SAMAX EXPRESS INC
100 power units
100 drivers
13.5M mi/yr
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FRED Score 83.5 / 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
13 yrs history · 418 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
- 100 all owned
- Drivers · CDL
- 100 · 1
- Annual miles
- 13.5M ~135k per unit
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 100 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Trailers | 142 | 176 | 0 | 318 |
Registration
- Operation
- Interstate
- Authority type
- Authorized For-Hire
- FMCSA rating
- Satisfactory (Dec 10, 2018)7 yrs old
- Registered
- Nov 27, 2013 (13 yrs)
- MCS-150 update
- Apr 23, 2026
- Officer
- GABRIEL SALDIVAR
- Phone
- (956) 231-8868
- safety@samaxexpress.com
- Address
- 5615 E Saunders St, Laredo TX 78041
Cargo
Cargo risk score
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General FreightOther: AUTO PARTSPaper Products
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Roadside and crash record
FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026Crashes
5
0 fatal (0 deaths) · 2 injury · 2 people hurt in all
Inspections
418
35% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
21.7%
66 of 304 vehicle inspections
Driver out-of-service
11.2%
47 of 418 driver inspections
Violations
692
131 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 3 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
692 on the FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026-
Vehicle maintenance No alert512 · 79 out-of-serviceBrakes 177 · Lights 114 · Tires 54 · Cargo securement 27 · Wheels & hubs 23 · 117 more
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Hours of service No alert76 · 2 out-of-serviceLogbook / ELD paperwork 52 · Over hours limit 13 · False log 9 · No log 2
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Driver fitness No alert68 · 44 out-of-serviceEnglish proficiency 55 · No valid CDL 11 · Medical certificate 1 · Other qualification 1
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Unsafe driving No alert28 · 0 out-of-serviceReckless / lane 10 · Speeding 7 · Seat belt 2 · Phone use 1 · Other 8
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
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Hazmat8 · 6 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-
May122026May 12, 2026 · ArkansasProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Oct112025Oct 11, 2025 · TexasInjury · 1 person hurtDark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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May82025May 8, 2025 · TexasProperty damage onlyDark - lighted.
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Mar22025Mar 2, 2025 · ArizonaProperty damage onlyDaylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
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Dec22024Dec 2, 2024 · PennsylvaniaInjury · 1 person hurtDaylight.
2 of the 5 crashes hurt someone but killed no one.
Insurance filed with FMCSA
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On FMCSA's filing record
- Liability (BIPD)
- $750,000 · Sutton Specialty Insurance Companyon record since Dec 29, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2015
- 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
- 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: ACCREDITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO (Jul 2025)
- 4 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Dec 29, 2025, replaced the same day); 1 replaced before it took effect
- 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
- Texas (HQ) 166
- New Mexico 33
- Arkansas 28
- California 28
- Federal inspectors 27
- Louisiana 22
- Tennessee 14
- Colorado 11
40% 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 | 205 | 6.67 | No alert |
| Hours of service | 57 | 0.46 | No alert |
| Driver fitness | 65 | 1.12 | No alert |
| Unsafe driving | 25 | 1.62 | No alert |
| Drugs & alcohol | 0 | 0.00 | No alert |
| Hazmat | — | — | — |
418 driver inspections · 304 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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