Freight Carrier · Rio Bravo, TA
TRANSPORTES CANALES S A DE C V
BRECHA 115 · Rio Bravo, TA 88990
Authorized: Property
(899) 934-0100
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- MC #243121
- USDOT #558899 USDOT Active
- 155Power Units
- 155Drivers
- CarrierEntity Type
About this carrier
TRANSPORTES CANALES S A DE C V is a Rio Bravo, TA freight carrier that is authorized for property in the state of Tamaulipas. This company has 155 truck(s) in their fleet and 155 truck drivers. Their motor carrier number is MC-243121 and their USDOT number is 558899.
Sourced from FMCSA SAFER · last filed 11/08/2025 · last updated May 26, 2026.Carrier Details
- Operating Status AUTHORIZED FOR Property
- MCS-150 Filed 11/08/2025
- MCS-150 Mileage 806,000 (2024)
Authority & Operations
Operation Classification
- Authorized for Hire
Carrier Operation
- Interstate
Cargo Authorized
- General Freight
- Metal Sheets, Coils, Rolls
- Motor Vehicles
- Building Materials
- Machinery, Large Objects
- Construction
Operating Territory
Inspection activity Inspected in 5 states over the past 24 months: US (515), TX (481), NM (2), SC (1), CA (1). Based on the 1,000 most recent inspections. Home base: Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas.
Safety Record
Crashes (24 mo)
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0Fatal
- 0Injury
- 0Tow
- 0Total
Behavior Categories (BASICs)
CategoryMeasureViolations
Unsafe Driving
0.32
6
Crash Indicator
Not Public
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Hours of Service
0
0
Vehicle Maintenance
5.35
712
Drugs / Alcohol
0
0
Hazmat
Not Public
—
Driver Fitness
0.61
126
Inspection Summary
- 1Total
- 465Clean
- 759With violations
24-month window ending May 15, 2026
Violations Cited 158 unique codes
Critical 51
- 383.23A2-LCDLNLicense (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
- 393.75(a)(3)Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
- 393.75(c)Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
- 383.23(a)(2)Operating a CMV without a CDL
- 383.95A-LCDLRestriction - (CDL) - Operate a CMV in violation of a restriction
- 393.75A2-TAOBBTires - All others, bump or bulge related to tread or sidewall separation
- 396.7A-SIBTTires - Solid item lodged between a set of dual tires
- 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
- 393.75(a)(2)Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation
- 393.75A1-TEPBMTires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area
- 393.75B-TFVTires - Front, less than 4/32 inch tread depth
- 383.23A2-LCDLNPLicense (CDL) - Operate a CMV while not in possession of a CDL on person
- 393.75A3-ATISTires - All others, leaking in tread area with inflation more than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS
- 393.75(a)(4)Tire-cut exposing ply and/or belt material
- 393.75A4-PBMETires - Has a cut to the extent that the ply or belt material is exposed.
- 393.207(a)Axle positioning parts defective/missing
- 393.207(b)Adjustable axle locking pins missing or not engaged
- 393.9A-LSLIWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on
- 393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.
- 393.9TSInoperative turn signal
- 393.209D-STBSPSteering - Ball and socket joint has movement greater than 1/8 inch measured with hand pressure
- 393.9TInoperable tail lamp
- 393.209C-STSCLSteering - Steering column has looseness in the u-bolt or positioning part
- 396.3A1-STLTSteering - Looseness in the threaded joint of a tie rod or drag link
- 393.43A-TPVAir Brake - Inoperable or missing tractor protection valve
- 393.43A-TSVAir Brake - Inoperable or missing trailer supply valve
- 393.43D-BBrake - Missing or inoperable breakaway braking system on a trailer(s) or converter dolly
- 393.45D-BAALAir Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection
- 393.45Brake tubing and hose adequacy
- 393.47A-BCFSBD-SADrum Brake - Contaminated friction surface on a steering axle
- 393.47C-BSALMBD-SADrum Brake - Slack adjuster length mismatched on a steering axle
- 393.51C-BLPWAir Brake - Low pressure warning device missing/inoperative
- 396.3A1-BALRAir Brake - Fails air loss rate test
- 396.3A1-BARSAir Brake - Air reservoir separated from its original attachment points or moving more than 1 inch
- 396.3A1-BNMHBrake - Non-manufactured hole or crack in the spring brake housing section of a parking brake
- 396.3(a)(1)Brake - Hole in Spring Brake Housing
- 393.11No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
- 393.104(f)(3)Loose or unfastened tiedown
- 396.3A1-DLDSCBBPDriveline/Driveshaft - More than 1/2 inch (12.7mm) vertical movement (with hand pressure only) of the shaft in the center bearing carrier.
