CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3589121· MC1215029· CARRIER· EIN 83-4626835
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TM TRANSFERS LLC

13491 S UNITEC DR, LAREDO, TX, 78045(956) 723-0555safety.manager@tmtransportation.usCHRISTIAN ALVARADO
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
8.3%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
80
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

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

MC1215029

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 09/01/2026
THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY· policy FNCAP00024001
Authority history (1) ▾
07/12/2022MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history2 insurers on record
Filing timeline (1) ▾
  1. ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 03/23/2022 → 09/01/2025

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.

Vehicle12 inspections · 8.3% OOS · National 22%
Driver12 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

12 inspections · 51 violations (1 OOS) · 6% of inspections had an OOS finding.

12
Inspections
51
Violations
1
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

24
total

Most inspected in · top 2 states

  • US11
  • TX6

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.

Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

High impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 100% is at/over the 80% 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.

What’s contributing27 violations · 1 OOS (24 mo)
Brakes13 viol50%
  • 393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 19984× · 17%
  • 393.53B-BAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear2× · 8%
  • 393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured2× · 8%
Other9 viol20%
  • 396.5B-LLubrication - Oil or grease leak7× · 18%
  • 393.30Improper battery installation1× · 1%
  • 393.30-BBattery - Not protected1× · 1%
Lighting / lamps1 OOS2 viol13%
  • 393.207A-SUBLSuspension - U-bolt, u-bolt bottom plate, or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing.1× · 11%
  • 393.11A1-LCLLighting - Clearance lamp(s) missing1× · 2%
Steering2 viol10%
What to do
  • 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
Projected estimatecould improve up to 33 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% 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

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% 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

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.

▼ Improving
2
Inspections
7
Violations
1
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 71%Other 29%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
5 violations · 1 OOS · 71% of recent
  • 393.207A-SUBLSuspension - U-bolt, u-bolt bottom plate, or other axle clamp bolt loose/cracked/broken/missing. · OOS
  • 393.53BMANAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 is not equipped with automatic air brake adjusters
  • 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.
Do this
  • Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
  • Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
2Other
2 violations · 29% of recent
  • 393.83GExhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment
  • 393.47EBrake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
Do this
  • Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
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Turn these into driver coaching — and prove it
FleetTrained (my companion project) makes branded, multilingual training videos for these exact violations — your driver watches and gets a completion certificate for the file.

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).

17
Inspections
51
Violations
1
Out-of-service
253
CSA points
1
Crashes
1
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

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

8 trailer 4 truck
2017 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 7×
3AKJGBDVXHSHR4601· 1N25399 TX
2016 FREIGHTLINER Cascadiaseen 5×
1FUJGBDV0GLFM6268· 1N39229 TX
2015 KENWORTH T4 Seriesseen 4×
1XKBDJ9XXFJ422383· 08ES4A MX
2016 VOLVO TRUCK VNL
4V4NC9EH2GN959711· 1N36710 TX
2017 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAP0622HJ661615· 2651258 ME
2008 HYUNDAI TRANSLEAD TRAILERS Hyundai Translead Trailers
3H3V532C88T306006· 313YC8 MX
2011 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2532BP032684· U229153 TN
2021 LOZANO TRAILER Lozano Trailer
3CXLC4024MM000425· 61UF4P MX
2021 OPERBUS S.A DE C.V. Operbus Model
3PBA2W620M1012474· 12UK2A MX
2019 ATRO REMOL
3EL3TMS40K6002860· 12UR3G MX
2023 FRUEHUAF Fruehuaf
3AWF1VT24PX139007· 5148785 ME
1989 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailers
1GRAP0624KJ137910· 2836181 ME

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 census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
3
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
3
0 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.33
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · <100 mi3 drivers
Company officer
CHRISTIAN ALVARADO
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2021-03-15
Last MCS-150 update
2026-02-10
Census status
Active

Fleet: 3 trucks · 3 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.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs, addresses, phone numbers, officers or emails with 12 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

12
Connected carriers
4
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
6
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: CHRISTIAN ALVARADO (USDOT 3271999, 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· 6
1
CHRISTIAN ALVARADO
USDOT 3271999Inactive· SAN YSIDRO, CA
Strong
Officer
2
FALCON CARGO EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 2417620Inactive· BOCA RATON, FL
Strong
Officer
3
FIBER NETWORK SOLUTIONS
USDOT 5524847Active· LOS ANGELES, CA
Strong
Officer
4
T M TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LLC
USDOT 2252295Active· LAREDO, TX
Strong
OfficerEmailPhone
5
THREE SONS TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 3915949Active· HOUSTON, TX
Strong
Officer
6
TRANSMONTES USA LLC
USDOT 4226857Active· LAREDO, TX
Strong
OfficerAddress
Medium· 2
MONTES EXPRESS LLC
USDOT 2381216Active· LAREDO, TX
Medium
MailingAddress
TRANSMONTES S A DE C V
USDOT 998713Active· MATAMOROS, CH
Medium
Mailing

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

5 events
  1. 09/01/2026Insurance filed — THIRD COAST INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy FNCAP00024001

  2. 02/10/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.0M mi reported (2025)

  3. 09/01/2025Insurance replaced — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy TRK 2930256

  4. 07/12/2022MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  5. 03/15/2021Registered 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
2026-02-10
Reported mileage
4,400 mi (2025)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 22, 2026, 7:04 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.