ANTONIO AURELIO CONTRERAS JR

Doing business as A3 EXPRESS

La Villa, TX · Interstate · 1 power unit · Not rated · USDOT since Sep 28, 2021 (5 years)

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Operating authority
Active
MC1318271: Motor carrier active
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Liability insurance (BI&PD)
$750,000
Required minimum: $750,000
No cargo cover filed with FMCSA
FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle out-of-service rate
50.0%
Only 2 vehicle inspections; too few to compare
FMCSA inspections · Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

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Operating authority

MC1318271 FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026

Motor carrier
Motor Carrier of Property (Except Household Goods)
Active
Liability insurance on file$750,000 (required: $750,000)

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Insurance on file

Liability (BI&PD) pays for injury and damage to other people and property; it does not cover the freight. Cargo insurance covers the freight. FMCSA only requires cargo filings from household goods carriers and freight forwarders, so most carriers file none: ask for a cargo certificate that fits your load. No cargo cover filed with FMCSA.

TypeDocketLayerInsurerCoverageEffectiveStatus
Liability (BI&PD)MC1318271—Highlander Specialty Insurance Company
Policy DD02-RAL021246-01 · BMC-91X
$750,000Sep 15, 2026Active

Source: FMCSA Motus · Oct 19, 2026. Identical filings repeated in the FMCSA data are shown once; a filing listed under two dockets is one policy, not extra coverage. Coverage is the maximum amount filed with FMCSA, not the full policy.

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Roadside inspections Oct 19, 2024 – Oct 19, 2026

4inspections
50.0%vehicle out-of-service
1 of 2 · Texas avg 25.1%
25.0%driver out-of-service
1 of 4 · Texas avg 7.7%
13violations written on inspection reports
4 most recent inspections
DateStateLevelViolationsOut of service
Sep 7, 2026TX20No
May 14, 2025GA31No
Nov 16, 2024TX210Yes
Oct 28, 2024TX32Yes
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 Texas average covers 347,522 vehicle and 460,240 driver inspections of all Texas-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

11 violations counted in FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (SMS), 2 of them serious enough to put the driver or vehicle out of service.

Why is this different from the 13 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 serviceShareTexas share
Vehicle Maintenance9181.8%78.8%
Hours-of-Service Compliance2118.2%11.4%
10 most frequent violations
ViolationTimesOut of service
Drivers record of duty status not current
Incomplete/Wrong Log · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958F01
11
Inoperative turn signal
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939TS
11
Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)
Other Log/Form & Manner · Hours-of-Service Compliance · code 3958
10
No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
Brakes All Others · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39355E
10
Inoperable Required Lamp
Clearance Identification Lamps/Other · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939
10
Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment
Exhaust Discharge · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39383G
10
Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
Inspection Reports · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39617C
10
Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39319
10
Inoperable head lamps
Lighting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 3939H
10
No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
Reflective Sheeting · Vehicle Maintenance · code 39311
10

Source: FMCSA SMS violation file, inspections in the last 24 months, published Oct 19, 2026. "Share" is this company's mix of violations; the Texas column is the mix across all Texas-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 number3732698
MC / docketMC1318271
Legal nameANTONIO AURELIO CONTRERAS JR
DBA nameA3 EXPRESS
OperationInterstate
Business type—
Power units1
Drivers1
Annual mileage10,153 (2026)
HazmatNo
Safety ratingNot rated (no compliance review on record)
USDOT number addedSep 28, 2021 · 5 years ago
Last MCS-150 updateOct 12, 2026

Cargo carried

General FreightMeatRefrigerated FoodBeveragesPaper ProductsOtherOther

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 ANTONIO AURELIO CONTRERAS JR

What does ANTONIO AURELIO CONTRERAS JR's operating authority allow?

MC1318271: Motor carrier (may haul regulated property for hire).

Which information about ANTONIO AURELIO CONTRERAS JR is old or missing?

There are too few vehicle inspections in the last 24 months to judge the out-of-service rate. FMCSA has not issued a safety rating, which means no compliance review is on record, not that the carrier is unsafe.

What should I verify before booking ANTONIO AURELIO CONTRERAS JR?

Confirm the authority and insurance on the Motus record for USDOT 3732698. Call the company back on the phone number on file, (956) 373-3457, not a number from an email or load board message. Check that the MC number the dispatcher gave you matches MC1318271, 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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