- 396.3A1DLDSYELDriveline/Driveshaft - Any yoke-mounting hardware loose (with hand pressure), broken or missing
- 393.9Inoperable Required Lamp
- 396.5-HLHubs - Leaking hub
- 391.11(b)(4)Medical (Certificate) - Operating a CDL (passenger or property carrying) vehicle that is non-excepted and the driver has self-certified as excepted interstate or excepted intrastate with the state driver's licensing agency.
- 396.3(a)(1)Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
- 391.41B10-MCMedical (Certificate) - Operating a commercial vehicle without corrective lenses or hearing aid as indicated on the driver's medical certificate
- 393.23PTAll required lamps on towed vehicle inoperative due to no electrical connection
- 396.5B-HWSLHubs - Wheel seal leaking
- 392.9A2-CCargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured
- 392.9Driver may not operate a CMV without proper load securement
- 396.3(a)1BOSBrake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination
Vehicle Maintenance 102
- 393.207F-SLASSuspension - Leaking 3 PSI in 5 minutes
- 393.207A-SAPPCBLMSuspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing.
- 393.207B-AALPMEAny of the locking pins are missing or not engaged.
- 393.9A-LFTSILighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
- 393.19Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp
- 393.9A-LHWSLighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative
- 393.209E-SPSLASteering - Power steering leaking anywhere.
- 393.11A1-LCHLLighting - Lamps improper color, height, location.
- 393.9A-LSLILighting - Stop lamps - Any inoperative.
- 393.9A-HLLHLighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
- 393.9A-LRLILighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
- 393.9A-LTSIRLighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit
- 393.9HInoperable head lamps
- 393.9A-LBLLighting - Backup lamp inoperative
- 393.9A-LHLILighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
- 393.9A-LPLLighting - Parking lamp(s) inoperative
- 393.24(a)Non-compliance with headlamp requirements
- 393.25E-LLighting - Lamps (other than headlamps), not steady burning as required
- 393.47(e)Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
- 393.53B-BAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
- 393.45B2UVBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
- 393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 1998
- 393.45D-BAir Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
- 393.53(b)CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
- 393.55(e)No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
- 396.3A1-ALBVAir Brake - Any leak from a brake valve
- 396.3A1-BALACBrake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
- 396.3A1BBrakes (general) Explain:
- 393.55D2-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 2001 for towed vehicle.
- 393.47(a)Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition
- 393.45DLPCBrake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit
- 393.48A-BIBDDrum Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
- 393.55D1-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 and each single unit CMV on or after 1998.
- 396.3A1-OALOther - Any air leak not attributed to the brake or suspension system.
- 393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
- 393.43B-BATVBrake - Air, towing vehicle unable to actuate trailer parking/emergency brakes manually
- 393.48(a)Inoperative/defective brakes
- 393.50(c)No means to ensure operable check valve
- 393.55(c)(1)Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system
- 393.45DLUVBrake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle
- 393.55(d)(3)No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001
- 393.43E-BBSTBrake - Bleedback system is defective on trailer
- 393.48A-BMBCBDDrum Brake - Missing/broken component(s)
- 393.53BMANAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 is not equipped with automatic air brake adjusters
- 393.55D3-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction, trailers manufactured after March 1, 2001 unable to transmit ABS malfunction signal to towing vehicle.
