MELGAR TRUCKING SERVICE INC
(915) 490-5479
safety@melgartruck.com
11150 Gateway East, El Paso TX 79927
32
tractors
41 drivers
4.8M mi/yr · ~151k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 42.6 / 100
Moderate confidence
20 yrs history · 90 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 32
- Drivers · CDL
- 41 · 41
- Annual miles
- 4.8M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 4 | 28 | 0 | 32 |
| Trailers | 20 | 16 | 0 | 36 |
Registration
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (10-06-2022) · 4 yr old
- Registered
- 04-07-2006 (20 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 04-29-2025
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 08, 2026
- Officer
- GILBERTO MELGAR
Cargo
59.0
medium risk
Household Goods
General Freight
Beverages
US Mail
Dry Bulk
Paper Products
Utility
- High-Risk Cargo
- General Freight, Household Goods
Note: "General Freight" is a catch-all; the actual cargo mix and its risk may differ.
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
Expected crash rate is probably higher than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.
Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.
This motor carrier 1.25×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.9 vs 1.5 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.9
Similar fleets
1.5
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~5%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans worse, not yet proven. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year), including 1 with injuries; similar fleets have about 1.5 a year. The grade counts 6 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.50× the rate expected for its inspections, but out-of-service orders 0.63× and violations 0.67×. Together they barely move its crash estimate: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The grade already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are not in it.
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Injury crashes1 crash with 3 people hurt in 24 months.Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
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Drivers put out of service4 out-of-service violations against drivers: 3 hours of service, 1 no valid CDL (Jun 2025 – Oct 2025).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Falsified logs3 false-log violations in 24 months.Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
- Vehicle out-of-service rate 12.0% vs 22.3% national; driver 4.4% vs 6.7%.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
· grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 3 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
90
56% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
12.0%
6 of 50
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
4.4%
4 of 90
National avg 6.7%
Violations
71
11 out-of-service
Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Texas (about 58 in 24 months would be typical).
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 10,543 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.062 | 0.029 |
| Inspections | 2.28 | 1.12 |
| Violations | 1.11 | 0.78 |
| Critical violations | 0.20 | 0.15 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
71 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert44 · 7 OOSBrakes 13 · Lights 12 · Tires 6 · Cargo securement 3 · Wheels & hubs 3 · 7 more
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Hours of service No alert17 · 3 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 10 · No log 4 · False log 3
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Unsafe driving No alert9 · 0 OOSSpeeding 4 · Phone use 1 · Reckless / lane 1 · Other 3
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSNo valid CDL 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
24 months-
Jun192026TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, severe crosswinds, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Apr142026TexasInjury · 3 people hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov222025TexasProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
1 of the 3 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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- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$750,000 · SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COon record since May 6, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Dec 2015A cancellation notice effective Jun 5, 2026 was on file at May 14, 2026; whether it took effect is not in FMCSA's frozen record — see the live check.
- Cargo filing
- not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to May 14, 2026
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO (Jun 2025)
- 9 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 4 took effect (the last May 6, 2026, replaced the same day); 5 replaced before they took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
- FMCSA notices resolved in time: 6
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jun 3, 2025)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
40 filings and 40 authority events since 2009 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
40 filings and 40 authority events since 2009 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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May 6, 2026SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability · $750,000 · on file at May 14, 2026 · cancellation notice effective Jun 5, 2026 on file at May 14, 2026 (outcome not in FMCSA's frozen record)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 5, 2025SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COLiability · $750,000 · ended May 6, 2026 · cancellation notice took effect11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 9, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 3, 2025opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 29, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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May 6, 2025TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 5, 2025 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 2, 2025FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped May 7, 2025opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective May 29, 2025)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 5, 2024TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended May 6, 2025 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective May 29, 2025 came after the replacement; 11 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 9, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 4, 2024opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 5, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 27, 2024TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 5, 2024 · cancellation notice took effect3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 20, 2024FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 28, 2024opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 8, 2024)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 7, 2024TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 27, 2024 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Mar 16, 2024 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 9, 2023TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 7, 2024 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Mar 8, 2024 came after the replacement; 4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 18, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 10, 2023opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Oct 13, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 6, 2023TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 9, 2023 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Oct 13, 2023 came after the replacement; 3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 3, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 7, 2023opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 28, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 5, 2023TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 6, 2023 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jul 28, 2023 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 9, 2023FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 2, 2023opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 5, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 16, 2022TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 5, 2023 · cancellation notice took effect6 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 12, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Dec 19, 2022opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jan 7, 2023)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jul 21, 2022TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 16, 2022 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jan 7, 2023 came after the replacement; 5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 30, 2022TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jul 21, 2022 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Aug 22, 2022 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 21, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jul 1, 2022opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jul 18, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 5, 2022TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 30, 2022 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jul 18, 2022 came after the replacement; 1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 9, 2022FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 3, 2022opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 5, 2022)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 25, 2021TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 5, 2022 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 13, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Oct 26, 2021opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 9, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- Texas (HQ) 25
- New Mexico 18
- Missouri 9
- Arkansas 6
- Louisiana 6
- Indiana 5
- Arizona 4
- Mississippi 4
28% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (39 power units: 32 filed, 39 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
1.5
Actual, per year in window
2.0
Projected, next 12 mo
1.9
0
1.25
2.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 39 power units this active to have about 1.5 crashes a year (sized from the 39 units seen roadside; 32 filed). This motor carrier recorded 6 in its scoring window (Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026, about 2.0 a year) — about 1.3× a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 1.9 over the next 12 — about 1.2× the typical fleet. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 5% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Oct 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026 · inspections Nov 1, 2024 → Oct 31, 2026 · data as of Nov 4, 2026
Inside that window:
92 inspections
and 6 crashes.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 87 inspections and 3 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Outside the scoring window
on the FMCSA record · not in this grade
Aged out — crashes before Oct 1, 2023, inspections before Nov 1, 2024
- 3 inspections with no out-of-service result
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.42
Marginal — 1.25x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.039 crashes per power-unit-year for a 39-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 0.98x (driver behaviour 1.50x, out-of-service 0.63x, all violations 0.67x; 92 inspections). Experience 1.28x: 3.8 decayed crashes against 2.3 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.42, a 3.16). 80% range 0.68–1.90x. Fleet sized at 39 units from roadside VINs (32 filed). Last change: older crashes rolling off.
Since the previous weekly run the risk relativity moved -1.9%, driven by older crashes rolling off the 36-month ramp.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
Class rate
3.9 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
39 power units (32 filed, 39 seen roadside) · 1.53 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
0.98×
92 inspections in window
Crash experience
1.28×
3.8 decayed crashes vs 2.3 expected · credibility 0.42
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 1.25× (80% range 0.68–1.90×)
· band Marginal
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
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.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
90
Driver Insp
90
Driver OOS
4
Vehicle Insp
50
Vehicle OOS
6
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 9 | 1.28 | |
| HOS Compliance | 16 | 0.47 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.06 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 22 | 2.91 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-DEC-25 – 30-OCT-24) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.