GERARDO ORTIZ CERDAS
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 · August 28, 20262 inspections · 30 violations (11 OOS) · 100% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1383.23(a)(2)Driver Fitness2 OOS
Operating a CMV without a CDL
16
2× · sev 8
- 2395.8A-ELDHOS Compliance2 OOS
ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required)
10
2× · sev 5
- 3393.11TTVehicle Maint.
Truck-Tractor with No retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material on vehicle manufactured after July 1997
6
2× · sev 3
- 4393.19Vehicle Maint.
Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp
6
1× · sev 6
- 5393.30Vehicle Maint.
Improper battery installation
6
2× · sev 3
- 6393.9TSVehicle Maint.1 OOS
Inoperative turn signal
6
1× · sev 6
- 7393.43(a)Vehicle Maint.
No/improper tractor protection valve
4
1× · sev 4
- 8393.45(a)Vehicle Maint.1 OOS
Air Brake tubing improperly joined or spliced
4
1× · sev 4
- 9393.45B2UVVehicle Maint.
Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
4
1× · sev 4
- 10393.45DLUVVehicle Maint.
Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle
4
1× · sev 4
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- TX2
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.
Company profile
FMCSA censusPRIVATE PROPERTY
- Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- GERARDO ORTIZ CERDAS
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 2014-09-30
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2015-12-02
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 2 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 addresses or officers with 19 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
6 events- 08/08/2016Federal out-of-service order
90 day failure to pay fine
- 04/19/2016Federal out-of-service order
90 day failure to pay fine
- 12/04/2015Out-of-service order rescinded
- 12/02/2015MCS-150 update filed
0.0M mi reported (2014)
- 08/03/2015Federal out-of-service order
New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact
- 09/30/2014Registered with FMCSA
PRIVATE PROPERTY
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- PRIVATE PROPERTY
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Not rated
- Type
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2015-12-02
- Reported mileage
- 38,000 mi (2014)
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