026CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/29/2026)
- 05/03/2025Insurance cancelled — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 2-SSM-TX-19-S0100140-03
- 04/07/2025CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/01/2025)
- 05/03/2024Insurance cancelled — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 2-SSM-TX-19-S0100140-02
- 04/08/2024CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/02/2024)
- 05/03/2023Insurance cancelled — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 2-SSM-TX-19-S0100140-01
- 05/03/2023Insurance replaced — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 2-SSM-TX-19-S0100140-02
- 04/06/2023CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/28/2023)
- 05/05/2022Insurance cancelled — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 2-SSM-TX-19-S0100140-00
- 05/03/2022Insurance replaced — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 2-SSM-TX-19-S0100140-00
- 04/08/2022CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/02/2022)
- 05/03/2021Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-44-2-201151
- 04/06/2021CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/30/2021)
- 05/03/2020Insurance cancelled — UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy UWPGA2366
- 04/06/2020CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/01/2020)
- 05/11/2019Insurance cancelled — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WGTTX000159-00
- 05/02/2019Insurance replaced — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WGTTX000159-00
- 04/15/2019CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/02/2019)
- 09/25/2018Insurance name changed — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WGTTX000159-00
- 08/23/2018CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/21/2018)
- 08/20/2018Insurance replaced — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WGTTX000159-00
- 05/11/2018Insurance cancelled — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy MTX-LALI01-1700345
- 04/16/2018CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/09/2018)
- 05/11/2017Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 3770563
- 07/11/2016Insurance name changed — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA03770563
- 06/14/2016Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA03770563
- 06/07/2016CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/17/2016)
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- 2023-09-22
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-04-21
- Reported mileage
- 1,200,000 mi (2025)
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