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FAK INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION INC

DOT# 2913992 MC# 982176 Laredo, TX Authorized For-Hire
(956) 729-8111 aramirez@shipfak.com 6200 Santa Maria Ave, Laredo TX 78041
72 power units 96 drivers 5M mi/yr · ~70k per unit
Not graded

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
72
Drivers · CDL
96 · 88
Annual miles
5M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 6 6 0 12
Tractors 42 18 0 60
Trailers 240 12 0 252

Registration

Registered
08-01-2016 (10 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
08-23-2024
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
FRED S HOPSON JR

Cargo

72.3
high risk
Motor Vehicles General Freight Other: WIRE ROPE, FIXTURES, MFG GOODS, AUTO PARTS
High-Risk Cargo
Motor Vehicles, 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.

Not Graded

Not graded: operating authority revoked since Aug 20, 2025 (Revoked) with no roadside inspection or crash recorded since, and no active authority on file. Graded again once it is seen operating or the authority is reinstated; referral.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record.

  • Injury crashes
    1 crash with 1 person hurt in 24 months.
    Ask: claim status and driver history for these crashes.
  • Drivers put out of service
    5 out-of-service violations against drivers: 2 hours of service, 1 cargo securement, 1 no valid CDL (Dec 2024 – Apr 2025).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Lights and tires
    Lights are 48 of 132 violations (36%). Light or tire defects led to 13 out-of-service orders.
    Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate
    42.2% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (19 of 45).
  • Falsified logs
    2 false-log violations in 24 months.
    Ask: how hours are audited against ELD and fuel records.
Strengths
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Aug 2025 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 1 injury · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
58
31% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
42.2%
19 of 45
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
8.6%
5 of 58
National avg 6.7%
Violations
132
29 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 12 inspections, 4 out of service 12 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 19 inspections, 7 out of service 19 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 23 inspections, 9 out of service 23 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 3 inspections, 1 out of service 3 Q3 '25
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 1 inspection.
vs 258 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.007 0.026
Inspections 0.69 0.80
Violations 0.92 0.48
Critical violations 0.17 0.10

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

What they get cited for

132 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    110 · 24 OOS
    Lights 48 · Tires 18 · Brakes 14 · Wheels & hubs 5 · Cargo securement 3 · 22 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    15 · 2 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 12 · False log 2 · No log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    4 · 3 OOS
    English proficiency 2 · No valid CDL 1 · Other qualification 1
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    3 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1 · Other 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
  • Dec
    19
    2024
    Mississippi
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Dark - not lighted, two-way trafficway divided positive barrier.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

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)
No liability filing on FMCSA's record through May 14, 2026.
Last filing: BRICKTOWN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ended Aug 14, 2025 (cancellation notice took effect).
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
  • 3 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 2 changes: TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → BRICKTOWN SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Aug 2024); HUDSON INSURANCE COMPANY → TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Aug 2023)
  • 3 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 3 took effect (the last Aug 14, 2025, not replaced on FMCSA's record)
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2

Operating authority inactive (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Aug 20, 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) 27
  • Louisiana 8
  • New Mexico 6
  • Arkansas 3
  • California 3
  • Kentucky 3
  • Alabama 2
  • North Carolina 2

47% of inspections were in its home state.

Data sourced from FMCSA. The FRED Score is an analytical opinion and is not an FMCSA safety rating. Unless a motor carrier has received an Unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 CFR Part 385 or has otherwise been ordered to discontinue operations by FMCSA, it is authorized to operate. This information is provided for informational purposes only and should not be the sole basis for any decision. Report generated · fred-score.com/carrier/2913992