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Risk factors
High 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 20268 inspections · 49 violations (22 OOS) · 64% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.17A1-LSLDMWRVehicle Maintenance4 OOS
Lighting - Stop lamps - Driveaway - both missing.
24
4× · sev 6
- 2393.17B2-LTSDMVehicle Maintenance4 OOS
Lighting - Turn signal - Driveaway - any missing.
24
4× · sev 6
- 3393.128B-CLWVVehicle Maintenance3 OOS
Light Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles, light trucks, and vans
21
3× · sev 7
- 4396.9D2-FTFVehicle Maintenance
Failing to correct the violation(s)/defect(s) noted on the roadside inspection report
8
2× · sev 4
- 5393.95A1Vehicle Maintenance
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
6
3× · sev 2
- 6393.71H10-CDDSDMVehicle Maintenance2 OOS
Coupling - Driveaway, safety devices missing
6
2× · sev 3
- 7392.8-DVehicle Maintenance
Driver - Failed to inspect /use emergency equipment
4
2× · sev 2
- 8393.23-LEUVehicle Maintenance2 OOS
Lighting - All electrical systems on towed vehicle(s) inoperative due to no electrical connection (e.g., unplugged or loose pigtail)
4
2× · sev 2
- 9393.95F
Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper
2
2×
- 10392.2-SLLSIV
State/Local Laws - State insurance violation
2
2×
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- FL14
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 92% 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.
- 393.17A1-LSLDMWRLighting - Stop lamps - Driveaway - both missing.3× · 22%
- 393.17B2-LTSDMLighting - Turn signal - Driveaway - any missing.4× · 22%
- 393.9B-LRLOWRLighting - Tail lamp - Both lamps on rearmost vehicle obscured when required to be on1× · 11%
- 393.128B-CLWVLight Weight Vehicles - Improper securement of automobiles, light trucks, and vans1× · 12%
- 393.95A1Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.2× · 7%
- 392.8-DDriver - Failed to inspect /use emergency equipment1× · 1%
- 393.95A4-EEUSEmergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured1× · 1%
- 393.71H10-CDDSDMCoupling - Driveaway, safety devices missing2× · 10%
- 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
Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 66.7% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
- Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
- Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed
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
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness 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
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.
- 392.2-SLLS4State/Local Laws - Speeding 15 or more miles per hour over the speed limit
- 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
- Coach speed and following distance — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Hands off the phone; always belt up
- 392.2-SLLTLState/Local Laws - Misc. traffic law violation
- 392.2-SLLSIVState/Local Laws - State insurance violation
- Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
- 393.95A1Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
- Verify the extinguisher gauge is in the green and secured
- Keep a full set of warning triangles in the truck
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
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 NHTSA10 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.
Crash record (US, last 24 months)
Total
1
Tow-away
1
Injury
2
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Intrastate · <100 mi15 drivers
- Company officer
- JUAN HERRERA
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat) · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 2011-05-18
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-03-04
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 20 trucks.
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 officers with 23 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
2 events- 03/04/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.8M mi reported (2025)
- 05/18/2011Registered with FMCSA
AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-03-04
- Reported mileage
- 780,000 mi (2025)
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