SP EXPRESS LLC
8 power units
11 drivers
1.3M mi/yr
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FRED Score 31.3 / 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
17 yrs history · 51 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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- 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
- 8 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 11 · 11
- Annual miles
- 1.3M ~162k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Trailers | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- Cargo operation
- Interstate
- Scope
- Interstate (Within 100 miles)
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Mar 31, 2026)
- Registered
- Jun 22, 2009 (17 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jul 1, 2025
- Officer
- SALVADOR PADILLA
- Phone
- (915) 727-9229
- s.p.express@hotmail.com
- Address
- 12101 Tower Hill Dr, El Paso TX 79936
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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Metal: Sheets/Coils/RollsGeneral FreightBeveragesOther: AUTO PARTS, FABRICDry BulkPaper Products
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
2
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 0 injury · 0 people hurt in all
Inspections
51
20% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
30.6%
11 of 36 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
17.6%
9 of 51 driver inspections
Violations
129
25 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 1 inspection.
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
129 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert85 · 14 out-of-serviceBrakes 33 · Lights 15 · Tires 9 · Cargo securement 4 · Wheels & hubs 3 · 21 more
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Hours of service No alert28 · 2 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 19 · Over hours limit 5 · False log 2 · No log 2
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Driver fitness No alert12 · 9 out-of-serviceEnglish proficiency 10 · Medical certificate 1 · No valid CDL 1
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Unsafe driving No alert4 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 2 · Speeding 1 · Other 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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Crashes
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
2 crashes
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Oct132025Oct 13, 2025 · TexasProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain.
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May232025May 23, 2025 · PennsylvaniaProperty damage onlyWet road, daylight, rain.
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)
- $750,000 · SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE COon record since Apr 17, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jul 2014A cancellation notice effective Jul 21, 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: ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO (Jul 2025)
- 15 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 13 took effect (the last Apr 17, 2026, replaced the same day); 2 replaced before they took effect
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority events and every filing
FMCSA’s full filing record back to the 1990s, and who else this insurer covers
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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
- Texas (HQ) 18
- Missouri 5
- Louisiana 4
- New Mexico 4
- Mississippi 3
- Ohio 3
- Federal inspectors 3
- Alabama 2
35% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle maintenance | 31 | 10.69 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 18 | 1.91 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 11 | 1.77 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 3 | 2.44 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
51 driver inspections · 36 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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