- 393.45C-BSGAir Brake - Missing or inadequate Nonmetallic tubing spring guard
- 393.45DCUVBrake Connections with Constrictions Under Vehicle
- 393.45UVBrake Tubing and Hose Adequacy Under Vehicle
- 393.47A-BCFSBDDrum Brake - Contaminated friction surface
- 393.47A-BCLMBDDrum Brake - Cracked/loose/missing lining/pad
- 393.47(f)Wedge type brake(s) out-of-adjustment
- 393.48A-BLMACBDDrum Brake - Loose chamber/spider/camshaft support bracket
- 393.55(c)(2)CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system.
- 393.55C2-BAir Brake - CMV other than truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1, 1998 not equipped with an antilock brake system. System does not function or indicates a fault.
- 393.55(d)(2)CMV manufactured on/after 3/1/2001 not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit / lamp from towed vehicle in cab
- 396.17(c)Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
- 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
- 396.3A1-ALATRAir Brake - Any leak from an air tank reservoir.
- 396.5B-LLubrication - Oil or grease leak
- 396.5(b)Oil and/or grease leak
- 393.11LRNo Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after December 1993
- 393.11URUpper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflecting material requirements for vehicles manufactured after December 1993
- 393.11TUTruck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997
- 393.28-WS-6Wiring Systems - Bare, loose, dangling, chafing or poorly connected wires
- 393.11B-CSURRConspicuity Systems - Trailers, upper rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured on or after December 1, 1993
- 393.13(c)(2)No Lower Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material as required for vehicles manufactured before December 1993
- 393.13C3-CSURRConspicuity Systems - Trailers, upper rear retro reflective sheeting inadequate on vehicle manufactured before December 1, 1993
- 393.28Improper or no wiring protection as required
- 393.82Speedometer inoperative / inadequate
- 393.95(f)Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
- 396.5B-HWSLIWHubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel
- 393.95(b)Emergency Equipment - A power unit requiring fuses - missing a spare fuse for a required part or accessory (e.g., lamps required by 393.11, ABS lights or low air warning light).
- 393.9A-LCLLighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
- 393.9A-LILLighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
- 393.95(a)No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
- 393.9A-LLPLLighting - License plate lamp inoperative
- 393.203(c)Hood not securely fastened
- 393.95A1Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
- 393.11A1-LCLLighting - Clearance lamp(s) missing
- 396.5B-HLIWHubs - Oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - inner wheel
- 396.5B-HLOWHubs - oil and/or Grease Leaking from hub - outer wheel
- 393.95A4-EEUSEmergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
- 393.9A-LSMLLighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
- 396.5B-HWSLOWHubs - Wheel seal leaking - outer wheel
- 392.8-DDriver - Failed to inspect /use emergency equipment
- 393.11A1-LILLighting - Identification lamp(s) missing
- 393.11A1-LLPLLighting - License plate lamp missing
- 393.11A1-LSMLLighting - Side marker lamp(s) missing
- 393.201A-FRCLSFrame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis
- 393.203A-CBPCab and Body Parts - Door missing/broken
- 393.203C-CBPCab and Body Parts - Hood not securely fastened
- 393.205(c)Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing
- 393.205C-WRAWFLMIBWheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken.
- 393.83(g)Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment
- 393.60(c)Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
- 393.78A-WSWashers - Inoperative washing system.
- 393.78Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
- 393.83(e)Exhaust - System discharging from a truck or truck-tractor at a location other than at the rear of the cab
- 392.2WCWheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective
- 393.79Defroster/Defogger - Inoperative or defective
- 393.60EWindshield - Obstructed
- 393.65(f)Improper fuel line protection
Unsafe Driving 3
- 392.16ADDriver - Failed to use seat belt while operating a CMV.
- 392.2CFailure to obey traffic control device
- 392.2-SLLLRState/Local Laws - Lane restriction violation
Driver Fitness 2
- 391.11B2-ZBorder Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance Memo MC-SEE-2025-0001.
- 391.11B2-QDriver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance Memo MC-SEE-2025-0001. Driver failed the Interview.
Locations
Physical Address
TRANSPORTES CANALES S A DE C VBRECHA 115
RIO BRAVO, TA 88990
Mailing Address
TRANSPORTES CANALES S A DE C V9801 S CAGE BLVD SUITE 5
PHARR, TX 78577