EL MEXICANO LLC

USDOT 3181181MC-Docket MC126418DEL RIO, TX
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EL MEXICANO LLC (USDOT 3181181) in DEL RIO, TX — has findings to review before tendering. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • No pending authority revocation.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file is $750,000 — below your $1,000,000 floor (federal general-freight minimum is $750,000).
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2021-02-05 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (PALOMAR SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-01-14) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Satisfactory safety rating.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rate is above the national roadside average.
  • No preventable crashes in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0 not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 6 times, most recent 2026-01-14 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2025-10-28 (C).
  • Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — their absence is not a clean record; use the crash-risk signals above instead.

Built from FMCSA's public Safety Management System data — guidance, not legal advice. Verify directly with the carrier and your cargo policy before tendering.

Authority

Common authority
Active
Contract authority
Not applicable

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2025-11-04

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 5.27
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 2.72
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 26

Under the FAST Act, FMCSA publishes an absolute per-category measure (not a 0–100 percentile) for these five BASICs — the alert flag, not the raw number, is the risk signal. The Crash Indicator and Hazmat Compliance BASICs are statutorily withheld from public view.

Last 24 months

0
Fatalities
0
Injuries
0
Crashes
9
Inspections
8
OOS inspections
33
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$750,000 below $1M baseline
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
1
Total drivers
1
Years in business
8
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
55.6%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
87.5%Above national

The official Crash Indicator BASIC is withheld from public SMS under the FAST Act — these derived signals stand in for it; their absence is not a clean record.

Compliance & history

Reincarnation / chameleon
No prior revoked authority
Involuntary revocations
6 times last 2026-01-14
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-09-15
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2021-02-05
Last compliance review
2025-10-28 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

26
Inspections
16
OOS inspections
201
Violations
47
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-29 → 2025-09-08.

Crash history (last 24 months)

No crashes recorded in the last 24 months.

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
136 20 2025-09-08
Hours of service 395
30 7 2025-09-08
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
27 15 2024-12-19
CDL standards 383
3 3 2024-12-18
Unsafe driving 392
3 1 2023-10-18
Driver qualifications 391
1 1 2023-09-04
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387
1 0 2024-02-19

