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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 2988548· MC17847· CARRIER· EIN 47-4188840
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PORTER FRONTIER FREIGHT LLC

546 MADDOX RD, CALEXICO, CA, 92231(442) 297-9734smr@porterff.comSANTOS MANUEL RICO SR
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
No active filing
$750K required — verify
Vehicle OOS
0%
below 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
2 flags
see details below
35
/ 100

Risk factors

High riskVioCodes score
No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on filePossible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrier

A 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.

Broker payment signals

Bond, cancellation & authority risk for this broker — from free FMCSA records.

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Broker bond
Bond on file
BMC-84 surety · MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)
Cancellation filed
None
bond since 06/28/2020
Authority
Active
4 past revocations
Registered
9 yrs
since 03/22/2017
  • Authority revoked 4 times historically (reinstated) — a pattern worth noting.
  • Bond has changed hands 3 times across 2 sureties — churn can signal payment or coverage trouble.

These are FMCSA bond & authority signals — not a credit report. A filed bond cancellation is the biggest early warning that a broker may stop paying, but days-to-pay and slow-pay history aren’t public FMCSA data — verify those with a broker-credit service or references before extending terms.

Authority & insurance

MC017847

Operating authority and insurance on file — from FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I).

No active liability (BIPD) insurance filing on file
Common
Inactive
Contract
None
Broker
Active
Authorized for: Property
Liability (BIPD)
No active filing
$750K required
Cargo
Not on file
not required
Bond / surety
On file
required
Insurance filings
ON FILEProperty broker surety — BMC-84eff 06/28/2020
MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)· policy CA 807760
Authority history (7) ▾
07/08/2022COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/01/2022)
07/06/2021COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/02/2021)
07/06/2020COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/31/2020)
07/05/2019COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/26/2019)
08/24/2018MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (03/02/2023)
06/27/2017PROPERTY BROKERGRANTED
05/01/2017MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERDISMISSED
Insurance history4 insurers on record
Filing timeline (8) ▾
  1. ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/01/2022 → 02/25/2023
  2. ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/01/2021 → 08/04/2022
  3. ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$1MReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/01/2021 → 08/01/2022
  4. TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/01/2020 → 08/01/2021
  5. TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/01/2019 → 08/01/2020
  6. DEVELOPERS SURETY AND INDEMNITY COMPANY$750KReplaced
    SURETY · eff 06/21/2017 → 06/28/2020
  7. DEVELOPERS SURETY AND INDEMNITY COMPANY$750KReplaced
    SURETY · eff 06/28/2020 → 06/28/2020
  8. TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 08/01/2018 → 08/01/2019

Source: FMCSA Licensing & Insurance (L&I), public data. This shows the carrier’s federal insurance filings (BMC-91X liability, BMC-34 cargo) — the federally-required minimums on file for operating authority — not the carrier’s full commercial policy (its actual auto combined-single-limit, general liability, cargo, or workers’ comp, which appear on the carrier’s ACORD certificate of insurance). Always confirm current coverage with a COI from the carrier’s agent before making a vetting decision.

Roadside inspection performance

Out-of-service rate vs national average. Lower is better.

Vehicle2 inspections · 0% OOS · National 22%
Driver2 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

2 inspections · 4 violations (0 OOS) · 0% of inspections had an OOS finding.

2
Inspections
4
Violations
0
OOS violations
4
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

4
total

Top cited codes

score = count × severity weight

Most inspected in · top 2 states

  • US3
  • CA2

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.

Recommendations

What’s driving each score, what to do about it, and where it could go.

Unsafe Driving needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Unsafe Driving percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Hours-of-Service Compliance needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 0% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Driver Fitness needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Driver Fitness percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • Review recent inspections with violations in this BASIC and take remedial action with drivers/equipment

Controlled Substances/Alcohol needs attention

Low impact

Estimated Controlled Substances/Alcohol percentile of 0% is under the 80% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What to do
  • 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.

