Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 3137965· MC149892· CARRIER· EIN 84-1770121

M ESPINOZA EXPRESS LLC

7822 TORNILLO ST, MISSION, TX, 78574(956) 360-4570 m.espinozaexpress1882@gmail.comJOSE ESPINOZA

Vetting snapshot

Authority

Active

operating authority

Insurance

$750K BIPD

Highlander Specialty Insurance Company

Vehicle OOS

70%

above 22% national avg

Driver OOS

below 6.7% national avg

Crashes 24mo

clean

Red flags

1 flag

see details below

/ 100

Risk factors

Moderate riskVioCodes score

Possible reincarnation pattern — tied to an older inactive carrierVehicle OOS 70% — well above the 22% national average

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.

Authority & insurance

MC149892

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

Common

Active

Contract

None

Broker

None

Authorized for: Property

Liability (BIPD)

$750K on file

$750K required

Cargo

Not on file

not required

Bond / surety

Not on file

not required

Insurance filings

ON FILELiability (BIPD) — BMC-91X$750K coverageeff 07/31/2026

Highlander Specialty Insurance Company· policy DD02RAL02118501

Authority history (8) ▾

07/07/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/31/2025)

08/05/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/06/2024)

07/05/2024COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/01/2024)

10/18/2023COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/13/2023)

12/01/2021MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERREINSTATED

10/19/2020COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/16/2020)

12/26/2019COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/24/2020)

11/07/2018MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED→ REVOKED (11/22/2021)

Insurance history6 insurers on record

Filing timeline (11) ▾

COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 08/05/2024 → 07/31/2025
COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 07/31/2024 → 09/01/2024
COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP$750KReplaced
BIPD/Primary · eff 07/31/2024 → 08/05/2024
TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY$1MCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 11/14/2023 → 07/31/2024
UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 11/14/2022 → 11/14/2023
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL$750KReplaced
BIPD/Primary · eff 11/13/2021 → 11/14/2022
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 11/13/2020 → 11/13/2021
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL$750KReplaced
BIPD/Primary · eff 11/23/2021 → 11/13/2021
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 01/21/2020 → 11/13/2020
QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY$750KCancelled
BIPD/Primary · eff 11/13/2019 → 01/21/2020
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL$750KReplaced
BIPD/Primary · eff 11/01/2018 → 11/13/2019

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.

Vehicle10 inspections · 70% OOS · National 22%

Driver18 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

18 inspections · 58 violations (11 OOS) · 38% of inspections had an OOS finding.

Inspections

Violations

OOS violations

Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

total

Top cited codes

score = count × severity weight

Most inspected in · top 8 states

TX10
LA3
SC2
MO2
IN2
CA1
OH1
GA1

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.

Latest inspection 2026-08-02 Official measures from Sep 2026 runno new inspections since the run yet

BASIC scorecard 1 over the intervention line

Unsafe

clean

line 65%

HOS

≈38%

line 65%

Driver Fit

clean

line 80%

Ctrl Subst

clean

line 80%

Veh Maint

≈84%

line 80%

Crash

pending

Time machine— see this carrier as of any past monthSep 26Latest

Sep 2026 run

Sep 24 actual projectedSep 26

Unsafe Driving

Clean — no violations

Now · official

0.00

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

0.00

estimate

Est. percentileclean

best▲ 65% lineworst

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Hours-of-Service Compliance

Within limits

▲ +0.02

Now · official

0.58

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

0.60

estimate

Est. percentileunder 65%

31–45%

best▲ 65% lineworst

Percentile trend · 24 mo

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Driver Fitness

Clean — no violations

Now · official

0.00

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

0.00

estimate

Est. percentileclean

best▲ 80% lineworst

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Controlled Substances/Alcohol

Clean — no violations

Now · official

0.00

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

0.00

estimate

Est. percentileclean

best▲ 80% lineworst

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Vehicle Maintenance

Over intervention line

Now · official

9.63

Sep 2026 run

Next run · proj.

9.63

estimate

Est. percentile over 80%

73–88%

best▲ 80% lineworst

Percentile trend · 24 mo

Measure trajectorySep 24 → Sep 26

Crash Indicator

Percentile pending

Est. coming

Crashes 24mo

Fatalities

Injuries

Tow-aways

Per 100 PUs

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).

Out-of-service ratenat: veh 22% · drv 6.7%

70%vehicle

0%driver

Inspection volumerolling 24-mo

18inspections

“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.

Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

High impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 84% is at/over the 80% 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.

What’s contributing21 violations · 5 OOS (24 mo)

Lighting / lamps1 OOS10 viol51%

393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle.1× · 14%
393.11No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required2× · 7%
393.9Inoperable Required Lamp3× · 7%

Brakes5 viol28%

393.45DLUVBrake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle2× · 12%
393.45B2UVBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle1× · 7%
393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 19981× · 5%

Wheels / rims2 OOS2 viol12%

396.3A1-HCHubs - Hub cap missing or broken1× · 7%
396.5B-HWSLOWHubs - Wheel seal leaking - outer wheel1× · 5%

Tires1 OOS1 viol6%

393.75A3-TAOLTires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS1× · 6%

What to do

Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses; clean lenses and check the trailer plug
Prioritize the out-of-service items — they carry the heaviest weight

Projected estimatecould improve up to 43 pts in ~12 mo

nowin 12 months

Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 80% line

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 70% vs the 22% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.

