ALCOSA TRUCKING
Legal: ALCOSA TRUCKING 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 · Sep 202640 inspections · 63 violations (12 OOS) · 30% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.209D-STPALVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Steering - Pitman arm loose on the output shaft
6
1× · sev 6
- 2392.2CUnsafe Driving
Failure to obey traffic control device
5
1× · sev 5
- 3393.45B2-BHTDVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Air Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.
4
1× · sev 4
- 4393.55E-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998
4
1× · sev 4
- 5391.11B2-ZDriver Fitness
Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corresponding FMCSA enforcement
4
1× · sev 4
- 6393.45B2UVVehicle Maintenance1 OOS
Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
4
1× · sev 4
- 7396.5B-LVehicle Maintenance
Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
3
1× · sev 3
- 8393.11URVehicle Maintenance
Upper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflecting material requirements for vehicles manufactured after December 1993
3
1× · sev 3
- 9393.95A
No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2
2×
- 10393.205C
Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- TX12
- NM4
- AR2
- MO2
- AZ2
- KY1
- IA1
- WA1
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.
Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
High impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 92% 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.
- 393.45B2UVBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle3× · 12%
- 393.45DLPCBrake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit2× · 7%
- 393.45B2-BHTDAir Brake - Hose/tubing damage into the outer reinforcement ply.2× · 7%
- 393.9A-LRLILighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative1× · 7%
- 393.11URUpper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflecting material requirements for vehicles manufactured after December 19933× · 5%
- 393.9A-LFTSILighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative1× · 4%
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS1× · 12%
- 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection3× · 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
Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 38.5% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 8.1% 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
Following / lane / reckless violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 10% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.2-SLLFCState/Local Laws - Following too closely1× · 38%
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation1× · 23%
- Defensive-driving refresher on following distance and lane discipline
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 54% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain2× · 67%
- 395.8A-ELDELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required)1× · 33%
- 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
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
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
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.
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 NHTSA57 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 27 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.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
1
Tow-away
1
Injury
0
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi24 drivers
- Company officer
- YARA SOTO
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2022-11-17
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-12-23
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 23 trucks · 20 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 graphThis carrier shares VINs or addresses with 7 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
16 events- 05/16/2026Insurance ended — SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO
policy SOA02 917141452 00
- 03/27/2026Insurance filed — SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy SOA02 917141452 00
- 03/27/2026Insurance cancelled — SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO
BIPD/Primary · policy SOA02 917141452 00
- 03/02/2026COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/30/2026)
- 01/16/2026Insurance cancelled — SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO
BIPD/Primary · policy SOA02 917141452 00
- 12/23/2025MCS-150 update filed
1.0M mi reported (2024)
- 12/22/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/22/2026)
- 11/23/2025Insurance cancelled — SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO
BIPD/Primary · policy SOA02 917141452 00
- 10/27/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/24/2025)
- 08/22/2025Insurance cancelled — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 2-SSD-TX-19-S0116672-01
- 07/28/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/19/2025)
- 08/22/2024Insurance cancelled — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 2-SSD-TX-19-S0116672-00
- 07/26/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/22/2024)
- 08/22/2023Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA966817377
- 03/31/2023MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 11/17/2022Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE;EXEMPT FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-12-23
- Reported mileage
- 991,449 mi (2024)
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