LA TORTILLERIA LLC
DBA PURPLE CROW
79 power units
78 drivers
4.6M mi/yr
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Satisfactory
FRED Score 62.0 / 100
The FRED Score (0–100, higher is better) compares this motor carrier's expected crash rate with that of similar fleets. It is an analytical opinion, not an FMCSA safety rating.
Moderate confidence
24 yrs history · 164 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 79
- Drivers · CDL
- 78 · 78
- Annual miles
- 4.6M ~59k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Tractors | 1 | 71 | 0 | 72 |
| Trailers | 9 | 82 | 6 | 97 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire / Private Property
- Registered
- Feb 21, 2002 (24 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Apr 7, 2026 (Biennial Update)
- DUNS
- 47230508
- Officers
- JOHN RUBLE · DAN CALHOUN
- Phone
- (336) 773-0010
- jruble@purplecrow.com
- Address
- 2046 Althea St, Winston-Salem NC 27101
Cargo
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Household GoodsMeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh ProduceBeveragesOther: FOODPaper Products
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
6
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 4 injury · 6 people hurt in all
Inspections
164
80% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
8.7%
4 of 46 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
3.0%
5 of 164 driver inspections
Violations
40
8 out-of-service violations
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
How it compares with similar fleets
Crashes, inspections and violations per power unit and per mile, against fleets like this one
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Violations
40 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026-
Unsafe driving No alert26 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 14 · Speeding 8 · Phone use 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 2
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Vehicle maintenance No alert7 · 3 out-of-serviceTires 3 · Brakes 2 · Wheels & hubs 1 · Other parts 1
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Driver fitness No alert5 · 5 out-of-serviceNo valid CDL 4 · Other qualification 1
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Hours of service No alert2 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 2
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Nov32025Nov 3, 2025 · VirginiaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Jul292025Jul 29, 2025 · North CarolinaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jun252025Jun 25, 2025 · North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDawn, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr252025Apr 25, 2025 · North CarolinaInjury · 2 people hurtDark - not lighted.
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Mar172025Mar 17, 2025 · MarylandProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway not divided. Citation issued.
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Feb122025Feb 12, 2025 · North CarolinaInjury · 2 people hurtWet road, daylight, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
4 of the 6 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA sinceToday · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
- $1,000,000 · PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL MUTUAL CAS. INS. CO.on record since Mar 1, 2020 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2011
- Cargo filing
- on file · PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL MUTUAL CAS. INS. CO. since Feb 2, 2021
36 months to May 14, 2026
- One liability insurer throughout
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
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Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- North Carolina (HQ) 114
- South Carolina 27
- Virginia 6
- Georgia 4
- Maryland 4
- Kentucky 3
- Delaware 2
- Tennessee 2
70% of inspections were in its home state.
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FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
| BASIC | Inspections with violations | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe driving | 25 | 3.21 | No alert |
| Vehicle maintenance | 6 | 1.25 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 5 | 0.24 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 2 | 0.01 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
164 driver inspections · 46 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026; the grade counts crashes Oct 1, 2023 – Sep 30, 2026 and inspections Nov 1, 2024 – Oct 31, 2026 from FMCSA's weekly files, so counts can differ.
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