CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 4192147· MC1615803· CARRIER· EIN 99-0394703
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TRANSCEND COLD STORAGE & LOGISTICS LLC

1015A RED BLUFF RD, PASADENA, TX, 77506(713) 699-3735mark@houston-meat.comSONIA MARTINEZ
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
revocation pending
Insurance
No active filing
$750K required — verify
Vehicle OOS
9.5%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
4.5%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
1
none fatal
Red flags
3 flags
see details below
13
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on fileAuthority revocation pendingPossible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier1 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

MC1615803

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

Authority revocation pending Most recent liability (BIPD) filing ended 05/30/2026 (CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY) — no active federal filing shown; verify current coverage
Common
Active
Contract
None
Broker
None
Authorized for: Property, Private
Liability (BIPD)
No active filing
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ENDED 05/30/2026Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 05/30/2025
CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY· policy AQ1YTX009876-00
Authority history (1) ▾
05/01/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history2 insurers on record
Filing timeline (1)
  1. ASSOCIATION CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 04/25/202405/30/2025

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.

Vehicle21 inspections · 9.5% OOS · National 22%
Driver22 inspections · 4.5% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

22 inspections · 39 violations (4 OOS) · 12% of inspections had an OOS finding.

22
Inspections
39
Violations
4
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

16
total

Most inspected in · top 3 states

  • TX20
  • LA5
  • US1

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.

A high share of violations are occurring in Kleberg County, TX

Medium impact

8 of 21 violations in the last 12 months (38%) came from inspections in Kleberg County, TX. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.

What to do
  • Review the inspections from Kleberg County, TX to spot recurring issues
  • Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical

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

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

Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

Low impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 59% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing14 violations (24 mo)
Brakes5 viol53%
  • 393.45B2UVBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle3× · 32%
  • 393.53B-BAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear1× · 16%
  • 393.45DLUVBrake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle1× · 5%
Lighting / lamps9 viol47%
  • 393.9Inoperable Required Lamp4× · 19%
  • 393.11No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required3× · 12%
  • 393.11TLTruck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 19971× · 8%
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”
Projected estimatecould improve up to 40 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

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
3
Inspections
0
Violations
0
Out-of-service
3
Clean
Focus here first
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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).

26
Inspections
39
Violations
4
Out-of-service
99
CSA points
1
Crashes
2
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

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

7 incomplete vehicle 3 truck 3 trailer
2018 INTERNATIONAL SF667seen 6×
3HAGSSNT1JL492366· K195345 TX
2017 INTERNATIONAL SF667seen 4×
3HTGSSNT3HN523851· K195342 TX
2018 INTERNATIONAL SF667seen 4×
3HAGSSNTXJL492365· K195344 TX
2017 INTERNATIONAL SF667seen 3×
3HTGSSNT1HN523850· K195341 TX
2017 INTERNATIONAL SF667seen 3×
3HTGSSNT5HN523852· K195343 TX
2019 INTERNATIONAL LT625seen 2×
3HSDZAPR9KN493325· R733607 TX
2020 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 2×
1UYVS2533L2098403· 159C161 TX
2020 PETERBILT 567
1XPCD49XXLD664567· R799156 TX
2021 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2537M2335301· 138B364 TX
2024 RAM 3500
3C7WRTCL5RG334401· K196344 TX
2020 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturer
1UYVS2531L2098402· 159C160 TX
2017 INTERNATIONAL SF667
3HTGSSNT5HN523849· K195340 TX
2019 INTERNATIONAL LT625
3HSDZAPR2KN493327· R733608 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

0

Fatal

0

Company profile

FMCSA census

PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
19
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
17
13 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.8M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi10 drivers
  • Intrastate · 100+ mi7 drivers
Company officer
SONIA MARTINEZ
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2024-02-09
Last MCS-150 update
2025-07-10
Census status
Active

Fleet: 19 trucks · 5 owned tractors · 5 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, phone numbers or officers with 6 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

6
Connected carriers
1
Fleet-transfer links
1
Most shared VINs
4
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: SONIA TRUCKING LLC (USDOT 2593916, registered 2015) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 4
1
E & I TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 1943567Active· EDINBURG, TX
Strong
Officer
2
MTZ TRANSPORTS LLC
USDOT 3915424Active· DAYTON, TX
Strong
Officer
3
SONIA MARTINEZ
USDOT 2681382Active· HAWTHORNE, CA
Strong
Officer
4
SONIA TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 2593916Inactive· YADKINVILLE, NC
Strong
Officer

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

6 events
  1. 05/30/2026Insurance ended — CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY

    policy AQ1YTX009876-00

  2. 07/10/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.8M mi reported (2024)

  3. 05/30/2025Insurance filed — CLEAR BLUE INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy AQ1YTX009876-00

  4. 05/30/2025Insurance replaced — ASSOCIATION CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy CAPTX2000015973

  5. 05/01/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  6. 02/09/2024Registered with FMCSA

    PRIVATE PROPERTY;AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • PRIVATE PROPERTY;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
2025-07-10
Reported mileage
847,799 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 21, 2026, 3:03 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.