R J AUTO MOTORS INC

USDOT 1458149MC-Docket MC550895EL PASO, TX
Do not tenderHazmat-authorized4 power units

R J AUTO MOTORS INC (USDOT 1458149) in EL PASO, TX — carries a hard disqualifier. FMCSA authority, fleet size, BASIC safety measures, crash and inspection history.

  • Has active operating authority that's tenderable today (common or contract).
  • Authority revocation is currently pending — carrier may lose operating authority soon.
  • Not under an uncleared federal out-of-service or safety action.
  • BIPD on file: $1,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 2 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2023-06-04 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-05-09) — 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.
  • 1 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate 0.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 19 times, most recent 2025-05-09 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • FMCSA mail to the carrier's physical address was returned undeliverable — the location may not be real (shell-carrier indicator).
  • FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2016-09-29 (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. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.

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
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Satisfactory · rated 2016-12-20

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.5
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 2.25
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 3.42

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
1
Injuries
1
Crashes
5
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations

Insurance

BIPD on file
$1,000,000
Cargo insurance
No
Bond on file
No

Fleet

Power units
4
Total drivers
6
Years in business
20
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
20%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
25%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
19 times last 2025-05-09
Physical address
Undeliverable
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2024-07-10
Insurance lapse history
2 lapse(s) most recent 2023-06-04
Last compliance review
2016-09-29 · C

Inspection history (all-time)

8
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
19
Violations
5
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-09-25 → 2026-01-06.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2024-11-04 MO 1 injuredTow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: UNKNOWN· Unknown, Dark - Not Lighted, Wet

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
14 3 2025-10-22
Hours of service 395
4 1 2025-10-22
Driver qualifications 391
1 1 2026-01-06

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-01-06 Driver Fitness Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) in accordance with the current corr OOS
2025-10-22 Vehicle Maintenance Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system
2025-10-22 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man
2025-10-22 Vehicle Maintenance No/improper securement of vehicles OOS
2025-10-22 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-10-22 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failing to maintain ELD user's manual
2025-10-22 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet
2024-04-30 Vehicle Maintenance Vehicle not secured front and rear OOS
2024-04-30 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal OOS
2024-04-30 Hours-of-Service Compliance ELD - No record of duty status (ELD Required) OOS
2024-04-30 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative Brake Lamps
2024-04-30 Vehicle Maintenance No Lower rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective materials as required for vehicles manufactured after Decemb
2024-04-30 Vehicle Maintenance Side retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflector requirements for vehicles manufactured after December 1993
2024-04-30 Vehicle Maintenance Upper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflecting material requirements for vehicles manufactured after December
2024-04-30 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2024-04-30 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2024-04-30 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 4 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-01-06 NM · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Q OOS
2025-10-22 TX · Level 2 6 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TU
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 128 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Hours of service 395 22H1
Hours of service 395 22H2
2024-04-30 KS · Level 2 11 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 128(b)(1) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(f)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS
Hours of service 395 8(a)(1) OOS
2023-09-25 MO · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E-HOSPD

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