RIO GRANDE CARTAGE COMPANY
Risk factors
Low riskVioCodes scoreA weighted read of the public FMCSA signals below — authority, insurance, out-of-service, crashes, roadside OOS rates, and carrier connections. A starting point for vetting, not a guarantee.
Roadside inspection performance
Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.
CSA performance breakdown
FMCSA · Sep 202623 inspections · 68 violations (6 OOS) · 17% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.45B2UVVehicle Maintenance
Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
8
2× · sev 4
- 2393.11Vehicle Maintenance
No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
6
2× · sev 3
- 3393.9A-LFTSIVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
6
1× · sev 6
- 4393.9A-LHWSVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Hazard warning signal(s) inoperative
6
1× · sev 6
- 5393.45DLPCVehicle Maintenance
Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit
4
1× · sev 4
- 6393.11TUVehicle Maintenance
Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997
3
1× · sev 3
- 7396.5B
Oil and/or grease leak
2
2×
- 8396.17C
Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
1
1×
- 9392.2RGNot in SMS
State vehicle registration or License Plate violation
1
1×
- 10393.205C
Wheel fasteners loose and/or missing
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 2 states
- TX20
- US4
Latest FMCSA SMS snapshot. Codes link to the lookup — severity weighting, contest angles, and the DataQs Drafter for each. Click a BASIC to filter the codes.
Safety trends & next-run projection
Where each BASIC sits today, how it ranks against peers, and where it’s heading at the next monthly SMS run.
FMCSA keeps the Crash Indicator percentile private, and its measure needs a power-unit history public data doesn’t expose — so it can’t be estimated yet. VioCodes now records power units monthly, so a calibrated Crash estimate should light up over time. These are the public crash facts (all state-reportable crashes count, regardless of fault).
“Projected” estimates the next monthly SMS run from inspections on record now. FMCSA marks the BASIC percentile itself “Not Public,” so the percentile shown is a VioCodes estimate of how the carrier ranks against its peers, presented as a likely range (shaded on the gauge) and calibrated against real carriers. Crash Indicator has no public estimate — FMCSA keeps its measures fully private. Estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Not affiliated with FMCSA.
Recommendations
What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.
Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
High impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 96% is at/over the 80% intervention line. Carriers with a BASIC in alert are prioritized for enforcement (warning letters, audits) and inspected more often — which tends to generate still more violations.
- 393.45B2UVBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle4× · 13%
- 396.3A1BBrakes (general) Explain:3× · 8%
- 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 1998.1× · 5%
- 393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS1× · 13%
- 393.75A3-ATISTires - All others, leaking in tread area with inflation more than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire equipped with ATIS1× · 5%
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses; clean lenses and check the trailer plug
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Unsafe Driving needs attention
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention
Low impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention
Low impactEstimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment
Recommendations are generated from the carrier’s public FMCSA roadside-inspection record. Percentiles and projections are VioCodes estimates, not official FMCSA figures. Informational, not legal advice.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
Inspection & crash map
live · FMCSA MCMISEvery inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).
CSA points = violation severity weight × FMCSA time weight (3× in the last 6 months, 2× at 6–12, 1× at 12–24). Points are spread within each state — FMCSA records the inspection state, not an exact location. Source: FMCSA MCMIS.
Equipment
VINs via NHTSA17 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
Equipment is inferred from VINs recorded on roadside inspections (FMCSA MCMIS), decoded via the NHTSA vPIC API — it reflects vehicles inspected, not a current fleet roster.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · <100 mi5 drivers
- Company officer
- MIKE HINOJOSA
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- D-U-N-S
- 197468978
- Registered since
- 2003-12-17
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2024-06-24
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 7 trucks · 5 owned tractors.
Source: FMCSA Company Census File (data.transportation.gov). Fleet and driver counts are self-reported on the carrier’s most recent MCS-150 filing.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs, phone numbers or emails with 3 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.
Shared VINs come from FMCSA roadside-inspection records — a vehicle inspected under more than one carrier, often a fleet transfer or trailer interchange. Other links come from the FMCSA census. Shared identifiers are common and often legitimate — treat these as leads to investigate, not proof of wrongdoing.
Activity history
29 events- 09/29/2025Insurance filed — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy CA863601812
- 09/28/2025Insurance cancelled — KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BAP1520027-24
- 09/02/2025CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/30/2025)
- 09/28/2024Insurance replaced — KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BAP1520027-23
- 06/24/2024MCS-150 update filed
0.3M mi reported (2024)
- 09/28/2023Insurance replaced — KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BAP1520027-22
- 09/28/2022Insurance replaced — KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BAP1520027-21
- 09/28/2021Insurance replaced — KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BAP1520027-20
- 09/28/2020Insurance replaced — GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BAP1520027-19
- 09/28/2019Insurance replaced — GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BAP1520027-18
- 09/28/2018Insurance replaced — GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BAP1520027-17
- 09/28/2017Insurance cancelled — GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BAP15200027-16
- 09/01/2017CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/25/2017)
- 09/28/2016Insurance replaced — GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BAP15200027-15
- 09/28/2015Insurance replaced — GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BAP1520026-14
- 09/28/2014Insurance replaced — GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BAP1520027-13
- 09/28/2013Insurance replaced — GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BAP1520027-10
- 09/28/2010Insurance cancelled — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TRK 6553864
- 09/01/2010CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/22/2010)
- 09/28/2009Insurance replaced — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy FBCAT0068502
- 01/18/2008MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
- 09/28/2007Insurance replaced — OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy Z35726
- 09/28/2005Insurance cancelled — HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy GTR421944
- 09/06/2005Insurance replaced — HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy GTR421944
- 09/01/2005CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/07/2005)
- 12/14/2004Insurance replaced — SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy STC538757-4
- 06/10/2004MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER — GRANTED
- 05/18/2004Insurance replaced — SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy STC538757-4
- 12/17/2003Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 2005-11-29
- Last review
- 2012-10-05
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2024-06-24
- Reported mileage
- 250,000 mi (2024)
Changes on file
FMCSA census historyJanuary, 2021
First on-record entry — RIO GRANDE CARTAGE CO, LAREDO, TX
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