L A TRANSPORTATION INC

USDOT 1573639MC-Docket MC582861SAN ANTONIO, TX
Review before tendering5 power units

L A TRANSPORTATION INC (USDOT 1573639) in SAN ANTONIO, TX — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • No history of insurance lapses.
  • Current BIPD policy (SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 23 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2016-10-28) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 8 times, most recent 2016-10-28 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2016-09-02 (C).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2017-02-09

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 10

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
1
Crashes
2
Inspections
0
OOS inspections
0
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
5
Total drivers
5
Years in business
20
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
33.3%Above national

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
8 times last 2016-10-28
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-12-08
Insurance lapse history
No lapses on record
Last compliance review
2016-09-02 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

10
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
19
Violations
5
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-30 → 2026-01-30.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-03-17 TX Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
16 5 2026-01-30
Driver qualifications 391
1 0 2023-12-20
Unsafe driving 392
1 0 2023-08-17
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
1 0 2023-07-20

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-01-30 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable head lamps
2026-01-30 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit
2024-06-21 Vehicle Maintenance Power steering violations
2024-06-21 Vehicle Maintenance Exhaust - Temporarily repaired by wrap or patches
2024-05-28 Vehicle Maintenance Axle positioning parts defective/missing OOS
2024-05-28 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2024-05-28 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 8 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-01-30 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45DLPC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9H
2024-06-21 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 83(f)
2024-05-28 TX · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
2023-12-20 TX · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 41A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 83G
2023-12-05 TX · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 67C7 OOS
2023-08-17 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(d)
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-07-20 TX · Level 1 4 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(d)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(3) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(a) OOS
2023-07-06 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(2)

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