EFFECTIVE TRUCKING 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 · August 28, 20266 inspections · 13 violations (5 OOS) · 50% 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.2 OOS
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
16
2× · sev 8
- 2395.8(e)HOS Compliance1 OOS
False report of drivers record of duty status
7
1× · sev 7
- 3393.207(a)Vehicle Maint.1 OOS
Axle positioning parts defective/missing
7
1× · sev 7
- 4393.209(d)Vehicle Maint.1 OOS
Steering system components worn, welded, or missing
6
1× · sev 6
- 5393.24(a)Vehicle Maint.
Non-compliance with headlamp requirements
6
1× · sev 6
- 6393.45DLPCVehicle Maint.
Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit
4
1× · sev 4
- 7393.9Vehicle Maint.
Inoperable Required Lamp
4
2× · sev 2
- 8396.17(c)Vehicle Maint.
Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
4
1× · sev 4
- 9393.11TUVehicle Maint.
Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles manufactured after July 1997
3
1× · sev 3
- 10395.8HOS Compliance
Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)
1
1× · sev 1
Most inspected in · top 2 states
- TX5
- CO1
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.
90-day safety improvement plan
What this carrier has struggled with most in the last 90 days — where to focus now.
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.
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi1 drivers
- Company officer
- JORGE LOPEZ
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2016-02-04
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-04-25
- Census status
- I
Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 1 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.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares addresses or officers with 60 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
25 events- 07/27/2026Insurance ended — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
policy 506-9214486
- 02/02/2026Insurance cancelled — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 506-9214486
- 01/06/2026COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/07/2026)
- 01/06/2026Insurance filed — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy 506-9214486
- 01/06/2026Insurance replaced — UNITED STATES FIRE INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 506-9214486
- 07/27/2025Insurance replaced — WILSHIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy GAT0002047
- 04/25/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.0M mi reported (2024)
- 07/27/2024Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA971766400
- 07/27/2023Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy 130037001
- 07/27/2022Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA03908561
- 07/28/2021Insurance cancelled — ALPINE TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE RRG, INC.
BIPD/Primary · policy ALP001521
- 07/01/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/28/2021)
- 04/15/2021Out-of-service order rescinded
- 03/15/2021Federal out-of-service order
New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact
- 07/30/2020MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 06/02/2020Out-of-service order rescinded
- 12/16/2019Federal out-of-service order
New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact
- 09/24/2019Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA8400206
- 05/21/2019Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 8400206
- 02/07/2019Out-of-service order rescinded
- 01/07/2019Federal out-of-service order
New Entrant Revoked - Refusal of Audit/No Contact
- 11/28/2018Insurance cancelled — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA8128149
- 11/27/2018Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 8128149
- 10/04/2018MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (09/30/2019)
- 02/04/2016Registered 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
- —
- Rated
- —
- Last review
- —
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-04-25
- Reported mileage
- 1 mi (2024)
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