SOUTH TEXAS FENCING & TRENCHING SERVICES LLP
FMCSA Live Status
Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 38
- Drivers · CDL
- 14 · 14
- Annual miles
- 300k unreliable
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| Trailers | 40 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Registration
- Registered
- 01-05-2010 (16 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 11-06-2024
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- ARMANDO BENAVIDES
- Officer
- ARMANDO BENAVIDES
Cargo
- High-Risk Cargo
- Machinery Large, Oilfield Equipment
Estimated from the commodity types reported to FMCSA, not from loss history or the true cargo mix.
The expected crashes on this page assume the filed fleet of 38 power units is real, but the roadside record corroborates little of it — 9 units seen in 24 months, 0.20 inspections per filed unit-year. Verify the fleet size before relying on the crash expectation.
MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).
Runs within Texas only. Intrastate fleets in Texas are inspected about 1 a year for every 3 trucks; interstate fleets, about 1 a year for every 2 trucks. Its roadside record counts the same way as an interstate fleet's.
Not enough record to grade yet.
14 inspections and no crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one. It leans better than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but not by enough to grade.
Similar fleets: intrastate 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.
A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-9 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.
Worth a closer look
From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.
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Driver qualification2 out-of-service violations against drivers: 1 English proficiency, 1 no valid CDL (Dec 2025 – Feb 2026).Ask: driver qualification files and hiring standards.
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Brakes and lightsBrakes are 10 of 32 violations (31%). Brake or light defects led to 3 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate50.0% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 30.6% for intrastate motor carriers (7 of 14). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.92× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Filed fleet not seen on the roadOnly 9 of the 38 filed power units were seen at a roadside inspection in 24 months (14 inspections in all). The crash expectation assumes all 38 are running.Ask: how many trucks are actually operating, with the vehicle schedule (the MCS-150 was last updated Nov 2024).
- No reportable crashes in 24 months.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
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Unreliable reported mileageThe motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
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Estimated mileageNo usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.
Track record
Inspected about as often as intrastate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Texas (about 23 in 24 months would be typical; 47% of them had none).
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.000 | 0.017 |
| Inspections | 0.26 | 0.60 |
| Violations | 0.42 | 0.25 |
| Critical violations | 0.09 | 0.04 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: intrastate fleets, 20–49 power units, high-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
32 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert29 · 9 OOSBrakes 10 · Lights 7 · Tires 5 · Cargo securement 2 · Steering & suspension 1 · 4 more
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Driver fitness No alert2 · 2 OOSEnglish proficiency 1 · No valid CDL 1
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Hours of service No alert1 · 0 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 1
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Unsafe driving No alert0
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itCrashes
24 monthsNo reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
No MC, FF or MX docket on FMCSA's registration for this motor carrier, so there are no insurance filings to show. FMCSA collects filings only from registered for-hire authorities; other motor carriers keep proof of insurance (MCS-90) at their place of business.
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
- Texas (HQ) 14
How the estimate 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 (38 power units: 38 filed, 9 seen roadside in 24 months).
We'd expect a typical fleet of 38 power units this active to have about 0.4 crashes a year — but only 9 of the 38 filed units were seen roadside in 24 months (0.20 inspections per filed unit-year), so this expectation assumes the filed fleet is real. This motor carrier recorded 1 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 0.3 a year). Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 0.3 over the next 12 — below a 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.
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.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
C Property| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
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| Unsafe Driving | 0 | 0.00 | |
| HOS Compliance | 1 | 0.18 | |
| Driver Fitness | 2 | 1.18 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 10 | 8.40 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-MAY-26 – 27-AUG-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.