LEAN CARGO TRANSPORTATION LLC

DOT# 2566554 MC# 896327 Hidalgo, TX Authorized For-Hire
(956) 540-7848 jpedraza@leancargotransportation.com 908 Produce Park Ln, Hidalgo TX 78557
50 tractors 46 drivers 5.3M mi/yr · ~106k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 65.2 / 100
Moderate confidence
12 yrs history · 141 roadside inspections

FMCSA Live Status

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
50
Drivers · CDL
46 · 46
Annual miles
5.3M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 48 2 0 50
Trailers 211 0 0 211

Registration

Registered
12-19-2014 (12 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
02-11-2025
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
JOSUE PEDRAZA

Cargo

55.7
medium risk
General Freight Beverages Other: AUTOMOTIVE PARTS Dry Bulk Paper Products
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 lower than similar fleets (about a 70% chance), but the record is too thin to say by how much.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 50–99 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 0.87×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
1.6 vs 1.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–4 crashes
This motor carrier
1.6
Similar fleets
1.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~4%
About typical for similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 3 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 1.5 a year); similar fleets have about 1.8 a year. The grade counts 6 crashes in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.43×, out-of-service orders 0.44× and unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 0.79× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -15%. 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.

  • Lights and brakes
    Lights are 25 of 102 violations (25%). Light or brake defects led to 9 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Unsafe driving
    Cited 1 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 3 for phone use.
    Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
  • 3 crashes in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 13.4% vs 22.3% national; driver 0.0% vs 6.7%.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 2

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
3
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
141
55% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
13.4%
15 of 112
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
0.0%
0 of 141
National avg 6.7%
Violations
102
16 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 50–99 trucks in Texas (about 79 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 10 inspections, 0 out of service 10 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 11 inspections, 1 out of service 11 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 23 inspections, 2 out of service 23 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 20 inspections, 0 out of service 20 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 15 inspections, 2 out of service 15 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 17 inspections, 3 out of service 17 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 20 inspections, 3 out of service 20 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 23 inspections, 3 out of service 23 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 2 inspections.
vs 4,155 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.020 0.026
Inspections 2.28 0.97
Violations 1.02 0.56
Critical violations 0.15 0.11

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 50–99 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

102 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    83 · 16 OOS
    Lights 25 · Brakes 18 · Tires 7 · Cargo securement 4 · Steering & suspension 3 · 26 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    10 · 0 OOS
    Phone use 3 · Reckless / lane 2 · Speeding 2 · Other 3
  • Hours of service No alert
    8 · 0 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 7 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    1 · 0 OOS
    English proficiency 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
3 crashes
  • Apr
    26
    2026
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted.
  • Aug
    2
    2025
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. FMCSA: not preventable.
  • Oct
    18
    2024
    Texas
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier. FMCSA: not preventable.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · Arch Insurance Company
on record since Aug 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Mar 2018
1 other liability filing also on file
Cargo filing
not required by FMCSA (household-goods motor carriers only); the cargo policy is not on FMCSA's record
36 months to Nov 2, 2026
  • One liability insurer throughout
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Apr 6, 2018)

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) 97
  • Louisiana 9
  • Arkansas 6
  • California 3
  • Georgia 3
  • Kansas 3
  • Tennessee 3
  • Illinois 2

69% of inspections were in its home state.