G4 EXPRESS INC

USDOT 1963891MC-Docket MC696023LAREDO, TX
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G4 EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1963891) in LAREDO, 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 2010-01-07 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO) was filed 27 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-12-26) — 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 13 times, most recent 2025-12-26 — 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
Not applicable
Contract authority
Active

Safety & BASIC scorecard

Safety rating
Unrated

BASIC safety measures

Unsafe driving
No alert
measure 0.95
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.36
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0.28
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 12.01

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
96
Inspections
28
OOS inspections
39
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
28
Total drivers
24
Years in business
17
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
1 of 1 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
1.9%
Vehicle OOS rate
37.2%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
13 times last 2025-12-26
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2026-04-15
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2010-01-07
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

173
Inspections
47
OOS inspections
378
Violations
65
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-01 → 2026-05-22.

Crash history (last 24 months)

2026-02-18 AR Tow-away
Preventable · Driver cited: NO· No Adverse Conditions, Dark - Not Lighted, Dry

Violation pattern (all-time, by area)

Area (49 CFR part) Violations Out of service Most recent
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393
232 40 2026-04-28
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
33 7 2026-04-28
Unsafe driving 392
23 1 2026-03-02
Hours of service 395
18 2 2026-04-18
Driver qualifications 391
4 1 2026-04-30
CDL standards 383
2 2 2025-12-08
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172
1 1 2025-12-08
General safety regulations 390
1 0 2023-09-03
FMCSR part 999 999
1 0 2025-12-08

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-21 Vehicle Maintenance Brake tubing and hose adequacy OOS
2026-04-21 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
2026-04-18 Hours-of-Service Compliance False report of drivers record of duty status
2026-04-18 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2026-04-18 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative/Defective Hazard Warning Lamp
2026-04-18 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
2026-04-18 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2026-04-18 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-04-18 Hours-of-Service Compliance Record of Duty Status violation (general/form and manner)
2026-04-18 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2026-04-04 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable head lamps
2026-04-04 Vehicle Maintenance Power steering violations
2026-04-04 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle
2026-04-04 Vehicle Maintenance Oil and/or grease leak
2026-04-04 Vehicle Maintenance No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Audible air leak at a proper connection
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on truck-tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 and each single unit C
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no fire extinguisher present or not properly rated.
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Clearance lamp(s) inoperative
2026-04-02 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2026-04-02 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to review records and certify the accuracy of the information.
2026-03-16 Vehicle Maintenance Brakes (general) Explain:
2026-03-16 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
2026-03-16 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2026-03-16 Vehicle Maintenance Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment
2026-03-02 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable head lamps
2026-03-02 Vehicle Maintenance Brakes (general) Explain:
2026-03-02 Vehicle Maintenance Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system
2026-03-02 Vehicle Maintenance Oil and/or grease leak
2026-03-02 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf
2026-03-02 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
2026-02-12 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-02-12 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2026-02-12 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2026-02-12 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2026-02-12 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - unsecured
2026-02-11 Driver Fitness Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcem
2026-02-02 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Connections with Leaks - Connection to Power Unit
2026-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal OOS
2026-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy - Connections to Power Unit
2026-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Oil and/or grease leak
2026-01-15 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-12-19 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-12-08 Driver Fitness Operating a CMV without a CDL OOS
2025-12-08 Hazardous Materials Compliance Vehicle not placarded as required OOS
2025-12-08 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable tail lamp

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.

2026-04-30 AR · Level 3 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Q OOS
2026-04-28 TX · Level 1 2 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45A-AJS OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-AR OOS
2026-04-21 TX · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
2026-04-18 TX · Level 2 8 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 19
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
Hours of service 395 8
Hours of service 395 8E
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
2026-04-04 TX · Level 2 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45DLUV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9H
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
2026-04-02 LA · Level 1 10 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LCL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Hours of service 395 30B1-ELDDFR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D1-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-B
2026-03-16 TX · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 83G
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
2026-03-02 TX · Level 1 7 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9H
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
2026-02-12 KY · Level 2 5 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A4-EEUS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LHLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
2026-02-11 TX · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Z
2026-02-02 TX · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45DLPC
2026-01-15 TX · Level 2 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45PC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
2025-12-19 TX · Level 2 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2025-12-08 TX · Level 2 11 viols· 3 OOSHazmat
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hazardous materials (HMR) 172 504A OOS
FMCSR part 999 999
CDL standards 383 23A2 OOS
CDL standards 383 23A2 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45DLUV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9T
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
2025-12-04 SC · Level 2 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BAAL OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALR OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78A-WS
2025-12-03 TX · Level 2 12 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 9A2-C OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2PC OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A
2025-12-02 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C
2025-10-28 LA · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BIBD
2025-10-09 TX · Level 2 6 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Hours of service 395 22H4
2025-10-01 AR · Level 1 4 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209C-STSCL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45A-BHTBS OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A-BCFSBD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11A1-LCHL
2025-09-29 TX · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 207A OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
2025-09-09 LA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 22B-DFPWD
Unsafe driving 392 22A-D
2025-09-02 KY · Level 1 6 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLSOA
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BAAL OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A-BIBD
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
2025-09-01 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
2025-08-21 MO · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR

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