JC ORTIZ ENTERPRISES INC

DBA ORION CARRIER
USDOT 1701215MC-Docket MC624431LAREDO, TX
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JC ORTIZ ENTERPRISES INC (USDOT 1701215) 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: $1,000,000.
  • No cargo insurance on file. Required for many shipper contracts.
  • 1 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2011-09-24 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • 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.
  • Driver and 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 2025-10-28 — recurring instability (typically insurance-lapse / reinstate cycles).
  • 4 other active carrier(s) operate from this exact street + ZIP. High counts are often legitimate registered-agent / virtual-office addresses — treat as context, not a verdict.
  • 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 0.62
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0.53
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 1.3
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 13.09

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
33
Inspections
15
OOS inspections
21
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
7
Total drivers
22
Years in business
19
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
11.8%Above national
Vehicle OOS rate
43.3%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
9 times last 2025-10-28
Physical address
4 other carrier(s) at this address
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-06-09
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2011-09-24
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

49
Inspections
19
OOS inspections
189
Violations
28
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-06-26 → 2026-05-18.

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
101 12 2026-03-17
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
34 6 2026-03-06
Hours of service 395
9 1 2026-03-02
Unsafe driving 392
6 1 2025-10-01
CDL standards 383
5 5 2025-08-01
Driver qualifications 391
3 3 2025-08-01

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-03-17 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2026-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation
2026-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2026-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance Upper Rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflecting material requirements for vehicles manufactured after December
2026-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance Oil and/or grease leak
2026-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
2026-03-06 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2026-03-02 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
2026-03-02 Hours-of-Service Compliance Drivers record of duty status not current
2026-03-02 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
2026-03-01 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Front belt material/casing ply showing in tread area OOS
2026-03-01 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Tail lamp - Any inoperative
2026-03-01 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2026-03-01 Vehicle Maintenance Emergency Equipment - Fire Extinguishers - no visual indicator
2026-03-01 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2026-02-18 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2026-02-04 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2026-02-04 Vehicle Maintenance Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system
2026-02-04 Vehicle Maintenance No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required
2026-02-04 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf
2026-02-04 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-10-01 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo - Vehicle components or dunnage not secured OOS
2025-10-01 Vehicle Maintenance Oil and/or grease leak
2025-08-01 Driver Fitness Operating a CMV without a CDL OOS
2025-08-01 Driver Fitness Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance M OOS
2025-08-01 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit OOS
2025-08-01 Driver Fitness Medical (Certificate) - Operating a property-carrying vehicle without a valid medical certificate in possession or on fi OOS
2025-08-01 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf
2025-08-01 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2025-03-29 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove
2025-03-29 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2025-03-29 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-03-29 Vehicle Maintenance Wheel (Mud) Flaps missing or defective
2025-03-29 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2025-01-17 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Front - Turn signal - inoperative
2025-01-17 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2025-01-17 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-01-17 Vehicle Maintenance Drum Brake - Missing/broken component(s)
2025-01-17 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2025-01-17 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2025-01-17 Vehicle Maintenance Frame - Cracked/loose/sagging/broken frame or chassis
2024-12-18 Vehicle Maintenance Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition OOS
2024-12-18 Vehicle Maintenance Oil and/or grease leak
2024-12-18 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2024-12-12 Driver Fitness Operating a CMV without a CDL OOS
2024-12-12 Vehicle Maintenance Power steering violations
2024-12-12 Vehicle Maintenance Wheel/rim cracked or broken OOS
2024-11-01 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2024-11-01 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Tubing and Hose Adequacy - Connections to Power Unit
2024-11-01 Vehicle Maintenance Oil and/or grease leak

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.

2026-03-17 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
2026-03-06 TX · Level 1 7 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11UR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
2026-03-02 TX · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C
Hours of service 395 8F01
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
2026-03-01 FL · Level 2 5 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LRLI
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1-TFBMF OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LIL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95A3
2026-02-18 CO · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2026-02-04 TX · Level 2 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
2025-10-01 TX · Level 1 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 9A2-C OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
2025-08-01 TX · Level 2 6 viols· 4 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 23A2 OOS
Driver qualifications 391 11B2-Q OOS
Driver qualifications 391 41APC OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2PC OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
2025-03-29 TX · Level 2 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
Unsafe driving 392 2WC
2024-12-18 TX · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A OOS
2024-12-12 TX · Level 1 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 23A2 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 209E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 205A OOS
2024-11-01 TX · Level 1 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45PC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
2024-10-21 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
2024-10-08 US · Level 1 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 3
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(b)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5(b)
2024-09-16 TX · Level 1 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSLIW
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
2024-09-16 TX · Level 2 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8
2024-09-15 TX · Level 3 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 22(g)
Hours of service 395 22(h)(3)
Hours of service 395 8(e)(1) OOS
2024-09-03 TX · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2024-08-30 TX · Level 1 5 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 201A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSLIW OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
2024-08-01 US · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1) OOS
2024-07-30 GA · Level 3 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
2024-07-18 PA · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2
Hours of service 395 22(h)(4)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(c)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
2024-07-17 US · Level 1 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
CDL standards 383 23(a)(2) OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(a)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(c)
2024-07-15 US · Level 1 4 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3(a)(1)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75(b)
CDL standards 383 23(a)(2) OOS
2024-07-10 AL · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a) OOS

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