CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3427729· MC1109740· CARRIER· EIN 82-1102071
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MCL TRANSPORT INC

1805 W OHIO AVE, BIG WELLS, TX, 78830(561) 718-4640mcltransportinc@hotmail.comLUIS SOSA
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
100%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
16.7%
above 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
38
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 100% — well above the 22% national averageDriver OOS 16.7% — above the 6.7% national average1 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

MC1109740

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 01/09/2026
HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY· policy DD02-RAL020802-01
Authority history (1) ▾
06/03/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history5 insurers on record
Filing timeline (4) ▾
  1. GEICO COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/26/2025 → 01/09/2026
  2. PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/26/2024 → 05/26/2025
  3. NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/26/2023 → 05/26/2024
  4. PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/03/2020 → 05/26/2023

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.

Vehicle1 inspections · 100% OOS · National 22%
Driver6 inspections · 16.7% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

6 inspections · 10 violations (2 OOS) · 25% of inspections had an OOS finding.

6
Inspections
10
Violations
2
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

10
total

Most inspected in · top 7 states

  • SD2
  • KS1
  • WA1
  • ID1
  • TN1
  • AR1
  • FL1

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.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 100% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 16.7% 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.

What to do
  • 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

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

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.

▲ Trending worse
1
Inspections
3
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Hours-of-Service Compliance 100%
Focus here first
1Hours-of-Service Compliance
3 violations · 100% of recent
  • 395.34A1-ELDDFNHOS (ELD) - Driver failed to note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to the motor carrier within 24 hours
  • 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner
  • 395.22H4-ELDBRODSHOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have a supply of blank driver's records of duty status graph-grids sufficient to record the driver's duty status a
Do this
  • Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
  • Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

8
Inspections
10
Violations
2
Out-of-service
105
CSA points
2
Crashes
7
States
cleanviolOOS

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 NHTSA

9 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

5 trailer 4 truck
2024 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 4×
3AKJHHDR3RSVB0755· AB95HB FL
2024 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplateseen 3×
1JJV532D0RL434947· 5332569 ME
2022 KENWORTH T680seen 2×
1XKYDP9X4NJ473227· R830821 TX
2016 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2534GU411808· 5450342 ME
1988 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAA0626JT132311· 4827CW FL
2025 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJHHDR3SWVB0755· R729697 TX
2016 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2539GU411741· 5450332 ME
2014 FREIGHTLINER Cascadia
3AKJGLDR2ESFJ8658· R856444 TX
2020 WABASH VANS Dry Van Duraplate
1JJV532D9LL165872· 184C321 TX

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.

Crash record (US, last 24 months)

Total

1

Tow-away

1

Injury

1

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
1
1 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.1M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
Company officer
LUIS SOSA
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2020-05-13
Last MCS-150 update
2024-09-16
Census status
Active

Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 1 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 graph

This carrier shares VINs, addresses or officers with 14 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

14
Connected carriers
6
Fleet-transfer links
2
Most shared VINs
8
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: EP BUILDERS LLC (USDOT 3296927, registered 2019) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 8
1
BRIGHT HAULING LLC
USDOT 4288900Active· SPRINGDALE, AR
Strong
Officer
2
EP BUILDERS LLC
USDOT 3296927Inactive· KISSIMMEE, FL
Strong
Officer
3
LINCE SERVICES INC
USDOT 2353853Active· NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FL
Strong
Officer
4
LSCA TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 2790329Inactive· TAMPA, FL
Strong
Officer
5
LUIS SOSA
USDOT 2809436Active· ONTARIO, CA
Strong
Officer
6
SOSA BROTHERS TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 4319527Active· HAVERHILL, MA
Strong
Officer
7
SOSA CARGO LLC
USDOT 3741085Inactive· WAUKESHA, WI
Strong
Officer
8
SOSA'S TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 3505526Active· MORROW, GA
Strong
Officer
Medium· 1
MOCTEZUMA TRUCKING INC
USDOT 2843262Active· BIG WELLS, TX
Medium
AddressShared VIN · 2
3AKJGLDR2ESFJ86581XKYDP9X4NJ473227

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

8 events
  1. 01/09/2026Insurance filed — HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy DD02-RAL020802-01

  2. 01/09/2026Insurance replaced — GEICO COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy 9300158216

  3. 05/26/2025Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA981580545

  4. 09/16/2024MCS-150 update filed

    0.1M mi reported (2024)

  5. 05/26/2024Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy WN347315

  6. 05/26/2023Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CA2153061

  7. 06/03/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  8. 05/13/2020Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2024-09-16
Reported mileage
77,312 mi (2024)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 24, 2026, 11:07 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.