FRANCISCO CERDA GARZA

DBA CERDA TRUCKING
USDOT 915797MC-Docket MC464541PHARR, TX
Review before tendering2 power units

FRANCISCO CERDA GARZA (USDOT 915797) in PHARR, 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.
  • 7 prior insurance lapse(s) on record, most recent began 2024-06-20 — the carrier let required coverage lapse before.
  • Current BIPD policy (HIGHLANDER SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY) was filed 21 day(s) after the last involuntary revocation (2026-01-06) — 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.
  • 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 13 times, most recent 2026-01-06 — 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.

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 4.5
Driver fitness
No alert
measure 0
Controlled substance
No alert
measure 0
Vehicle maintenance
No alert
measure 24.5

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
2
Inspections
2
OOS inspections
5
OOS violations

Insurance

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

Fleet

Power units
2
Total drivers
2
Years in business
26
Hazmat authority
No

Crash risk

Preventable crashes (24 mo)
0 of 0 total crash(es)
Recordable crash rate
0
Driver OOS rate
0%
Vehicle OOS rate
100%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 2026-01-06
Physical address
No address flags
Federal OOS / safety action
None on file
MCS-150 self-report
2025-06-24
Insurance lapse history
7 lapse(s) most recent 2024-06-20
Last compliance review
None on file

Inspection history (all-time)

5
Inspections
5
OOS inspections
35
Violations
9
OOS violations
0
Post-accident

Record spans 2024-02-28 → 2026-05-17.

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 2025-04-23
Hours of service 395
4 1 2025-02-18
Vehicle inspection & repair 396
4 1 2025-04-23
Unsafe driving 392
2 0 2025-02-18

Recent violations (last 24 months, worst first)

Date Category Violation OOS
2025-04-23 Vehicle Maintenance Tire-ply or belt material exposed
2025-04-23 Vehicle Maintenance Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition OOS
2025-04-23 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperative turn signal
2025-04-23 Vehicle Maintenance Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection
2025-04-23 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Out of Adjustment - Roto Clamp (Short & Long) DD-3 or Bolt
2025-04-23 Vehicle Maintenance CMV manufactured after 10/19/94 has an automatic airbrake adjustment system that fails to compensate for wear
2025-04-23 Vehicle Maintenance Brake Connections with Leaks Under Vehicle
2025-04-23 Vehicle Maintenance Truck-Tractor lower rear mud flaps retroreflective sheeting / reflex reflective material requirements for vehicles manuf
2025-04-23 Vehicle Maintenance Upper rear retroreflective sheeting or reflex reflective material as required for vehicles manufactured before December
2025-04-23 Vehicle Maintenance Improper battery installation
2025-04-23 Vehicle Maintenance Oil and/or grease leak
2025-04-23 Vehicle Maintenance Inoperable Required Lamp
2025-04-23 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
2025-04-23 Vehicle Maintenance Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers
2025-02-18 Hours-of-Service Compliance False report of drivers record of duty status
2025-02-18 Vehicle Maintenance No/improper tractor protection valve OOS
2025-02-18 Vehicle Maintenance Inadequate brakes for safe stopping - Brake Lining condition OOS
2025-02-18 Vehicle Maintenance No or Defective ABS Malfunction Indicator Lamp for trailer manufactured after 03/01/1998
2025-02-18 Vehicle Maintenance Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment OOS
2025-02-18 Hours-of-Service Compliance Motor carrier failed to ensure that the ELD automatically recorded the required data elements.
2025-02-18 Hours-of-Service Compliance Driver failed to certify the accuracy of the information gathered by the ELD

Recent inspections (with violations, newest first)

Showing the 3 most-recent inspections that had violations. Clean inspections aren't listed here — they're counted in the all-time inspection totals above.

2025-04-23 TX · Level 1 18 viols· 2 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 11TL
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 13D3
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 30
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 45DLUV
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47E
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 53B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 75A1
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 78
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 9TS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 17C
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 3A1BOS OOS
Vehicle inspection & repair 396 5B
2025-02-18 NM · Level 2 8 viols· 3 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2IRP
Hours of service 395 8E
Hours of service 395 30B1
Hours of service 395 26B
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 43A OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 83G OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 47A OOS
Vehicle parts & maintenance 393 55E
2024-02-28 GA · Level 2 2 viols· 1 OOS
Area (part) Section OOS Citation
Unsafe driving 392 2-SLLLR
Hours of service 395 8A1-HOSP OOS

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