DON GATO EXPRESS LLC

USDOT 2391955MC-Docket MC822197FRIONA, TX
Review before tendering3 power units

DON GATO EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 2391955) in FRIONA, 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.
  • 3 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2017-01-25 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2019-06-21) — a refile-to-reinstate pattern worth a closer look.
  • Unrated by FMCSA. Most carriers are unrated — unrated is not the same as unsafe.
  • No BASIC alerts in any of the five public SMS categories.
  • 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 9 times, most recent 2019-06-21 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 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
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0
Hours of service
No alert
measure 3
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 10.28

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
3
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
2
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
3
Total drivers
3
Years in business
13
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
66.7%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
9 times last 2019-06-21
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-03-27
Insurance lapse history
3 lapse(s) most recent 2017-01-25
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

4
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
15
Violations
2
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-07-23 → 2026-05-06.

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
9 2 2026-04-09
Hours of service 395
5 0 2025-12-27
Unsafe driving 392
1 0 2025-12-27

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-09 Vehicle Maintenance No or defective brake warning device or pressure gauge OOS
2026-04-09 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy - Connections to Power Unit
2025-12-27 Vehicle Maintenance Operating CMV with lamps/reflectors obscured
2025-12-27 Hours-of-Service Compliance ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically
2025-12-27 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2025-12-27 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2025-12-27 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failing to maintain ELD user's manual
2025-12-27 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet
2025-12-27 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failed to maintain instruction sheet for ELD malfunction reporting requirements
2025-12-27 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failed to manually add shipping document number
2024-07-23 Vehicle Maintenance Mis-matched brake chambers on same axle OOS
2024-07-23 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2024-07-23 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2024-07-23 Vehicle Maintenance Improper battery installation
2024-07-23 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 3 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-09 TX · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45PC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 51 OOS
2025-12-27 TX · Level 2 8 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 33
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Hours of service 395 22H1
Hours of service 395 22H2
Hours of service 395 22H3
Hours of service 395 24C2III
Hours of service 395 24D
2024-07-23 TX · Level 2 5 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 30
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53(b)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(b) OOS

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