FERNANDEZ DISTRIBUTION LLC

USDOT 3594970MC-Docket MC1219026MESQUITE, TX
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FERNANDEZ DISTRIBUTION LLC (USDOT 3594970) in MESQUITE, 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 2025-04-27 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 25 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-04-06) — 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.
  • Driver and vehicle out-of-service rates are at or below 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 3 times, most recent 2026-04-06 — 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. The Hazmat Compliance BASIC is also withheld for this hazmat carrier.

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 1
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 4.36

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
12
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
4
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
1
Total drivers
1
Years in business
5
Hazmat authority
Yes

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
18.2%

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
3 times last 2026-04-06
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-10-17
Insurance lapse history
1 lapse(s) most recent 2025-04-27
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

22
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
37
Violations
8
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2023-07-13 → 2026-04-28.

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
18 4 2026-04-15
Hours of service 395
4 0 2026-02-10
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
3 1 2026-04-15
CDL standards 383
2 1 2023-09-08
Unsafe driving 392
1 0 2026-02-10

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2026-04-15 Vehicle Maintenance Cargo without direct contact not prevented from shifting while in transit OOS
2026-04-15 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative/defective brakes
2026-04-15 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
2026-02-10 Hours-of-Service Compliance False report of drivers record of duty status
2026-01-08 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without documentation of a periodic inspection
2025-08-19 Vehicle Maintenance Insufficient tiedowns to prevent forward movement for load not blocked by headerboard bulkhead or other cargo OOS
2025-08-19 Vehicle Maintenance Damaged securement system/tiedowns OOS
2024-12-10 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance
2024-10-25 Vehicle Maintenance Tires - Less than 2/32 inch tread depth
2024-10-25 Hours-of-Service Compliance HOS (ELD) - Driver failing to manually input or verify shipping document number.
2024-10-25 Vehicle Maintenance Windshield / Windows - Tinting permits less than 70% of light transmittance
2024-09-21 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Headlamp(s) - Any inoperative
2024-09-21 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Identification lamp(s) inoperative
2024-09-21 Vehicle Maintenance Lighting - Side marker lamp(s) inoperative
2024-07-03 Vehicle Maintenance Cab and Body Parts - Cab front bumper missing/not secured/protruding

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 12 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2026-04-15 TX · Level 2 4 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 106C2 OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 48A
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1BOS OOS
2026-02-10 TX · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8E
Unsafe driving 392 2RG
2026-01-08 AL · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C-PI
2025-08-19 TX · Level 2 3 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 104B OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 110B OOS
2024-12-10 MO · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60D
2024-10-25 KS · Level 1 4 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60D
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75C-TAOTD-LT2/32
Hours of service 395 24C2III-ELDSDN
2024-09-21 MO · Level 1 3 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9(a)
2024-07-03 MO · Level 1 1 viol
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 203(e)
2024-01-04 TN · Level 1 1 viol· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75G-TAOW OOS
2023-09-21 WY · Level 3 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Hours of service 395 8(e)(1)
Hours of service 395 8
2023-09-08 IA · Level 2 3 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 60(d)
CDL standards 383 23(a)(2) OOS
CDL standards 383 71(h)
2023-08-23 IN · Level 1 2 viols
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(a)
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 95(f)

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