What to do

Review recent inspections with out-of-service violations and fix the root causes with equipment and drivers
Run a preventative-maintenance program; periodically inspect tires, brakes and lights
Reinforce thorough pre-trip and post-trip inspections; retrain where needed

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

Log / ELD device violations are the leading contributor to Hours-of-Service Compliance

Low impact

Estimated Hours-of-Service Compliance percentile of 38% is under the 65% line. In decent shape, but here's what's driving it.

What’s contributing5 violations (24 mo)

Log / ELD device4 viol83%

395.34A1-ELDDFNHOS (ELD) - Driver failed to note the malfunction of the ELD and provide written notice of the malfunction to the motor carrier within 24 hours1× · 56%
395.22H3-ELDMFHOS (ELD) - In-Vehicle Information - Failing to have an instruction sheet for the driver describing ELD malfunction reporting requirements and recordkeeping proce1× · 11%
395.30B1-ELDDFRHOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.1× · 11%

Other1 viol17%

395.24C2IIIDriver failed to manually add shipping document number1× · 17%

What to do

Make sure the ELD is registered, working, and drivers know how to log in and certify daily

Projected estimatecould improve up to 18 pts in ~12 mo

nowin 12 months

Current trend 50% followed 100% followed 65% line

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.

▲ Trending worse

Inspections

Violations

Out-of-service

Clean

Where the violations are

Vehicle Maintenance 67%Hours-of-Service Compliance 33%

Focus here first

1Vehicle Maintenance

2 violations · 1 OOS · 67% of recent

393.9A-LTSILighting - Turn signal - Any inoperative on the rearmost vehicle. · OOS
393.11No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required

Do this

Walk the lights every pre-trip and carry spare bulbs/fuses
Clean lenses and check the trailer plug for corrosion

2Hours-of-Service Compliance

1 violation · 33% of recent

395.24C2IIIDriver failed to manually add shipping document number

Do this

Audit ELD logs weekly and correct edits promptly
Plan loads around available hours

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Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.

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).

Inspections

Violations

Out-of-service

188

CSA points

Crashes

States

cleanviolOOS

Inspections (24)

Crashes (1)

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

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

4 trailer 3 truck

2016 KENWORTH T680seen 10×

1XKYD49X4GJ476730· R558894 TX

2009 UTILITY TRAILER MANUFACTURER Utility Trailer Manufacturerseen 10×

1UYVS25309M789627· 119B442 TX

2016 KENWORTH T680seen 7×

1XKYD49X5GJ498252· R599807 TX

2015 KENWORTH T680seen 7×

1XKYD49X8FJ438724· R530999 TX

2014 GREAT DANE TRAILERS Great Dane Trailersseen 6×

1GRAA0624EB703760· 215C930 TX

2017 WABASH VANS Refrigerated Vanseen 6×

1JJV532B2HL006553· 181C268 TX

2006 TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES

1TKH042216B013497· 119B422 TX

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

on file (MCS-150)

Drivers

3 hold a CDL

Annual mileage

0.2M mi

reported 2025

Recordable crash rate

0.00

per million miles

How far they run · drivers by operating lane

Interstate · 100+ mi3 drivers

Company officer: JOSE ESPINOZA
Operation: Interstate
Registered since: 2018-05-17
Last MCS-150 update: 2026-04-29
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.

Data change history

Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.

Connections

carrier graph

This carrier shares VINs, phone numbers, officers or emails with 42 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

Connected carriers

Fleet-transfer links

Activity history

22 events

07/31/2026Insurance filed — Highlander Specialty Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy DD02RAL02118501
04/29/2026MCS-150 update filed
0.2M mi reported (2025)
07/31/2025Insurance cancelled — COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP
BIPD/Primary · policy CHL 01-05696-24
07/07/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/31/2025)
09/01/2024Insurance cancelled — COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP
BIPD/Primary · policy CHL 01-05696-24
08/05/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/06/2024)
08/05/2024Insurance replaced — COUNTY HALL INSURANCE COMPANY, INC A RR GROUP
BIPD/Primary · policy CHL 01-05696-24
07/31/2024Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-47-2-234101
07/05/2024COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/01/2024)
11/14/2023Insurance cancelled — UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy UWPGA5644-01
10/18/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/13/2023)
11/14/2022Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA953617860
12/01/2021MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
11/13/2021Insurance cancelled — QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy QTXD-100811-02
11/13/2021Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA953617860
11/13/2020Insurance cancelled — QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy QTXD-100811-01
10/19/2020COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (11/16/2020)
01/21/2020Insurance cancelled — QUALITAS INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy QTXD-100811-01
12/26/2019COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/24/2020)
11/13/2019Insurance replaced — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL
BIPD/Primary · policy CA 7777864
11/07/2018MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (11/22/2021)
05/17/2018Registered 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: Compliance review
Rated: —
Last review: 2023-01-27

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MCS-150 registration

Form date: 2026-04-29
Reported mileage: 216,117 mi (2025)

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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 27, 2026, 8:19 PM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.