No roadside inspections in the last 90 days — nothing to work on right now.

Inspection & crash map

live · FMCSA MCMIS

Every inspection and crash on record — hover a point for the summary, click for full detail (codes, severity, CSA points).

5
Inspections
4
Violations
0
Out-of-service
4
CSA points
0
Crashes
1
States
cleanviolOOS

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 NHTSA

5 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.

2 truck 2 trailer 1 other
2012 KENWORTH T6 Seriesseen 4×
1XKAD49X7CJ332617· 9F80799 CA
1998 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co.seen 2×
13N1482C8W1578215· 4EJ5310 CA
2009 INTERNATIONAL LF627
3HSCUAPR59N118763· 9F80603 CA
WESC
1W9HF45218W430764· 4RK2398 CA
2000 FONTAINE TRAILER CO. Fontaine Trailer Co.
13N248200Y1594552· 4KJ7268 CA

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 census

AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Power units
3
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
3
3 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.3M mi
reported 2021
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi3 drivers
Company officer
SANTOS MANUEL RICO SR
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2017-03-22
Last MCS-150 update
2022-06-13
Census status
Active

Fleet: 3 trucks · 3 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.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs or addresses with 6 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

6
Connected carriers
4
Fleet-transfer links
2
Most shared VINs
0
Strong links
Possible reincarnation pattern: MANUEL CASTRO ANDRADE (USDOT 2303349, registered 2012) is inactive, shares this carrier’s address, and predates it — worth checking whether this carrier re-registered to shed a prior record.
Medium· 5
KUDOS TRANSPORTATION INC
USDOT 722966Active· CALEXICO, CA
Medium
AddressShared VIN · 2
13N248200Y15945521W9HF45218W430764
PORTER FRONTIER FREIGHT S DE R L DE CV
USDOT 3010986Active· MEXICALI, BN
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
3HSCUAPR59N1187631XKAD49X7CJ332617
TRANSPORTES GET S DE RL DE CV
USDOT 1526055Active· MEXICALI, BN
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
13N248200Y15945521W9HF45218W430764
MANUEL CASTRO ANDRADE
USDOT 2303349Inactive· CALEXICO, CA
Medium
Address
TRANSPORTES KUDOS SA DE CV
USDOT 905669Inactive· MEXICALI, BN
Medium
Mailing

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

17 events
  1. 02/25/2023Insurance cancelled — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 2-SSM-TX-19-S0100230-01

  2. 08/04/2022Insurance cancelled — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 2-SSM-TX-19-S0100230-00

  3. 08/01/2022Insurance replaced — ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy 2-SSM-TX-19-S0100230-00

  4. 07/08/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/01/2022)

  5. 06/13/2022MCS-150 update filed

    0.3M mi reported (2021)

  6. 08/01/2021Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-44-1-201424

  7. 07/06/2021COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/02/2021)

  8. 08/01/2020Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-44-1-190656

  9. 07/06/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/31/2020)

  10. 06/28/2020Insurance filed — MERCHANTS BONDING COMPANY ( MUTUAL)

    Property broker surety — BMC-84 · policy CA 807760

  11. 06/28/2020Insurance replaced — DEVELOPERS SURETY AND INDEMNITY COMPANY

    SURETY · policy 656632C

  12. 08/01/2019Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY

    BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-44-1-180095

  13. 07/05/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/26/2019)

  14. 08/24/2018MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED

    REVOKED (03/02/2023)

  15. 06/27/2017PROPERTY BROKER — GRANTED
  16. 05/01/2017MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — DISMISSED
  17. 03/22/2017Registered with FMCSA

    AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.

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Operations

Classification

  • AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Area served

  • Interstate
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FMCSA safety rating

Rating
Not rated
Type
Non-ratable review
Rated
—
Last review
2019-05-06
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2022-06-13
Reported mileage
266,482 mi (2021)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 23, 2026, 4:26 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.