MC EXPRESS TRUCKING LLC
178 power units
207 drivers
17.3M mi/yr
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FRED Score 90.0 / 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.
High confidence
19 yrs history · 920 roadside inspections in 24 months
Scored Nov 8, 2026
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- Expected crashes over the next 12 months, against similar fleets
- What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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- How it compares with similar fleets, per power unit 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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Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 178 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 207 · 206
- Annual miles
- 17.3M ~97k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tractors | 175 | 0 | 0 | 175 |
| Trailers | 426 | 0 | 0 | 426 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Registered
- Feb 8, 2007 (19 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Nov 21, 2025
- DUNS
- 801992590
- Officer
- Juan Maldonado
- Phone
- (619) 671-0744
- rafael.maldonado@mcgrouplogistics.com
- Address
- 1477 Radar Rd, San Diego CA 92154-7813
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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General Freight
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FMCSA status today
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
8
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 5 injury · 5 people hurt in all
Inspections
920
78% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
6.4%
42 of 654 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
1.2%
11 of 920 driver inspections
Violations
307
59 out-of-service violations
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 4 inspections.
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
307 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert223 · 48 out-of-serviceBrakes 90 · Lights 47 · Tires 18 · Wheels & hubs 17 · Cargo securement 12 · 39 more
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Unsafe driving No alert29 · 0 out-of-serviceSpeeding 18 · Phone use 4 · Reckless / lane 4 · Other 3
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Hours of service No alert29 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 20 · No log 5 · False log 2 · Over hours limit 2
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Driver fitness No alert21 · 11 out-of-serviceEnglish proficiency 16 · No valid CDL 5
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat5 · 0 out-of-service
Out-of-service share of each category. “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold.
Violations by quarter
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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026-
Jun32026Jun 3, 2026 · TennesseeInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May312026May 31, 2026 · CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Jan162026Jan 16, 2026 · WyomingProperty damage onlyDaylight, severe crosswinds, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
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Apr32025Apr 3, 2025 · CaliforniaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Mar282025Mar 28, 2025 · North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec92024Dec 9, 2024 · North CarolinaInjury · 1 person hurtWet road, daylight, two-way trafficway not divided.
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Dec22024Dec 2, 2024 · MissouriInjury · 1 person hurtSnow road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.
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Oct102024Oct 10, 2024 · CaliforniaInjury · 1 person hurtDark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
5 of the 8 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 · United Specialty Insurance Companyon record since Feb 28, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2012$750,000 on record · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000
- 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
- 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION → United Specialty Insurance Company (Feb 2026); HOUSTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → AMERICAN ALTERNATIVE INSURANCE CORPORATION (Feb 2025)
- 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Feb 28, 2026, replaced the same day)
- 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
- California (HQ) 639
- Federal inspectors 92
- New Mexico 58
- Arizona 28
- Texas 26
- Arkansas 24
- Tennessee 6
- Colorado 5
69% 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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| Vehicle maintenance | 151 | 1.56 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 28 | 1.54 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 22 | 0.07 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 21 | 0.16 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hazmat | — | — | — |
920 driver inspections · 654 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 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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