SAMA FREIGHT LLC
Risk factors
High 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 · August 28, 202611 inspections · 11 violations (1 OOS) · 9.1% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1383.23(a)(2)Driver Fitness1 OOS
Operating a CMV without a CDL
8
1× · sev 8
- 2393.45DLUVVehicle Maint.
Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle
8
2× · sev 4
- 3395.8(e)(1)PCHOS Compliance
HOS - False record of duty status driver improper use of Personal Conveyance - Not OOS
7
1× · sev 7
- 4393.9HVehicle Maint.
Inoperable head lamps
6
1× · sev 6
- 5396.3(a)(1)Vehicle Maint.
Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
6
3× · sev 2
- 6391.11(b)(2)Driver Fitness
Driver cannot read or speak the English language sufficiently to respond to official inquiries
4
1× · sev 4
- 7393.95(a)Vehicle Maint.
No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2
1× · sev 2
- 8393.95(b)Vehicle Maint.
Emergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g., lamps required by 393.11, ABS lights or low air warning light).
2
1× · sev 2
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- TX11
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.
Driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactDriver OOS rate is 10% 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
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.
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 NHTSA5 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
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
- Intrastate · 100+ mi5 drivers
- Company officer
- LUIS M SALAZAR MATA
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
- Registered since
- 2015-06-08
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2024-11-04
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 3 trucks · 3 owned tractors · 3 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.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs or addresses with 2 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
27 events- 06/10/2026Insurance ended — AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO
policy AGPGA2-01257-01
- 06/10/2025Insurance filed — AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy AGPGA2-01257-01
- 06/10/2025Insurance cancelled — HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy DD01-RAL000177-01
- 05/14/2025CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/10/2025)
- 11/04/2024MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2023)
- 06/10/2024Insurance cancelled — UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy UWPGA5246-03
- 05/14/2024CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/06/2024)
- 06/10/2023Insurance cancelled — UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy UWPGA5246-02
- 05/15/2023CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/09/2023)
- 06/10/2022Insurance cancelled — UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy UWPGA5246-01
- 05/16/2022CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/03/2022)
- 06/10/2021Insurance cancelled — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WGTTX000193-02
- 05/14/2021CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/09/2021)
- 06/10/2020Insurance cancelled — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WGTTX000193-01
- 05/14/2020CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/10/2020)
- 06/10/2019Insurance cancelled — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WGTTX000193-00
- 05/14/2019CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/06/2019)
- 06/10/2018Insurance cancelled — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy SC1706397
- 05/14/2018CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/11/2018)
- 03/22/2018Insurance cancelled — PRIME INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy SC1706397
- 02/23/2018CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/07/2018)
- 06/11/2017Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE
BIPD/Primary · policy PMT3000472
- 06/10/2017Insurance replaced — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE
BIPD/Primary · policy PMT3000472
- 05/15/2017CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/08/2017)
- 06/10/2016Insurance replaced — UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy MAT-0003400-30594
- 10/01/2015MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
- 06/08/2015Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2024-11-04
- Reported mileage
- 60,000 mi (2023)
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