R & A Transportation — compliance record
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Vetting summary
Authority age
20 years (granted 2005)
Inspections
14 on file
Out-of-service
OOS rate at 2x national average or worse
Email identity
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Federal identity
Registration snapshot
Legal name
Renato Garza Jr
DBA
R & A Transportation
Entity type
Carrier
Physical address
1704 Marble St, Penitas, TX 78576
Phone
(956) 529-2874
Power units
2
Drivers
2
First on record
—
Last MCS-150 filing
—
Hazmat flag
No
Operating authority
Dockets & filings
MC535313
Common: Inactive · Contract: Inactive · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: — · Cargo: — · Bond: —
FF065407
Common: None · Contract: None · Broker: None
Property: ✓ · Passenger: — · HHG: — · BIPD filed: — · Cargo: — · Bond: —
Authority history
- Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Granted — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Granted — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Common
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Involuntary Revocation — Contract
- Reinstated — Motor Property Common Carrier
- Reinstated — Motor Property Contract Carrier
Revocation records
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 03/27/2026 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 04/29/2026
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 03/27/2026 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 04/29/2026
- type license: COMMON · order1 serve date: 03/06/2025 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 04/08/2025
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 03/06/2025 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 04/08/2025
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 12/26/2014 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 01/28/2015
- type license: CONTRACT · order1 serve date: 08/09/2006 · order2 type desc: INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION · order2 effective date: 09/11/2006
Out-of-service rates
Driver OOS
14.3%
National average ≈ 5.9% · 14 inspections on record
Vehicle OOS
50.0%
National average ≈ 20.9% · 14 inspections on record
Email & web forensics
On-file email
ratransportationllc@icloud.com — free consumer inbox, the #1 vetting flag
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Crash record — last 24 months
0
Reportable crashes
0
Tow-aways
0
With injuries
0
With fatalities
Most recent: TX 10/2022 · AR 03/2014 · VA 03/2010 — from the federal crash file; recordable crashes regardless of fault.
Safety record
Inspection history
| Date | State | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Oct 30, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Mar 16, 2025 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 4, 2025 | TX | Level I — Full |
| Jan 23, 2025 | TX | Level I — Full |
| Dec 21, 2024 | TX | Level I — Full |
| Sep 6, 2024 | TX | Level III — Driver-only |
| Sep 1, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Aug 13, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jul 16, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Jun 27, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 29, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| May 15, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
| Feb 21, 2024 | TX | Level II — Walk-around |
Most recent 14 of 14 inspections on file.
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Record changes
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