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VALLEY TRUCKING COMPANY INC

DOT# 136490 MC# 118341 DUNS# 26104968 Brownsville, TX Authorized For-Hire
(800) 945-4511 vtcjd@valley-trucking.com 4550 Jaime J Zapata Ave, Brownsville TX 78521
82 tractors 82 drivers 8.2M mi/yr · ~100k per unit
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HazMat
Satisfactory
FRED Score 67.4 / 100
Moderate confidence
52 yrs history · 427 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
82
Drivers · CDL
82 · 79
Annual miles
8.2M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 35 47 0 82
Trailers 387 3 0 390

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
FMCSA Rating
Satisfactory (08-11-2014) · 12 yr old
Registered
06-01-1974 (52 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
10-31-2025 (Address Change)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JUAN D GUTIERREZ
Officer
TODD GEORGE

Cargo

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Household Goods Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Other: PAINT AND AUTO PARTS HAZMAT
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per truck and per mile
  • Cargo risk, and news reports linked to its crashes
  • How the grade is calculated, and its history week by week

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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
4
1 fatality · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
427
70% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
11.1%
32 of 287
Driver out-of-service
0.5%
2 of 427
Violations
187
37 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 48 inspections, 2 out of service 48 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 43 inspections, 5 out of service 43 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 53 inspections, 4 out of service 53 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 55 inspections, 4 out of service 55 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 50 inspections, 6 out of service 50 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 55 inspections, 5 out of service 55 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 64 inspections, 4 out of service 64 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 56 inspections, 3 out of service 56 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 3 inspections.
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What they get cited for

187 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    125 · 36 OOS
    Brakes 44 · Lights 31 · Tires 13 · Cargo securement 5 · Steering & suspension 3 · 29 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    39 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 27 · Over hours limit 8 · False log 3 · No log 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    22 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 8 · Reckless / lane 4 · Seat belt 1 · Other 9
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 1 OOS
    Medical certificate 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

24 months
  • Feb
    19
    2026
    New Mexico
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Feb
    9
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight.
  • Jan
    6
    2026
    Texas
    Fatal · 1 death
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Sep
    5
    2025
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Insurance filed with FMCSA

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$2,000,000 · NATIONAL INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jun 1, 2021 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Apr 2001
Cargo filing
on file · MAX SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY since Apr 15, 2009
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 happens

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Inspections by state
  • Texas (HQ) 211
  • Utah 62
  • New Mexico 43
  • Colorado 32
  • Arkansas 15
  • Louisiana 12
  • California 9
  • Tennessee 8

49% of inspections were in its home state.

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Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/136490