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-09-08 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove OOS
2025-09-08 Hours-of-Service Compliance ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) OOS
2025-09-08 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2025-09-08 Vehicle Maintenance No edge protection for tiedowns
2025-09-08 Vehicle Maintenance No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
2025-09-08 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man
2025-09-08 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2025-05-29 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-flat and/or audible air leak OOS
2025-05-29 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal OOS
2025-05-29 Hours-of-Service Compliance ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) OOS
2025-05-29 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2024-12-19 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others - Exposed ply or belt material in tread or sidewall area
2024-12-19 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing.
2024-12-19 Vehicle Maintenance Steering - Power steering leaking anywhere.
2024-12-19 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at other than a proper connection OOS
2024-12-19 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) fail to operate on low and high beam
2024-12-19 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2024-12-19 Vehicle Maintenance Air Disc Brake - Inoperative other than a steering axle
2024-12-19 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2024-12-19 Vehicle Maintenance Wiring Systems - Copper wire exposed
2024-12-19 Vehicle Maintenance Wiring Systems - Bare loose dangling chafing or poorly connected wires
2024-12-19 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2024-12-19 Vehicle Maintenance Cab and Body Parts - Hood not securely fastened
2024-12-19 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2024-12-19 Vehicle Maintenance Washers - Inoperative washing system.
2024-12-19 Vehicle Maintenance Exhaust - System discharging from a truck or truck-tractor at a location other than at the rear of the cab
2024-12-18 Driver Fitness License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL OOS
2024-12-18 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (Property) - Driver produces a false record of duty status that concealed an HOS limitation violation after the last OOS
2024-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Steering - Looseness in the threaded joint of a tie rod or drag link OOS
2024-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Driveline/Driveshaft - Any horizontal or vertical movement of slip joint yoke shaft of greater than 1/2 inch with hand p OOS
2024-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Fuel - Dripping leak. OOS
2024-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking OOS
2024-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2024-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2024-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2024-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2024-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2024-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2024-12-13 Vehicle Maintenance Wheel/Rim - Any wheel fasteners loose/missing/ineffective/broken.
2024-11-07 Driver Fitness License (CDL) - Operate a CMV and does not possess a valid CDL OOS
2024-11-07 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2024-11-07 Vehicle Maintenance Steering - Pitman arm repair welded OOS
2024-11-07 Vehicle Maintenance Suspension - Axle positioning part cracked/broken/loose/missing.
2024-11-07 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal - Any missing not on the rearmost vehicle.
2024-11-07 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Low pressure warning device missing/inoperative OOS
2024-11-07 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Fails air loss rate test OOS
2024-11-07 Vehicle Maintenance Fuel - Dripping leak. OOS
2024-11-07 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2024-11-07 Vehicle Maintenance Frame - Cracked siderail web at least 1-1/2 inches directed toward the bottom flange OOS
2024-11-07 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 23 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-09-08 TX · Level 2 7 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104F4/R
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TU
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
Hours of service 395 8A-ELD OOS
2025-05-29 TX · Level 2 7 viols· 4 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS OOS
Hours of service 395 8A-ELD OOS
2024-12-19 US · Level 1 15 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 28-WS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TEPBM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-HLLH
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 28-WS-6
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BAAL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203C-CBP
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209E-SPSLA
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 83E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BIAD
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SAPPCBLM
2024-12-18 US · Level 3 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPDOOS OOS
CDL standards 383 23A2-LCDLN OOS
2024-12-13 US · Level 1 16 viols· 5 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 205C-WRAWFLMIB
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-F OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-DLDSJM OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-STLT OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
2024-11-07 US · Level 2 25 viols· 7 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BIBD
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-F OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BIBD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BIBD
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 83E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 51C-BLPW OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LTNRV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 86A1-RIG
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SAPPCBLM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A-SAPPCBLM
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALR OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Hours of service 395 8A
CDL standards 383 23A2-LCDLN OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-STPAW OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A-FRWC OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BIBD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
2024-11-06 US · Level 2 10 viols· 6 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TBSP OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TAOBETA OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A4-PBME
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A-FRMC OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TEPBM
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 28-WS-6
Hours of service 395 8A1-HOSP OOS
CDL standards 383 23A2-LCDLN OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A-FRMC OOS
2024-07-25 US · Level 2 7 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104(b)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104(f)(4)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104(b)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
2024-07-05 TX · Level 1 59 viols· 8 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 13(c)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 13(c)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207(f)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209(d) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 28
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 28
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 43(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(d)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53(b)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53(b)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55(c)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 83(g) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Hours of service 395 8
Hours of service 395 8
Hours of service 395 8
Hours of service 395 8
Hours of service 395 8(e)(1)
Hours of service 395 8(e)(1)
Hours of service 395 8(e)(1)
Hours of service 395 8(f)(1)
Hours of service 395 8(f)(1)
Hours of service 395 8(f)(1)
Hours of service 395 8(f)(1)
Hours of service 395 8(f)(1)
Hours of service 395 8(f)(9)
Hours of service 395 8(f)(9)
Hours of service 395 8(f)(9)
Hours of service 395 8(f)(9)
Hours of service 395 8(f)(9)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17(c)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5(b)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5(b)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5(b)
2024-02-19 US · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 205A-WRBH OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Financial responsibility (insurance) 387 7(f)
2024-02-06 US · Level 1 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
2023-11-02 US · Level 1 7 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
2023-10-18 TX · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
Hours of service 395 8
Unsafe driving 392 2
2023-10-06 TX · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
2023-09-05 TX · Level 2 12 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 9(a) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 28
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Hours of service 395 8
Hours of service 395 8
Hours of service 395 8
Hours of service 395 8(k)(2) OOS
2023-09-04 GA · Level 3 5 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Driver qualifications 391 41(a)(1) OOS
Hours of service 395 8(a)(1) OOS
Hours of service 395 8
Hours of service 395 8(k)(2) OOS
2023-08-29 US · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
2023-08-17 US · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 100B-C OOS
2023-08-15 US · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
2023-08-09 TX · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(c) OOS
2023-08-08 US · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 205C-WRAWFLMIB
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 110B2I-C OOS
2023-08-03 TX · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 83(g)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
2023-07-18 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(c)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5(b)

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