MICHEL LOPEZ TRUCKING INC

USDOT 1033592MC-Docket MC433525LAREDO, TX
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MICHEL LOPEZ TRUCKING INC (USDOT 1033592) 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.
  • 3 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2013-02-04 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (WESCO INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 25 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2025-06-23) — 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 not available not elevated.
  • No fatal crashes in the last 24 months.
  • No link to a prior revoked authority.
  • Authority involuntarily revoked 10 times, most recent 2025-06-23 — 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 0.84
Hours of service
No alert
measure 0
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 8.56

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
13
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
3
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
24
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
Not available
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
25%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
10 times last 2025-06-23
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-04-09
Insurance lapse history
3 lapse(s) most recent 2013-02-04
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

18
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
41
Violations
3
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-08-02 → 2026-05-28.

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
27 2 2026-01-14
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
10 1 2025-04-01
Unsafe driving 392
4 0 2025-11-19

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-01-14 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS OOS
2026-01-14 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Backup lamp inoperative
2026-01-14 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield - Damaged or Discolored
2025-11-27 Vehicle Maintenance Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system
2025-11-27 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2025-11-19 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers
2025-05-07 Vehicle Maintenance Truck Tractor manufactured on or after March 1 1997 not equipped with an antilock brake system
2025-05-07 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
2025-05-07 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-04-01 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation
2025-04-01 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking Under Vehicle
2025-04-01 Vehicle Maintenance Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories
2025-04-01 Vehicle Maintenance Hubs - Wheel seal leaking - inner wheel
2025-04-01 Vehicle Maintenance Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment
2025-01-06 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Hose or Tubing Chafing and/or Kinking - Connection to Power Unit
2025-01-06 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator for towed vehicles on vehicles manufactured after February 2001
2025-01-06 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2025-01-06 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2024-12-30 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Damaged by heat broken or crimped in such a manner as to restrict air flow OOS
2024-12-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Turn signal -Any inoperative on a unit that is not the rearmost unit
2024-12-30 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber
2024-12-30 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - Hose/tubing damaged or not secured
2024-12-30 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2024-12-30 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - CMV manufactured on or after 10/20/1994 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate
2024-12-30 Vehicle Maintenance Air Brake - ABS malfunction lamp defective on trailers manufactured on or after March 1 1998
2024-12-30 Vehicle Maintenance Lubrication - Oil or grease leak
2024-12-30 Vehicle Maintenance Brake - Defective brake(s) are equal to or greater than 20% of the service brakes on the vehicle/combination OOS
2024-12-14 Unsafe Driving Driver - Failed to activate hazard warning signal flashers

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 11 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-01-14 FL · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60C
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LBL
2026-01-14 MS · Level 2 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A3-TAOL OOS
2025-11-27 TX · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
2025-11-19 LA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 22A-D
Unsafe driving 392 22B-DFPWD
2025-05-07 TX · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55C1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
2025-04-01 TX · Level 1 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2UV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A2
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 83G
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-HWSLIW
2025-01-06 TX · Level 2 5 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2PC
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55D3
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
2024-12-30 GA · Level 1 12 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9A-LTSIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E-B
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45B2-B-AIR
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B-B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B-L
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45D-BHTC OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BALAC
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1-BOS OOS
2024-12-14 LA · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 22A-D
Unsafe driving 392 22B-DFPWD
2024-04-08 TX · Level 2 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45(b)(2)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
2023-10-25 LA · Level 2 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203(c)
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5(b)

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