RUFFIN TRUCKING LLC

DOT# 2353286 MC# 805811 Ennis, TX Authorized For-Hire
(214) 538-4186 jared@ruffintruckingllc.com 904 S Kaufman, Ennis TX 75119
18 tractors · all leased 32 drivers 3.5M mi/yr · ~192k per unit
Marginal
FRED Score 30.0 / 100
Low confidence
14 yrs history · 41 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
18
Drivers · CDL
32 · 32
Annual miles
3.5M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 0 18 0 18
Trailers 0 0 18 18

Registration

Registered
10-26-2012 (14 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
04-21-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JARED RUFFIN

Cargo

64.0
medium risk
General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight

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 90% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 10–19 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 1.81×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Leaning Poor. Its estimate (1.81× similar fleets) is in the Poor range, but the record isn't strong enough to be 60% sure it is above the Poor line (1.57×), so the grade stays Marginal.
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.3 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–3 crashes
This motor carrier
1.3
Similar fleets
0.7
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
About 1.8× 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 2 with injuries; similar fleets have about 0.7 a year. The grade counts 8 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Mixed. Out-of-service orders 1.60× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.52× the rate expected for its inspections, but violations 0.73×. Together they move its crash estimate +6%: 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.

  • Injury crashes
    2 crashes with 2 people hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    3 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 no valid CDL, 1 hours of service (Jan 2025 – Apr 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    36.4% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (12 of 33). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.60× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Substance violations: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 2 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
41
42% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
36.4%
12 of 33
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
9.8%
4 of 41
National avg 6.7%
Violations
52
13 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Texas (about 34 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 6 inspections, 4 out of service 6 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 7 inspections, 2 out of service 7 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 3 inspections, 2 out of service 3 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 8 inspections, 3 out of service 8 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.139 0.034
Inspections 1.92 1.23
Violations 1.47 0.97
Critical violations 0.36 0.18

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

52 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    36 · 10 OOS
    Lights 11 · Brakes 5 · Tires 5 · Cargo securement 3 · Wheels & hubs 3 · 9 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    12 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 7 · Over hours limit 3 · False log 1 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    3 · 2 OOS
    No valid CDL 2 · Medical certificate 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    Seat belt 1
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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No violation trend data

Crashes

24 months
  • Nov
    11
    2025
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    4
    2025
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jan
    10
    2025
    Texas
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway not divided.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through May 14, 2026 · no change recorded by FMCSA since
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Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
$750,000 · MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Oct 12, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2014
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: PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL → MS TRANSVERSE INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2025)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Oct 12, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notice resolved in time: 1

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Sep 23, 2025)

Who insures fleets like this →

FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?

Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Texas (HQ) 28
  • Arkansas 7
  • Missouri 3
  • Kansas 2
  • Oklahoma 1

68% of inspections were in its home state.