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Authorized · PropertyUSDOT 4291634· MC1669983· CARRIER
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CORTEZ LOGISTICS LLC

1801 N 11TH ST, PENITAS, TX, 78576(956) 400-7253cortezlogistics24@gmail.comARTURO CORTEZ SERRATO
Vetting snapshot
Authority
Active
operating authority
Insurance
$750K BIPD
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO
Vehicle OOS
28.6%
above 22% national avg
Driver OOS
0%
below 6.7% national avg
Crashes 24mo
0
clean
Red flags
None
nothing flagged
85
/ 100

Risk factors

Low riskVioCodes score
Vehicle OOS 28.6% — 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

MC1669983

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 07/09/2026
AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO· policy AGPGA30163401
Authority history (2) ▾
06/30/2025COMMONINVOLUNTARY REVOCATION→ DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/09/2025)
10/11/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIERGRANTED
Insurance history2 insurers on record
Filing timeline (4) ▾
  1. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/12/2024 → 07/26/2025
  2. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 11/12/2024 → 07/09/2025
  3. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KCancelled
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/07/2024 → 12/12/2024
  4. CANAL INSURANCE CO.$750KReplaced
    BIPD/Primary · eff 10/07/2024 → 11/12/2024

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.

Vehicle7 inspections · 28.6% OOS · National 22%
Driver7 inspections · 0% OOS · National 6.7%

CSA performance breakdown

FMCSA · Sep 2026

7 inspections · 18 violations (3 OOS) · 25% of inspections had an OOS finding.

7
Inspections
18
Violations
3
OOS violations
10
Distinct codes

Violations by BASIC

click to filter codes

13
total

Top cited codes

score = count × severity weight

Most inspected in · top 4 states

  • TX5
  • KS1
  • CO1
  • LA1

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.

Vehicle out-of-service rate exceeds the national average

High impact

Vehicle OOS rate is 25% 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

Lighting / lamps violations are the leading contributor to Vehicle Maintenance

Medium impact

Estimated Vehicle Maintenance percentile of 78% is close to the 80% intervention line — worth getting ahead of before it crosses.

What’s contributing15 violations · 3 OOS (24 mo)
Lighting / lamps2 OOS9 viol67%
  • 393.9TSInoperative turn signal1× · 16%
  • 393.9A-LSLIWRLighting - Stop lamps - Both inoperative when required to be on1× · 16%
  • 393.9A-LHLILighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative1× · 12%
Brakes3 viol20%
  • 393.45DLPCBrake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit1× · 8%
  • 393.45B2PCBrake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit1× · 8%
  • 393.55E-BAir Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1, 19981× · 4%
Load securement1 OOS1 viol6%
  • 392.9A2-CCargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured1× · 6%
Emergency equipment1 viol4%
  • 393.95A4-EEUSEmergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured1× · 4%
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

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.

1
Inspections
3
Violations
0
Out-of-service
0
Clean
Where the violations are
Not in SMS 67%Vehicle Maintenance 33%
Focus here first
1Not in SMS
2 violations · 67% of recent
  • 392.2WG×2State/Local Laws - Excessive Weight Violations
Do this
  • Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
2Vehicle Maintenance
1 violation · 33% of recent
Do this
  • Tighten pre-trip/post-trip DVIR discipline and the PM schedule
  • Fix defects before dispatch — don’t “drive it in”
Repeat offenders (same code, multiple times)
392.2WG×2
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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).

8
Inspections
18
Violations
3
Out-of-service
100
CSA points
0
Crashes
4
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

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

4 trailer 3 truck
2018 KENWORTH T680seen 4×
1XKYDP9X1JJ208498· K203770 TX
2018 KENWORTH T680seen 3×
1XKYDP9X9JJ214694· K203769 TX
2019 TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES TRAIL KING INDUSTRIESseen 3×
1TKJ05325KM019372· TEMP NE
2006 TALBERT TALBERTseen 2×
40FS0482361025139· 206B554 TX
2009 X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INC X-L SPECIALIZED TRAILERS INCseen 2×
4U3J048289L010259· 228C351 TX
2005 TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES TRAIL KING INDUSTRIES
1TKJ048275M129153· 252B745 TX
2021 KENWORTH T680
1XKYDP9X7MJ463726· R840119 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
8
on file (MCS-150)
Drivers
4
3 hold a CDL
Annual mileage
0.3M mi
reported 2026
Recordable crash rate
0.00
per million miles
How far they run · drivers by operating lane
  • Interstate · 100+ mi4 drivers
Company officer
ARTURO CORTEZ SERRATO
Operation
Interstate
Registered since
2024-09-05
Last MCS-150 update
2026-06-15
Census status
Active

Fleet: 4 trucks · 1 owned tractors · 4 owned trailers · 3 leased/term 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 officers with 5 other carriers — review the connections below as part of your vetting.

5
Connected carriers
4
Fleet-transfer links
2
Most shared VINs
1
Strong links
Strong· 1
1
CORTEZ TRANSPORT LLC
USDOT 4279216Inactive· HOUSTON, TX
Strong
Officer
Medium· 1
STARGATE LOGISTICS LLC
USDOT 1933151Active· HOCKLEY, TX
Medium
Shared VIN · 2
1XKYDP9X9JJ2146941XKYDP9X1JJ208498

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

9 events
  1. 07/09/2026Insurance filed — AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO

    Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy AGPGA30163401

  2. 06/15/2026MCS-150 update filed

    0.3M mi reported (2026)

  3. 07/26/2025Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CT1221022127

  4. 07/09/2025Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CT1221022127

  5. 06/30/2025COMMON — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION

    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (07/09/2025)

  6. 12/12/2024Insurance cancelled — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CT1221022127

  7. 11/12/2024Insurance replaced — CANAL INSURANCE CO.

    BIPD/Primary · policy CT1221022127

  8. 10/11/2024MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER — GRANTED
  9. 09/05/2024Registered 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
—
Rated
—
Last review
—
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MCS-150 registration

Form date
2026-06-15
Reported mileage
252,415 mi (2026)
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Data sourced from public FMCSA records via safer.fmcsa.dot.gov · Latest FMCSA update: Sep 2026 · Page refreshed: Sep 25, 2026, 5:46 AM. VioCodes is not affiliated with FMCSA. To dispute incorrect data, file a DataQs Request for Data Review.