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FUEL SOUTH EXPRESS LLC

DOT# 362702 MC# 264276 Houston, TX Authorized For-Hire
(831) 801-5798 jose.ortega@circlek.com 2929 Allen Parkway, Houston TX 77019
606 tractors 1,018 drivers 56M mi/yr · ~92k per unit
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HazMat
Marginal
FRED Score 36.1 / 100
High confidence
37 yrs history · 1,431 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
606
Drivers · CDL
1,018 · 1,018
Annual miles
56M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 130 476 0 606
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
08-15-1989 (37 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-27-2026 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JOSE ORTEGA

Cargo

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  • What drives the grade: crash history and roadside record
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  • How it compares with similar fleets, per truck 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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Track record

FMCSA record, Sep 2024 – Sep 2026
Crashes
67
0 fatalities · 19 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
1,431
77% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
4.7%
63 of 1,333
Driver out-of-service
0.6%
9 of 1,431
Violations
445
77 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 152 inspections, 3 out of service 152 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 226 inspections, 10 out of service 226 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 214 inspections, 8 out of service 214 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 170 inspections, 10 out of service 170 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 147 inspections, 13 out of service 147 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 212 inspections, 10 out of service 212 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 151 inspections, 8 out of service 151 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 153 inspections, 7 out of service 153 Q3 '26
Sep 25–30, 2024 isn't charted (too little of that quarter is on file); the 24-month totals include its 6 inspections.
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What they get cited for

445 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    323 · 55 OOS
    Brakes 145 · Lights 50 · Tires 32 · Cargo securement 17 · Wheels & hubs 15 · 64 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    38 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 16 · Speeding 14 · Other 8
  • Hours of service No alert
    13 · 1 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 9 · Over hours limit 3 · False log 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    11 · 10 OOS
    No valid CDL 8 · Medical certificate 3
  • Drugs & alcohol No alert
    0
  • Hazmat
    60 · 11 OOS
Out-of-service violations “No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold

Violations by quarter

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Crashes

24 months
  • Aug
    4
    2026
    South Carolina
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    27
    2026
    Arizona
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Hazmat released.
  • Jul
    25
    2026
    Louisiana
    Property damage only
    Dark - lighted, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.
  • Jul
    24
    2026
    North Carolina
    Property damage only
    Wet road, daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jul
    5
    2026
    North Carolina
    Injury · 1 person hurt
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • Jun
    17
    2026
    Alabama
    Property damage only
    Wet road, dark - lighted, rain, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Hazmat released.
  • May
    30
    2026
    Arizona
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.
  • May
    22
    2026
    Arizona
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median.

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Insurance filed with FMCSA

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Liability (BIPD)
$6,000,000 · Greenwich Insurance Company
on record since Nov 1, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $1,000,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Feb 2016
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
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Where it happens

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Inspections by state
  • Florida 286
  • South Carolina 202
  • Arizona 179
  • Georgia 138
  • North Carolina 107
  • Mississippi 68
  • Texas (HQ) 66
  • Tennessee 65

Runs well beyond its home state: 66 of 1,431 inspections were in Texas.

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