TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS FRONTERIZOS S A DE C V

Doing business as TEFSA

Matamoros, TA · Interstate · 14 power units · Safety rating: Satisfactory · USDOT since Apr 23, 1986 (40 years)

No risk signals in the last-known data

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Nothing in the FMCSA record matched our risk signals. That is not a guarantee, and it does not confirm who you are talking to; follow the checks below. Authority and insurance are last known from May 14, 2026.

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Operating authority
Last known: Active
MX230182: Common carrier active
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
None on file
FMCSA lists no minimum for this authority
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
25.2%
60 of 238 vehicle inspections · TA avg 25.5%
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MX230182 Last known · FMCSA snapshot May 14, 2026

Common carrier
Common Carrier
Active

Last known status. This authority record comes from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, the last one published before FMCSA moved registration to Motus. It may have changed since. Confirm current authority: Motus record for USDOT 272072 ↗

Insurance on file

No insurance filings were found in the public FMCSA data for this carrier.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

243inspections
25.2%vehicle out-of-service
60 of 238 · TA avg 25.5%
0.8%driver out-of-service
2 of 243 · TA avg 2.3%
865violations written on inspection reports
10 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Oct 15, 2026US14No
Oct 10, 2026TX24No
Oct 9, 2026TX13No
Oct 7, 2026TX20No
Oct 2, 2026US16No
Oct 2, 2026TX25No
Sep 29, 2026TX12Yes
Sep 26, 2026TX22No
Sep 23, 2026TX23No
Sep 22, 2026TX22No
How these rates are calculated

Period: Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026. Vehicle rate = vehicle inspections with a vehicle out-of-service order ÷ vehicle inspections (levels 1, 2, 5 and 6). Driver rate uses levels 1, 2, 3 and 6. The TA average covers 117,919 vehicle and 128,858 driver inspections of all TA-based carriers in this period. It mixes every type of operation, so compare with care; rates based on a handful of inspections say little. FMCSA's own SMS measures are weighted differently: SMS profile ↗ · SAFER snapshot ↗

Violations in FMCSA's SMS last 24 months

697 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 72 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 865 violations above?

The inspections section's number counts every violation written on the inspection reports in our Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026 window. The SMS count comes from FMCSA's own monthly SMS snapshot, which uses its own 24-month window and only the violations it scores. Both are FMCSA figures; they measure different things.

Category (FMCSA BASIC)ViolationsOut of serviceShareTA share
Vehicle Maintenance6307090.4%90.6%
Driver Fitness6729.6%8.5%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corresponding FMCSA enforcement
General Driver Qualification · Driver Fitness · code 39111B2Z
630
Inoperable Required Lamp
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939
504
Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
Other Vehicle Defect · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3965BL
270
Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39345B2UV
261
Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment
Exhaust Discharge · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39383G
190
Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
Windshield/ Glass/ Markings · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39378
190
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
Brakes Out of Adjustment · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39347E
180
Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
Windshield/ Glass/ Markings · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39360C
170
Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355EB
160
No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
Reflective Sheeting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39311
140

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the TA column is the mix across all TA-based carriers, so you can see which kinds of problems stand out. A high count partly reflects fleet size and how often trucks are inspected.

Crashes Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

No reportable crashes in this period.

Company details FMCSA census · Oct 19, 2026

USDOT number272072
MC / docketMX230182, MC230182
Legal nameTRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS FRONTERIZOS S A DE C V
DBA nameTEFSA
OperationInterstate
Business typeCorporation
Power units14
Drivers14
Annual mileage10,000 (2024)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingSatisfactory (Dec 14, 2004)
USDOT number addedApr 23, 1986 · 40 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateFeb 22, 2025

Cargo carried

General FreightHousehold GoodsMetal: Sheets, Coils, RollsLogs, Poles, Beams, LumberBuilding MaterialsMachinery, Large ObjectsFresh ProduceIntermodal ContainersOilfield EquipmentGrain, Feed, HayMeatCommodities Dry BulkRefrigerated FoodPaper ProductsConstruction

Change history

No changes to name, contact details, authority or insurance since we started tracking on Oct 18, 2026. We compare every company's FMCSA record each day.

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Questions about TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS FRONTERIZOS S A DE C V

What does TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS FRONTERIZOS S A DE C V's operating authority allow?

MX230182: Common carrier (may haul regulated property for hire for the general public).

Which information about TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS FRONTERIZOS S A DE C V is old or missing?

Operating authority is the last known status from the FMCSA snapshot of May 14, 2026, not a current check. No insurance filings were found in the public data.

What should I verify before booking TRANSPORTES ESPECIALIZADOS FRONTERIZOS S A DE C V?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 272072. Call the company back on the phone number on file, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MX230182, and ask the insurer for a certificate of insurance naming you as holder, with cargo coverage that fits your load.

Company details from the FMCSA Company Census File (Oct 19, 2026). Inspections and crashes from FMCSA MCMIS files. About our data · Report an error on this page (how corrections work).

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