CACTUS CARGO LLC
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 202626 inspections · 72 violations (6 OOS) · 17% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.53B-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
12
3× · sev 4
- 2395.8F01Hours-of-Service Compliance
Drivers record of duty status not current
10
2× · sev 5
- 3392.2WNot in SMS
Excessive Weight violation
5
5×
- 4396.17C-PIVehicle Maintenance
Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
4
1× · sev 4
- 5393.45D-BVehicle Maintenance
Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
4
1× · sev 4
- 6393.47E
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
2
2×
- 7392.2-SLLED
State/Local Laws - Excessive dimension (width/height/length)
2
2×
- 8395.30B1-ELDDFRHours-of-Service Compliance
HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
1
1× · sev 1
- 9392.2-SLLSR
State/Local Laws - State registration/tag violation
1
1×
- 10392.2-SLLIRP
State/Local Laws - IRP apportioned tag or registration violation
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- NM8
- AZ5
- TX4
- UT3
- US2
- CO2
- MT2
- MN1
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 84% 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.
- 395.8F01Drivers record of duty status not current2× · 42%
- 395.8E-HOSPDHOS (Property) - No driver may make a false report in connection with a duty status. Explain3× · 35%
- 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
Speeding violations are the leading contributor to Unsafe Driving
Low impactEstimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 32% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 392.2-SLLS2State/Local Laws - Speeding 6-10 miles per hour over the speed limit2× · 53%
- Coach the drivers with speeding violations directly — Unsafe Driving points are weighted heavily
- Set and enforce a governed road speed; review telematics/dashcam speed events weekly
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
Brakes violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance
Low impactEstimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 54% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.
- 393.53B-BAir Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear3× · 14%
- 393.45B2UVBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle1× · 9%
- 393.45B2-B-AIRAir Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured1× · 5%
- 392.33Operating CMV with lamps/reflectors obscured1× · 21%
- 393.9A-LRLILighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative1× · 7%
- 393.11A1-CSURRConspicuity Systems - Truck tractor, upper rear retro reflective sheeting missing on vehicle manufactured on or after July 1, 19971× · 3%
- 396.7A-UOCUnsafe Operations - Severe Post Crash Condition1× · 6%
- 396.5B-LLubrication - Oil or grease leak1× · 3%
- 393.79Defroster/Defogger - Inoperative or defective1× · 1%
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip; put brakes on the PM schedule
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
- Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight
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.
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 NHTSA21 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
1
Fatal
3
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi2 drivers
- Company officer
- ELISABETH UNGER
- Operation
- Interstate · Hazmat
- Registered since
- 2015-12-02
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-03-30
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 2 trucks · 2 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, addresses, phone numbers or officers with 31 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
28 events- 03/30/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.5M mi reported (2025)
- 12/11/2025Insurance filed — Incline Americas Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy WIAT2510102
- 12/11/2025Insurance cancelled — REDPOINT COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WRPT2480127
- 11/14/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/08/2025)
- 12/11/2024Insurance cancelled — REDPOINT COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WRPT2370122
- 11/14/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/11/2024)
- 12/11/2023Insurance cancelled — REDPOINT COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WRPT2260135
- 11/14/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/08/2023)
- 12/11/2022Insurance cancelled — REDPOINT COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WRPT2150196
- 11/14/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/12/2022)
- 06/01/2022Insurance replaced — REDPOINT COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WRPT2150196
- 06/01/2022Insurance replaced — HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WRPT2150196
- 12/11/2021Insurance cancelled — REDPOINT COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WRPT2040188
- 11/15/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/13/2021)
- 12/11/2020Insurance cancelled — REDPOINT COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WRPT1930222
- 11/16/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/11/2020)
- 12/31/2019Insurance replaced — REDPOINT COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WRPT1930222
- 12/11/2019Insurance cancelled — REDPOINT COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy WRPT1820219
- 11/14/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/11/2019)
- 12/11/2018Insurance cancelled — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A42516156-2
- 11/14/2018COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/11/2018)
- 12/11/2017Insurance cancelled — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A42507457-01
- 11/14/2017COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/11/2017)
- 12/11/2016Insurance replaced — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A42507457-01
- 12/11/2016Insurance cancelled — HALLMARK COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy A42507457
- 11/14/2016COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (12/08/2016)
- 01/05/2016MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
- 12/02/2015Registered 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
- Not rated
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- 2023-11-21
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-03-30
- Reported mileage
- 462,221 mi (2025)
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