F & A CARRIERS INC
USDOT 1538420
Active, interstate carrier, mid-size fleet (48 power units) — no FMCSA safety rating on record (common).
Vetting summary
At a glance
- Insurance on fileSutton Specialty Insurance Company
- Out-of-service rate16.1% vs 19.1% national avg
- Crashes (24 months)1 reported — involvement does not imply fault
- Authority ageGranted 16 years ago
- Linked registrations1 share this carrier's phone or address
These signals summarize the records shown below — they are a starting point for your own checks, not a judgment of the carrier.
Registration
Carrier identity
| USDOT Number | 1538420 |
|---|---|
| MC Number | MC-573968 |
| Legal Name | F & A CARRIERS INC |
| DBA Name | — |
| Entity Type | — |
| Phone | 9567536769 |
| Address | 14105 TRANSPORTATION AVE, Laredo, TX, 78045 |
Status
Authority & safety
| Operating Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Operation Type | Interstate |
| Safety Rating | None on record — most carriers have not received a formal FMCSA safety rating. |
| Hazmat Flag | false |
Safety ratings: S = Satisfactory, C = Conditional, U = Unsatisfactory. A carrier with no rating has not been through a full FMCSA compliance review — this is common and not itself a red flag.
Filings
Insurance
| Current Insurer | Sutton Specialty Insurance Company |
|---|---|
| Coverage on File | $750,000 |
| Insurance on File Since | 2026-05-01 |
| Insurer | Coverage | Form | Effective | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton Specialty Insurance Company | $750,000 | BMC-91X | 2026-05-01 | — |
Timeline
Authority history
| Authority First Granted | 2010-04-30 Established authority |
|---|---|
| Authority Events on Record | 1 |
- 2010-04-30 — Granted — Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods) Active GRANTED
Our scoring
Safety scores
| Unsafe Driving | 83 / 100 |
|---|---|
| Hours-of-Service Compliance | 87 / 100 |
| Driver Fitness | 86 / 100 |
| Controlled Substances & Alcohol | 0 / 100 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 80 / 100 |
Scores are 0-100 rankings computed by us from public FMCSA inspection measures; higher = worse relative to peers. Not official CSA/BASIC percentiles. How these scores are computed.
Safety events
Inspections & crashes (last 24 months)
| Inspections | 149 |
|---|---|
| Out-of-Service Rate | 16.1% vs 19.1% national average |
| Crashes | 1 total (0 fatal, 0 with injuries, 1 towaway) |
- 2025-06-12 — IL — towaway
- 2024-06-12 — IN — towaway
- 2024-06-07 — TX — 1 injured, towaway
- 2023-11-30 — OK — towaway
- 2023-11-24 — AR — towaway
Most frequent violation categories: 16 (49), 20 (40), 7 (29).
Crash involvement does not imply fault. FMCSA crash records list all reportable crashes involving a carrier, regardless of who caused them.
Signals
Linked registrations
1 other active carrier registration share this carrier's phone or address in FMCSA records.
Shared contact details can have many ordinary explanations, such as a shared dispatch service, registration agent, or office address.
Equipment
Fleet & operations
| Power Units (trucks) | 48 |
|---|---|
| Drivers | 48 |
| Recent Annual Mileage | 5,102,485 |
| Last MCS-150 Filing | 09-DEC-24 |
F & A CARRIERS INC operates 48 power units — a larger fleet than 99% of carriers registered in TX.
Nearby
Other carriers in Laredo, TX
- LINCOLN FREIGHT COMPANY LLC — USDOT 1390531, 158 power units
- FROST FREIGHT INC — USDOT 1540868, 155 power units
- MEGA TRUCKING LLC — USDOT 1423259, 101 power units
- TRANSPORTES PICUS SA DE CV — USDOT 1369721, 90 power units
- IVANNA'S TRUCKING INC — USDOT 1386259, 65 power units
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