FRIO EXPRESS INC
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, 202616 inspections · 7 violations (2 OOS) · 12.5% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.75(a)(3)Vehicle Maint.1 OOS
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
8
1× · sev 8
- 2393.75(c)Vehicle Maint.
Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
8
1× · sev 8
- 3393.45Vehicle Maint.1 OOS
Brake tubing and hose adequacy
4
1× · sev 4
- 4395.24(d)HOS Compliance
ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically
3
1× · sev 3
- 5396.3(a)(1)Vehicle Maint.
Inspection, repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
2
1× · sev 2
- 6395.22H1HOS Compliance
Driver failing to maintain ELD user's manual
1
1× · sev 1
- 7395.22H4HOS Compliance
Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids
1
1× · sev 1
Most inspected in · top 1 states
- TX16
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.
A high share of violations are occurring in TX
Medium impact7 of 7 violations in the last 12 months (100%) came from inspections in TX. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.
- Review the inspections from TX to spot recurring issues
- Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical
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.
- 393.45Brake tubing and hose adequacy · OOS
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
- 395.22H1Driver failing to maintain ELD user's manual
- Log in and annotate the ELD correctly every day; fix edits promptly
- Plan trips around available hours — never falsify a log
- 393.75CTire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
- Gauge/thump every tire on the walk-around, including inner duals
- Replace before tread hits the limit and correct low pressure immediately
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 NHTSA27 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
2
Tow-away
2
Injury
0
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi10 drivers
- Interstate · <100 mi11 drivers
- Company officer
- JOSE R MEDRANO
- Operation
- Intrastate (Non-Hazmat)
- Registered since
- 2015-10-10
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-12-15
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 26 trucks · 26 leased/term 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.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs or emails with 7 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
22 events- 12/15/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.2M mi reported (2024)
- 12/07/2025Insurance filed — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy TTT-66-2-255424
- 12/07/2025Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA975473144
- 01/24/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 12/30/2023Insurance cancelled — HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CH01-0000717-01
- 12/07/2022Insurance cancelled — NATIONAL CASUALTY COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy LFO0005578
- 11/10/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/07/2022)
- 12/07/2020Insurance cancelled — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WGTTX000400-01
- 11/10/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/07/2020)
- 12/07/2019Insurance cancelled — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WGTTX000400-00
- 11/12/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/09/2019)
- 12/07/2018Insurance cancelled — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A42511914-1
- 11/13/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/07/2018)
- 01/25/2018Insurance cancelled — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A42511914-1
- 12/29/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/04/2018)
- 12/07/2017Insurance replaced — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A42511914-1
- 12/07/2017Insurance cancelled — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A42511914
- 11/13/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/07/2017)
- 12/07/2016Insurance cancelled — AMERICAN MILLENNIUM INS/CITADEL REINSURANCE
BIPD/Primary · policy PMT3000039
- 11/10/2016COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/07/2016)
- 12/11/2015MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (01/08/2024)
- 10/10/2015Registered 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
- 2025-12-15
- Reported mileage
- 243,300 mi (2024)
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