CSA
Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 4396727· MC1725418· CARRIER· EIN 33-2717062
⬇ PDF report

RACAN TRANSPORT LLC

4900 130TH AVE N, WEST PALM BEACH, FL, 33411(772) 899-6023carlosmvaldes1984@gmail.comCARLOS VALDES
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$1M BIPD
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY
Vehicle OOS
100%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
80%
above 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
1 flag
see details below
40
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 100% — well above the 22% national averageDriver OOS 80% — 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

MC1725418

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
$1M required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
Not on file
not required
Insurance filings
ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$1M coverageeff 05/14/2026
PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY· policy CA873096843
Authority history (1) ▾
05/19/2025MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history2 insurers on record
Filing timeline (1)
  1. GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 05/14/202505/14/2026

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.

Vehicle4 inspections · 100% OOS · National 22%
Driver5 inspections · 80% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

5 inspections · 29 violations (17 OOS) · 100% of inspections had an OOS finding.

5
Inspections
29
Violations
17
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

18
total

Most inspected in · top 5 states

  • FL2
  • MS1
  • IN1
  • GA1
  • 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.

False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance

High impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 89% is at/over the 65% 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 contributing4 violations · 4 OOS (24 mo)
False log / RODS4 OOS4 viol100%
  • 395.8A1-HOSPHOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed4× · 100%
What to do
  • 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
Projected estimatecould improve up to 32 pts in ~12 mo
nowin 12 months
Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

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 83.3% 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.

Holding steady
2
Inspections
13
Violations
7
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Vehicle Maintenance 46%Driver Fitness 23%Hours-of-Service Compliance 15%Not in SMS 8%Other 8%
Focus here first
1Vehicle Maintenance
6 violations · 1 OOS · 46% of recent
  • 393.75B-TFV×2Tires - Front, less than 4/32 inch tread depth
  • 396.9C2-OOSOOOS Order (Repairs) - Operating a CMV after being declared out-of-service when not having completed all required repairs
  • 393.75C-TAOTD-LT1/32Tires - Less than 1/32 inch tread depth at 3 locations/2 adjacent tread grooves · OOS
Do this
  • Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
  • Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
2Driver Fitness
3 violations · 3 OOS · 23% of recent
  • 391.11B2-Q×2Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corresponding FMCSA enforcement guidance (391. · OOS
  • 383.23A2-LCDLNLicense (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL · OOS
Do this
  • Run a credential-expiration tracker and keep DQ files complete
  • Verify medical cards and endorsements before dispatch
3Hours-of-Service Compliance
2 violations · 2 OOS · 15% of recent
  • 395.8A1-HOSP×2HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed · OOS
Do this
  • Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
  • Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
Repeat offenders (same code, multiple times)
🎓
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).

6
Inspections
29
Violations
17
Out-of-service
412
CSA points
0
Crashes
5
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

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

2 trailer 2 truck 1 incomplete vehicle
2000 BIG TEX Big Texseen 5×
16VCX4938Y1520423· 50DYRS FL
2001 FORD F-350seen 4×
1FTWW32F91EA07481· FIYP64 FL
2009 FORD F-350
1FDWW36R29EA51267· KX200T FL
2020 KAUFMAN TRAILERS OF NC
5VGFW5036LL007040· KH344R FL
2001 FORD F-350
1FTWW32F91E407481· FIYP64 FL

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
1
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
2
0 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0M mi
reported 2024
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi2 drivers
Company officer
CARLOS VALDES
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2025-04-18
Last MCS-150 update
2025-05-05
Census status
Active

Fleet: 1 trucks · 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 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
5
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: M P V TRANSPORT CORP (USDOT 2096136, registered 2010) is inactive, shares this carrier’s officer, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Strong· 5
1
C-AIR BROKERS & FORWARDERS INC
USDOT 1190824Active· MIAMI, FL
Strong
Officer
2
CAV TRUCKING LLC
USDOT 3584501Active· LITTLE FALLS, NJ
Strong
Officer
3
M P V TRANSPORT CORP
USDOT 2096136Inactive· MIAMI, FL
Strong
Officer
4
NOVIC LOGISTICS LLC
USDOT 4059615Active· SAN DIEGO, CA
Strong
Officer
5
OVAL TRANSPORTATION LLC
USDOT 3827516Active· WINTER GARDEN, FL
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

5 events
  1. 05/14/2026Insurance filed — PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA873096843

  2. 05/14/2026Insurance replaced — GEICO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 9300153388

  3. 05/19/2025MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  4. 05/05/2025MCS-150 update filed

    0.0M mi reported (2024)

  5. 04/18/2025Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

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

🚛

Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate

FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Rated
Last review
📄

MCS-150 registration

Form date
2025-05-05
Reported mileage
1 mi (2024)

Got a violation you want to contest?

Use the free AI-powered DataQs Drafter to generate a polished challenge letter — quotes the relevant 49 CFR, predicts your grant chance.

Open the Drafter →
Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 24, 2026, 2:55 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.