ALVAREZ EXPRESS LLC

USDOT 3679789MC-Docket MC1279367IRVING, TX
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ALVAREZ EXPRESS LLC (USDOT 3679789) in IRVING, 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 2022-08-01 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (ALPINE TRANSPORTATION INSURANCE RRG, INC.) was filed 26 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-07-07) — 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.
  • 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 6 times, most recent 2025-07-07 — 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 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 10.25

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
1
Crashes
7
Inspections
3
OOS inspections
4
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
4
Total drivers
4
Years in business
5
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
50%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 2025-07-07
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-04-14
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2022-08-01
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

8
Inspections
4
OOS inspections
36
Violations
5
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-02 → 2026-03-27.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2025-05-23 OK Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Daylight, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
23 3 2026-03-27
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
8 1 2026-03-27
Unsafe driving 392
5 1 2026-03-27

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-03-27 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2026-03-27 Vehicle Maintenance Oil and/or grease leak
2026-03-27 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
2026-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance No or defective brake warning device or pressure gauge OOS
2026-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance Insufficient tiedowns for an article blocked with a headerboard bulkhead or other cargo OOS
2026-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance Loose or unfastened tiedown
2026-02-16 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured OOS
2025-06-17 Vehicle Maintenance Axle positioning parts defective/missing OOS
2025-06-17 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2025-06-17 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
2025-06-17 Vehicle Maintenance Cab seats not securely mounted
2025-06-13 Vehicle Maintenance CMV not equipped with ABS malfunction circuit or signal (Truck-Tractor mfg on/after 3/1/1997; Straight Truck mfg on/afte
2025-06-13 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor upper body corner requirements for retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material for vehicles man
2025-06-13 Vehicle Maintenance Oil and/or grease leak
2025-06-13 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-06-13 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 7 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-03-27 TX · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
2026-03-17 TX · Level 2 5 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2W
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 51 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104F3
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 110C OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C
2026-02-16 TX · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 9A2-C OOS
2025-11-17 OK · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLED
2025-06-17 TX · Level 1 6 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203D
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
2025-06-13 TX · Level 2 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TU
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
2023-06-02 TX · Level 1 14 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 82(a)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55(d)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55(d)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(d)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53(b)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53(b)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47(e)

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