ROBERT & SONS TRUCKING
Legal: ROBERT ESCOBAR
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 202619 inspections · 56 violations (9 OOS) · 17% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.9HVehicle Maintenance
Inoperable head lamps
12
2× · sev 6
- 2395.8E-HOSPDHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain
7
1× · sev 7
- 3395.3A3-PROPHours-of-Service Compliance
Driving beyond 11 hour driving limit. (Property Carrying Vehicle)
7
1× · sev 7
- 4393.11Vehicle Maintenance
No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
6
2× · sev 3
- 5392.2CUnsafe Driving
Failure to obey traffic control device
5
1× · sev 5
- 6395.8E1 OOS
False report of drivers record of duty status
4
4×
- 7393.128Vehicle Maintenance1 OOS
No/improper securement of vehicles
3
3× · sev 1
- 8393.11TLVehicle Maintenance
Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manufactured after July 1997
3
1× · sev 3
- 9393.75A32 OOS
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
2
2×
- 10393.207A
Axle positioning parts defective/missing
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- TX14
- AZ3
- TN3
- MS2
- AR2
- VA2
- LA1
- NC1
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.
Hours exceeded violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
High impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 77% 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.
- 395.3A3-PROPDriving beyond 11 hour driving limit. (Property Carrying Vehicle)1× · 30%
- 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain1× · 30%
- 395.24C2IIDriver failed to manually add the trailer number1× · 13%
- 395.24C2IIIDriver failed to manually add shipping document number1× · 13%
- 395.22H2-ELDNISDTHOS (ELD) Driver failing to have instruction sheet describing the data transfer mechanisms supported by the ELD and step-by-step instructions for the driver to pr1× · 9%
- 395.24HOS (ELD) - ELD Form and Manner1× · 4%
- Plan loads around available hours; use ELD alerts before drivers run out of clock
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness 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
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
Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 75% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.41No or defective parking brake system on CMV1× · 14%
- 393.45DLUVBrake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle1× · 9%
- 393.45B2UVBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle3× · 9%
- 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
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.
- 393.128×3No/improper securement of vehicles · OOS
- 393.11×2No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
- 393.41No or defective parking brake system on CMV · OOS
- Carry extra straps/chains and know the working-load-limit math
- Re-check securement in the first 50 miles and at every stop
- 395.8E×2False report of drivers record of duty status
- 393.55ENo or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
- Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
- Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
- 395.24C2IIDriver failed to manually add the trailer number
- 395.24C2IIIDriver failed to manually add shipping document number
- Audit ELD logs weekly and correct edits promptly
- Plan loads around available hours
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
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 NHTSA25 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
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 censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi5 drivers
- Company officer
- ROBERT ESCOBAR
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 1998-10-19
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2024-10-15
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 5 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 graphThis carrier shares VINs, phone numbers or emails with 6 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
30 events- 06/07/2026Insurance ended — HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
policy DC920000032-00
- 06/07/2025Insurance filed — HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy DC920000032-00
- 06/07/2025Insurance cancelled — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 2-XPT-TX-19-S0115884-00
- 05/12/2025CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/03/2025)
- 10/15/2024MCS-150 update filed
0.3M mi reported (2024)
- 06/07/2024Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA3777107
- 10/03/2023CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/22/2023)
- 06/07/2021Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA03777107
- 06/04/2021Insurance replaced — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTO0065330
- 07/06/2020Insurance cancelled — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A42519236
- 06/07/2020Insurance replaced — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A42519236
- 06/07/2019Insurance replaced — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LTO0029154
- 06/09/2016Insurance cancelled — FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ST44000311
- 05/13/2016CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/09/2016)
- 06/09/2015Insurance cancelled — FALLS LAKE NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ST44000103
- 05/13/2015CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/10/2015)
- 06/09/2014Insurance replaced — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WN088955
- 06/09/2012Insurance cancelled — GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy GIC 42-1900-02448
- 05/14/2012CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (06/12/2012)
- 02/11/2012Insurance cancelled — GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy GIC 42-1900-02448
- 01/17/2012CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/18/2012)
- 01/17/2012Insurance replaced — GRAMERCY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy GIC 42-1900-02448
- 06/13/2011MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 11/27/2009Insurance cancelled — NORTHLAND INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TN308475
- 08/25/2005Insurance cancelled — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
CARGO · policy SPF163560799
- 07/21/2001Insurance replaced — LINCOLN GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy PAP2179340799
- 10/07/1999Insurance cancelled — STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO
BIPD/Primary · policy SFL 714 027
- 07/21/1999Insurance replaced — STATE AND COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE INS CO
BIPD/Primary · policy SFL 714 027
- 11/17/1998MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (12/07/2009)
- 10/19/1998Registered 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
- 2024-10-15
- Reported mileage
- 254,000 mi (2024)
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