HIGHLANDER XPRESS INC
9 power units
9 drivers
400k mi/yr
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FRED Score 10.0 / 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.
Low confidence
23 yrs history · 46 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
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- Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 9 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 9 · 9
- Annual miles
- 400k ~44k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Trailers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Feb 5, 2007)19 yrs old
- Registered
- Jul 11, 2003 (23 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Aug 4, 2025
- Officer
- ERNESTO MALAGA
- Phone
- (786) 336-0601
- info@highlanderxpress.com
- Address
- 7100 Nw 77 Ct, Miami FL 33166
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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MeatRefrigerated FoodGeneral FreightFresh Produce
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
5
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 1 injury · 1 person hurt in all
Inspections
46
28% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
21.9%
7 of 32 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
15.2%
7 of 46 driver inspections
Violations
99
18 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
99 on the FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert62 · 9 out-of-serviceLights 21 · Brakes 20 · Wheels & hubs 4 · Steering & suspension 3 · Tires 3 · 11 more
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Hours of service No alert19 · 3 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 16 · No log 3
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Unsafe driving No alert12 · 0 out-of-servicePhone use 2 · Reckless / lane 2 · Seat belt 2 · Speeding 2 · Other 4
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Driver fitness No alert6 · 6 out-of-serviceEnglish proficiency 4 · No valid CDL 1 · Other qualification 1
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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-
Jun292026Jun 29, 2026 · FloridaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, one-way trafficway not divided.
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Jan242026Jan 24, 2026 · TexasProperty damage onlyIce road, daylight, snow, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan212026Jan 21, 2026 · TexasProperty damage onlyDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Aug212025Aug 21, 2025 · LouisianaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct232024Oct 23, 2024 · LouisianaProperty damage onlyDark - unknown roadway lighting, one-way trafficway not divided.
1 of the 5 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
FMCSA record through Nov 7, 2026Today · live FMCSA check
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (risk retention group)on record since Jul 29, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2025
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 7, 2026
- 4 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 3 changes: PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY → Universal Casualty Risk Retention Group, Inc (Jul 2026); SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC → PROGRESSIVE EXPRESS INSURANCE COMPANY (Jul 2025); SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY → SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC (Feb 2024)
- 10 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 7 took effect (the last Sep 3, 2026, replaced the same day); 3 replaced before they took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
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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
- New Mexico 15
- Arizona 13
- California 8
- Texas 5
- Louisiana 3
- Florida (HQ) 1
- Georgia 1
Runs well beyond its home state: 1 of 46 inspections was in Florida.
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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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| Vehicle maintenance | 24 | 7.49 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 9 | 0.88 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 10 | 15.71 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 6 | 1.08 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
46 driver inspections · 32 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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