BRENDA CARRIZALES
DBA B & R EXPRESS
USDOT 2205160MC-Docket MC1458562HOUSTON, TX
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BRENDA CARRIZALES (USDOT 2205160) in HOUSTON, 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 2023-08-16 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
- Current BIPD policy (UNIVERSAL CASUALTY RISK RETENTION GROUP, INC) was filed 29 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-02-23) — 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.
- 2 preventable crash(es) in the last 24 months; recordable crash rate not available.
- No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
- No link to a prior revoked authority.
- Authority involuntarily revoked 5 times, most recent 2026-02-23 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
- FMCSA compliance review on file dated 2025-10-03 (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
BASIC safety measures
Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 3.33
Hours of service
No alert
measure 3.34
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 3.02
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 11.73
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
3
Injuries
2
Crashes
27
Inspections
18
OOS inspections
36
OOS violations
Insurance
- BIPD on file
- $750,000 below $1M baseline
- Cargo insurance
- No
- Bond on file
- No
Fleet
- Power units
- 6
- Total drivers
- 6
- Years in business
- 15
- Hazmat authority
- No
Crash risk
- Preventable crashes (24 mo)
- 2 of 2 total crash(es)
- Recordable crash rate
- Not available
- Driver OOS rate
- 51.9%Above national
- Vehicle OOS rate
- 33.3%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
- 5 times last 2026-02-23
- Physical address
- No address flags
- Federal OOS / safety action
- None on file
- MCS-150 self-report
- 2025-11-06
- Insurance lapse history
- 1 lapse(s) most recent 2023-08-16
- Last compliance review
- 2025-10-03 · C
Inspection history (all-time)
33
Inspections
22
OOS inspections
230
Violations
44
OOS violations
0
Post-accident
Record spans 2023-09-02 → 2026-01-08.
Crash history (last 24 months)
2024-12-03
TX
1 injured
2024-07-27
TX
2 injuredTow-away
Violation pattern (all-time, by area)
| Area (49 CFR part) | Violations | Out of service | Most recent |
|---|---|---|---|
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
|
105 | 14 | 2026-01-07 |
Unsafe driving 392
|
53 | 3 | 2026-01-08 |
Hours of service 395
|
34 | 9 | 2026-01-08 |
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
|
21 | 5 | 2026-01-07 |
CDL standards 383
|
12 | 12 | 2026-01-08 |
Driver qualifications 391
|
4 | 1 | 2026-01-08 |
General safety regulations 390
|
1 | 0 | 2024-02-20 |
Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)
| Date | Category | Violation | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | Driver Fitness | Driving a CMV while CDL is suspended for a safety-related or unknown reason and in state of driver's license issuance | OOS |
| 2026-01-08 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | No record of duty status when one is required (ELD Not Required) | OOS |
| 2026-01-08 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | OOS |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle | OOS |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy Under Vehicle | OOS |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt | — |
| 2026-01-07 | Vehicle Maintenance | BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on th | OOS |
| 2025-12-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-12-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-11-13 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Drivers record of duty status not current | — |
| 2025-09-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2025-09-13 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Inoperable tail lamp | — |
| 2025-09-12 | Vehicle Maintenance | Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection | — |
| 2025-09-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Power steering violations | — |
| 2025-09-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard bulkhead or other cargo | OOS |
| 2025-09-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Drivers record of duty status not current | — |
| 2025-09-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2025-09-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-09-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Warning flag required on projecting load | OOS |
| 2025-09-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Improper or no wiring protection as required | — |
| 2025-09-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Loose or unfastened tiedown | — |
| 2025-09-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | No edge protection for tiedowns | — |
| 2025-09-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Hood not securely fastened | — |
| 2025-09-09 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to maintain supply of blank drivers records of duty status graph-grids | — |
| 2025-09-09 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-09-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-09-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Loose or unfastened tiedown | — |
| 2025-09-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Emergency Equipment - Stopped vehicle warning devices missing or improper | — |
| 2025-09-08 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Steering system components worn welded or missing | OOS |
| 2025-08-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | False report of drivers record of duty status | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard bulkhead or other cargo | OOS |
| 2025-08-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998 | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Warning flag required on projecting load | OOS |
| 2025-08-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | ELD cannot transfer ELD records electronically | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Loose or unfastened tiedown | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | No edge protection for tiedowns | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Failing to inspect/use emergency equipment | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Portable ELD not mounted in a fixed position and visible to driver | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failing to maintain ELD user's manual | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failing to maintain ELD instruction sheet | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to maintain instruction sheet for ELD malfunction reporting requirements | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Hours-of-Service Compliance | Driver failed to manually add shipping document number | — |
| 2025-08-25 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-07-16 | Vehicle Maintenance | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers | — |
| 2025-07-15 | Driver Fitness | Operating a CMV without a CDL | OOS |
| 2025-07-15 | Driver Fitness | Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi | — |
Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)
Showing the 25 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.
2026-01-08 4 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 51A-SIN | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-NON-ELD | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2026-01-07 5 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45UV | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2UV | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1BOS | OOS | — |
2025-12-16 3 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
2025-11-13 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8F12-HOSM | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F08I | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F01 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8F09 | — | — |
2025-09-13 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
2025-09-12 8 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9T | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-09-09 13 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 8F01 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 28 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 87A | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104F3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104F4/R | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 110B | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H4 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-09-08 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104F3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95F | — | — |
2025-08-25 27 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hours of service 395 | 22G | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H3 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24D | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 24C2III | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209D | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104F3 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104F4/R | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 110B | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 87A | OOS | — |
2025-07-16 2 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-07-15 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41APC | — | — |
2025-06-18 15 viols· 3 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2-C | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75A3 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H1 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H2 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 22H3 | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-06-04 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9H | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-05-30 5 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 203C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2C | — | — |
2025-03-10 15 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 19 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45B2PC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLPC | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55C1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 75C | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2-SLLS1 | — | — |
2025-02-06 19 viols· 6 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 9A2 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 104B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 207C | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 24A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45UV | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A-BSRFS | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 48A | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9TS | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17C | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-SSF | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2W | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2025-01-24 4 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41A | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | OOS | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
2025-01-08 6 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 209E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 45DLPC | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8A-ELD | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2024-12-18 7 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 47E | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 53B | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1-HC | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2024-11-21 11 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23A2 | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11TL | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 55D1 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95A | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 3A1 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 5B | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2RG | — | — |
2024-09-27 9 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 8 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 95(a) | — | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(f)(1) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-09-18 4 viols
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 60(c) | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-09-13 6 viols· 2 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Hours of service 395 | 8(a)(1) | OOS | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 9(a) | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 78 | — | — |
| Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 | 11 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-08-28 2 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
2024-08-19 5 viols· 1 OOS
| Area (part) | Section | OOS | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| CDL standards 383 | 23(a)(2) | OOS | — |
| Driver qualifications 391 | 41(a) | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Unsafe driving 392 | 2 | — | — |
| Vehicle inspection & repair 396 | 17(c) | — | — |
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