CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3935473· MC1459944· CARRIER· EIN 88-3681252
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PCS AUTO TRANSPORT LLC

218 N GRAND ST, AMARILLO, TX, 79107(760) 554-5655saulcarrillo71@gmail.comCESAR JAVIER CARRILLO ESPINOZA SR.
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
Highlander Specialty Insurance Company
Vehicle OOS
50%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
16.7%
above 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
60
/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score
Vehicle OOS 50% — well above the 22% national averageDriver OOS 16.7% — above the 6.7% national average

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

MC1459944

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

Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
$1M on file
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 04/13/2026
Highlander Specialty Insurance Company· policy DC920002201-00
Authority history (6) ▾
03/17/2026COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/01/2026)
03/17/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/14/2025)
12/13/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/26/2024)
03/18/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/12/2024)
05/30/2023COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATIONDISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/06/2023)
09/15/2022ENTERPRISEGRANTED
Insurance history5 insurers on record
Filing timeline (8)
  1. ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/13/202504/13/2026
  2. TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 12/24/202404/13/2025
  3. TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/13/202401/09/2025
  4. TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/13/202412/24/2024
  5. TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/23/202304/14/2024
  6. TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 06/23/202304/13/2024
  7. TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/13/202306/23/2023
  8. NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 09/10/202204/13/2023

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.

Vehicle6 inspections · 50% OOS · National 22%
Driver6 inspections · 16.7% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

6 inspections · 18 violations (9 OOS) · 56% of inspections had an OOS finding.

6
Inspections
18
Violations
9
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

10
total

Most inspected in · top 5 states

  • CA5
  • NM1
  • US1
  • AZ1
  • TX1

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 50% 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.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

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).

9
Inspections
18
Violations
9
Out-of-service
81
CSA points
0
Crashes
4
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

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

2 trailer 1 incomplete vehicle
2015 PETERBILT 389seen 9×
1NPXD49X0FD279454· AM20165 AZ
2012 COTTRELL C-10, C-7510, C-7512seen 3×
5E0AK1442CG356401· 4TY2907 CA
2015 COTTRELL C-09, c-10, C-11, CX-09, CX-10, CX-11seen 2×
5E0AJ1447FG620705· 4UF6287 CA

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
2
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
2
2 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0M mi
reported 2025
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi2 drivers
Company officer
CESAR JAVIER CARRILLO ESPINOZA SR.
Operation
Interstate · Hazmat
Registered since
2022-08-15
Last MCS-150 update
2025-03-07
Census status
Active

Fleet: 2 trucks · 2 owned tractors · 2 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 addresses, phone numbers or emails with 3 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

3
Connected carriers
0
Fleet-transfer links
0
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
SAUL ALEXIS CARRILLO ESPINOZA
USDOT 3325827Active· CALEXICO, CA
Strong
Email
Medium· 1
A & A TRANSPORT SERVICES LLC
USDOT 3744799Active· AMARILLO, TX
Medium
MailingAddress

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

17 events
  1. 04/13/2026Insurance filed — Highlander Specialty Insurance Company

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy DC920002201-00

  2. 04/13/2026Insurance cancelled — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 2-XPT-TX-19-S-348082-00

  3. 03/17/2026COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/01/2026)

  4. 04/13/2025Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy TRI21L9945

  5. 03/17/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/14/2025)

  6. 03/07/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.0M mi reported (2025)

  7. 01/09/2025Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy TRI21L9945

  8. 12/24/2024Insurance replaced — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy TRI21L9945

  9. 12/13/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/26/2024)

  10. 04/14/2024Insurance cancelled — TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG

    BIPD/Primary · policy STB01673

  11. 04/13/2024Insurance replaced — TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG

    BIPD/Primary · policy STB01673

  12. 03/18/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (04/12/2024)

  13. 06/23/2023Insurance cancelled — TRAILBLAZERS INSURANCE COMPANY INC A RRG

    BIPD/Primary · policy STB01673

  14. 05/30/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/06/2023)

  15. 04/13/2023Insurance replaced — NEW HORIZON INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy NHS0956213

  16. 09/15/2022ENTERPRISE — GRANTED
  17. 08/15/2022Registered 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

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-03-07
Reported mileage
19,700 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 23, 2026, 11:48 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.