SOUTHWESTERN TRANSPORTERS INC
Risk factors
Moderate 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 20264 inspections · 22 violations (3 OOS) · 23% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.45B2UVVehicle Maintenance
Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
12
3× · sev 4
- 2392.2CUnsafe Driving
Failure to obey traffic control device
10
2× · sev 5
- 3392.2-SLLS3Unsafe Driving
State/Local Laws - Speeding 11-14 miles per hour over the speed limit
7
1× · sev 7
- 4392.2-SLLEQP
State/Local Laws - Violation of state and local law - Equipment violation.
2
2×
- 5395.8E1-PC
False Record of Duty Status - Improper use of Personal Conveyance Exception
1
1×
- 6393.45B21 OOS
Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking
1
1×
- 7393.45D
Brake connections with leaks or constrictions
1
1×
- 8392.2Not in SMS
Violation of Local Laws - Explain
1
1×
- 9392.2RGNot in SMS
State vehicle registration or License Plate violation
1
1×
- 10393.48A1 OOS
Inoperative/defective brakes
1
1×
Most inspected in · top 6 states
- CA8
- NM1
- TX1
- UT1
- OR1
- AR1
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.
Driver out-of-service rate exceeds the national average
High impactDriver OOS rate is 33.3% vs the 6.7% national average. Carriers above the national OOS average draw more enforcement attention (audits, roadside stops) and can see higher insurance premiums.
- 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
Driver Fitness needs attention
Low impactEstimated Driver Fitness 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
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
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.
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 NHTSA12 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
0
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi2 drivers
- Company officer
- GERARDO GONZALEZ
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 2021-06-22
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2025-11-14
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 1 trucks · 1 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 graphThis carrier shares VINs or officers with 71 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
12 events- 11/14/2025MCS-150 update filed
0.1M mi reported (2023)
- 08/21/2025Insurance filed — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy BE20173569-00
- 08/21/2025Insurance cancelled — BENCHMARK INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy FLCA-1926-03716
- 07/25/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/22/2025)
- 08/21/2024Insurance replaced — LANCER INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy CM0078191
- 08/21/2023Insurance cancelled — SECURITY NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.
BIPD/Primary · policy SMC1808969
- 07/25/2023COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/22/2023)
- 09/30/2022MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — REINSTATED
- 09/23/2022Insurance cancelled — AEGIS SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy ASA001745-01
- 07/25/2022COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/19/2022)
- 09/07/2021MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
REVOKED (09/26/2022)
- 06/22/2021Registered 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
- 2025-09-23
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2025-11-14
- Reported mileage
- 100,000 mi (2023)
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