RIVERA'S EXPRESS
Legal: RIVERAS EXPRESS CARGO INC
Risk factors
Moderate 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 20267 inspections · 54 violations (11 OOS) · 58% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1396.17C-PIVehicle Maintenance
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
24
6× · sev 4
- 2392.2-SLLTCDUnsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other
15
3× · sev 5
- 3395.8A1-HOSPHours-of-Service Compliance3 OOS
HOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed
15
3× · sev 5
- 4393.9A-LFTSIVehicle Maintenance
Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
12
2× · sev 6
- 5395.8E-HOSPDOOSHours-of-Service Compliance1 OOS
HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last rest period. Explain:
7
1× · sev 7
- 6392.2-SLL
State/Local Laws -
4
4×
- 7393.95A1Vehicle Maintenance
Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
4
2× · sev 2
- 8392.2Not in SMS
Violation of Local Laws - Explain
3
3×
- 9383.23A21 OOS
Operating a CMV without a CDL
1
1×
- 10391.41A
Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on file with the state drivers licensing agency. History of either fail
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 4 states
- MA5
- PA4
- CT2
- MD1
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.
False log / RODS violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance
High impactEstimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 81% is at/over the 65% 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.
- 395.8A1-HOSPHOS (Property) - Failing to have a record of duty status using the method prescribed3× · 88%
- 395.24D-ELDPTHOS (ELD) - On request by an authorized safety official, a driver must produce and transfer from an ELD the driver's hours of service records in accordance with t1× · 8%
- 395.24C2III-ELDSDNHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify shipping document number.1× · 3%
- 395.24C2II-ELDTNHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify CMV trailer number.1× · 3%
- Audit ELD edits and duty-status annotations weekly; a false log is a high-severity, high-visibility violation
- Retrain on correct logging and never letting a load pressure a driver into a false entry
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
Vehicle and driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactVehicle OOS rate is 50% vs the 22% national average. Driver OOS rate is 37.5% vs the 6.7% 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
Following / lane / reckless violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving
Medium impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 61% is close to the 65% intervention line — worth getting ahead of before it crosses.
- 392.2-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other2× · 51%
- 392.2-SLLMLState/Local Laws - Failure to maintain lane1× · 10%
- 392.2-SLLS3State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 14%
- 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit1× · 8%
- 392.2SLIMPTState/Local Laws - General impeding traffic.1× · 10%
- 392.2-SLLUPState/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway1× · 6%
- Defensive-driving refresher on following distance and lane discipline
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-SLLTCDState/Local Laws - Failed to obey a traffic control device - Permanent or Temporary - e.g., safety official, signal, sign, light, lane marking, other
- 392.2-SLLUPState/Local Laws - Unlawfully parking /leaving vehicle on roadway
- Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
- Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion
- 396.17C-PIOperating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
- Do — and document — a real pre-trip and post-trip DVIR
- Keep the annual inspection current and records in the truck
- 392.2-SLLState/Local Laws -
- Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
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 NHTSA9 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+ mi2 drivers
- Company officer
- BRENDA RIVERA
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2011-11-29
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2024-10-09
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 5 trucks · 5 owned tractors · 5 owned trailers.
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 or officers with 6 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
72 events- 10/09/2024MCS-150 update filed
0.3M mi reported (2023)
- 05/18/2021Insurance name changed — ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy 1020103687
- 05/17/2021Insurance filed — ARBELLA PROTECTION INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 1020103687
- 04/15/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/18/2021)
- 01/05/2021Insurance replaced — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5007570
- 11/22/2020Insurance cancelled — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5007570
- 11/12/2020Insurance replaced — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5007570
- 11/02/2020Insurance cancelled — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5007570
- 10/26/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/13/2020)
- 10/21/2020Insurance replaced — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5007570
- 10/06/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (10/22/2020)
- 04/03/2020Insurance cancelled — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5007570
- 03/18/2020Insurance replaced — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5007570
- 03/09/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (03/19/2020)
- 09/20/2019Insurance cancelled — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5007570
- 09/10/2019Insurance replaced — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5007570
- 08/26/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/11/2019)
- 07/19/2019Insurance cancelled — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5007570
- 07/09/2019Insurance replaced — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5007570
- 06/24/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/10/2019)
- 05/19/2019Insurance cancelled — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5007570
- 05/08/2019Insurance replaced — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5007570
- 04/22/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (05/09/2019)
- 01/20/2019Insurance cancelled — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5004562
- 12/24/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/08/2019)
- 12/19/2018Insurance replaced — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5004562
- 10/01/2018Insurance cancelled — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5004562
- 09/18/2018Insurance replaced — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5004562
- 09/04/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/19/2018)
- 07/01/2018Insurance cancelled — SAFETY INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 5004562
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- 2021-09-16
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2024-10-09
- Reported mileage
- 288,017 mi (2023)
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