EL EXPRESO GROUP LLC
DBA EL EXPRESO BUS COMPANY
36 power units
44 drivers
4.6M mi/yr
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Not graded
Passenger operation — outside the model for motor carriers of property
Checked Nov 8, 2026
Why it isn't graded
Not graded: passenger operation. The FRED Score is a model for motor carriers of property; a passenger model is a separate study.
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026: 2 crashes (0 fatal, 0 injury) · 722 inspections · vehicle out-of-service 6.5% (national avg 22.3%)
Fleet, registration and cargo
Fleet and equipment
- Power units
- 36
- Drivers · CDL
- 44 · 44
- Annual miles
- 4.6M ~127k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Aug 31, 2023)3 yrs old
- Registered
- Aug 15, 2012 (14 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Jan 16, 2025
- Officers
- CARLOS MATAMOROS · Juan Vazquez
- Phone
- (713) 928-5500
- carlos.matamoros@elexpreso.net
- Address
- 820 Lockwood Dr, Houston TX 77020-7918
Cargo
Cargo risk score
FRED’s estimate from the commodities it hauls
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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
722
86% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
6.5%
20 of 306 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 709 driver inspections
Violations
129
20 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 5 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
129 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert108 · 20 out-of-serviceBrakes 22 · Lights 11 · Steering & suspension 11 · Cargo securement 5 · Tires 3 · 56 more
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Driver fitness No alert16 · 0 out-of-serviceEnglish proficiency 14 · No valid CDL 2
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Hours of service No alert4 · 0 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 3 · Over hours limit 1
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Unsafe driving No alert1 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 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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FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · crash reports through Sep 15, 2026
2 crashes
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Jul162026Jul 16, 2026 · TexasProperty damage onlyDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Nov132024Nov 13, 2024 · TexasProperty damage onlyDark - lighted.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $5,000,000 · NATIONAL UNION FIRE INS. CO. OF PITSBGH. PAon record since Jul 2, 2022 · FMCSA minimum $5,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Sep 2013
- 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
- One liability insurer throughout
- 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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FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it operates
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Map: inspections and crashes from FMCSA's weekly files over 24 months.
Inspections by state
- Federal inspectors 701
- Texas (HQ) 19
- Iowa 1
- South Carolina 1
Runs well beyond its home state: 19 of 722 inspections were in Texas.
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 | 84 | 1.41 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 16 | 0.07 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 4 | 0.01 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 1 | 0.10 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
709 driver inspections · 306 vehicle inspections
These records come from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026.
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