ROYAL EXPRESS INC
Risk factors
Low 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, 2026648 inspections · 421 violations (98 OOS) · 13.6% of inspections had an OOS finding.
Violations by BASIC
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Top cited codes
score = count × severity weight
- 1393.75A3-TAOLVehicle Maint.16 OOS
Tires - All others, leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS
144
18× · sev 8
- 2393.75(a)(3)Vehicle Maint.17 OOS
Tire-flat and/or audible air leak
136
17× · sev 8
- 3393.75(a)(2)Vehicle Maint.1 OOS
Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation
96
12× · sev 8
- 4393.75(c)Vehicle Maint.
Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
72
9× · sev 8
- 5393.45B2UVVehicle Maint.
Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
60
15× · sev 4
- 6393.47(e)Vehicle Maint.
Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto, Clamp (Short & Long), DD-3, or Bolt
60
15× · sev 4
- 7391.11B2-QDriver Fitness9 OOS
Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance Memo MC-SEE-2025-0001. Driver failed the Interview.
44
11× · sev 4
- 8393.53(b)Vehicle Maint.
CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
44
11× · sev 4
- 9393.9Vehicle Maint.7 OOS
Inoperable Required Lamp
44
22× · sev 2
- 10393.75(a)Vehicle Maint.5 OOS
Flat tire or fabric exposed
40
5× · sev 8
Most inspected in · top 8 states
- TX338
- AR60
- US37
- TN27
- IN20
- LA20
- IL20
- NM18
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.
A high share of violations are occurring in La Salle County, TX
Medium impact42 of 205 violations in the last 12 months (20%) came from inspections in La Salle County, TX. That can mean tougher enforcement there or simply more of your miles run through it — either way it's worth a look.
- Review the inspections from La Salle County, TX to spot recurring issues
- Brief drivers running that lane; consider rerouting around the toughest enforcement corridors where practical
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.
- 396.3A1-ALBVAir Brake - Any leak from a brake valve
- Check brake adjustment and listen for air leaks every pre-trip
- Fix air-loss and warning-light faults before dispatch; put brakes on the PM schedule
- 392.9AA1Operating Authority - Motor carrier operating a motor vehicle without the required operating authority. · OOS
- Review these violations with drivers and add the fix to your pre-trip and PM routine
Based on roadside inspections in the last 90 days, ranked by what recurs most. Informational, not legal advice.
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 NHTSA101 distinct vehicles seen in this carrier’s roadside inspections.
+ 71 more.
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
17
Tow-away
15
Injury
11
Fatal
0
Company profile
FMCSA censusAUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
- Interstate · 100+ mi140 drivers
- Intrastate · <100 mi11 drivers
- Company officer
- Gume Garza
- Operation
- Interstate
- Registered since
- 1999-11-05
- Last MCS-150 update
- 2026-09-17
- Census status
- Active
Fleet: 140 trucks · 136 owned tractors · 600 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.
Data change history
Every FMCSA record change we’ve detected — address, fleet size, contacts, MCS-150 — newest first.
Connections
carrier graphThis carrier shares VINs, addresses or emails with 62 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
115 events- 09/17/2026MCS-150 update filed
11.6M mi reported (2025)
- 07/27/2026Insurance filed — Sutton Specialty Insurance Company
Liability (BIPD) — BMC-91X · policy SOA0197822347300
- 08/16/2025Insurance cancelled — BRICKTOWN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BRKMR202400204
- 08/13/2025Insurance replaced — BRICKTOWN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy BRKMR202400204 01
- 07/21/2025CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/11/2025)
- 08/26/2024Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-71-2-244343
- 08/16/2024Insurance replaced — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-71-2-244343
- 07/30/2024CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (08/19/2024)
- 02/28/2024Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-71-2-233488
- 02/01/2024CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/23/2024)
- 02/28/2023Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-71-2-222806
- 02/01/2023CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/24/2023)
- 12/05/2022Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-71-2-222806
- 10/27/2022Insurance replaced — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-71-2-222806
- 02/28/2022Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-71-2-211988
- 02/01/2022CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/24/2022)
- 02/28/2021Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-71-2-201023
- 02/01/2021CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/25/2021)
- 10/24/2020Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-71-2-201023
- 09/25/2020Insurance replaced — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-71-2-201023
- 02/28/2020Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-94-2-190436
- 02/16/2020Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-94-2-190436
- 02/03/2020CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (02/27/2020)
- 01/29/2020Insurance replaced — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-94-2-190436
- 01/21/2020CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (01/30/2020)
- 09/29/2019Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-94-2-190436
- 09/09/2019Insurance replaced — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-94-2-190436
- 09/03/2019CONTRACT — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
DISCONTINUED REVOCATION (09/10/2019)
- 06/16/2019Insurance cancelled — TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy TTT-94-2-190436
- 02/28/2019Insurance replaced — OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY
BIPD/Primary · policy Z-35726
Merged from FMCSA authority, insurance, out-of-service, and census records.
Operations
Classification
- AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Area served
- Interstate
FMCSA safety rating
- Rating
- Satisfactory
- Type
- Non-ratable review
- Rated
- 2017-08-16
- Last review
- 2019-04-01
MCS-150 registration
- Form date
- 2026-09-17
- Reported mileage
- 11,646,514 mi (2025)
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