COLD CARGO LLC

DOT# 4177664 MC# 1607933 Laredo, TX Authorized For-Hire
(956) 955-1553 roger@coldcargo.us 108 Ross Khaledi Rd Bldg G, Laredo TX 78045
15 tractors · all owned 15 drivers 1M mi/yr · ~69k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 75.0 / 100
Low confidence
2 yrs history · 26 roadside inspections
Upside capped

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
15
Drivers · CDL
15 · 15
Annual miles
1M
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 0 0 0 0
Tractors 15 0 0 15
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Registered
01-09-2024 (2 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
01-21-2026
FRED Score Date
Nov 08, 2026
Officer
JOSE EDUARDO MORALES-ZERMENO
Officer
ROGELIO RAFAEL BETANCOURT GARCIA

Cargo

63.4
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight
High-Risk Cargo
General Freight, Refrigerated Food, Meat

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.

Upside Withheld

Its risk relativity (0.75× similar fleets) would put it in Strong; this rule holds it at Satisfactory:

  • Strong withheld: the posterior is not confident enough that risk sits below 0.76× class

The downside is never capped.

Expected crash rate is probably lower than similar fleets (about an 80% 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.

Per truck, fleets like this one are expected to crash about 1.6× as often as the median active fleet of 10–19 trucks.

This motor carrier 0.75×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.6 vs 0.8 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.6
Similar fleets
0.8
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
Below similar fleets.
What's driving the grade
Crash history
betterworse
Leans better, not yet proven. 0 crashes on the FMCSA record in 24 months; similar fleets have about 0.8 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 1.43× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +5%.

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.

  • Drivers put out of service
    6 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 English proficiency, 2 hours of service (Jul 2025 – Jul 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Driver out-of-service rate
    19.2% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (5 of 26), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 1.07× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
  • No reportable crashes in 24 months.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 11.1% vs 22.3% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026 · grade scored on Oct 1, 2023 → Oct 31, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
26
46% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
11.1%
2 of 18
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
19.2%
5 of 26
National avg 6.7%
Violations
49
8 out-of-service

Inspected about as often as interstate fleets of 10–19 trucks in Texas (about 28 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 1 inspections, 0 out of service 1 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 4 inspections, 2 out of service 4 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 4 inspections, 1 out of service 4 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 2 inspections, 0 out of service 2 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 6 inspections, 2 out of service 6 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 5 inspections, 1 out of service 5 Q3 '26
vs 14,144 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.000 0.034
Inspections 0.93 1.23
Violations 1.63 0.97
Critical violations 0.10 0.18

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

What they get cited for

49 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    34 · 2 OOS
    Lights 14 · Brakes 7 · Cargo securement 3 · Steering & suspension 1 · Tires 1 · 8 more
  • Hours of service No alert
    7 · 2 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 5 · No log 2
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    4 · 0 OOS
    Reckless / lane 1 · Seat belt 1 · Speeding 1 · Other 1
  • Driver fitness No alert
    4 · 4 OOS
    English proficiency 4
  • 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

No reportable crashes on the FMCSA record in the last 24 months.

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 SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
on record since Jan 23, 2026 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jan 2024
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: AGRICULTURAL WORKERS MUTUAL AUTO INSURANCE CO → MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY (Jan 2026)
  • 2 cancellation notices filed by insurers; 2 took effect (the last Jan 23, 2026, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Authority
  • FMCSA notices resolved in time: 2

Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Jan 21, 2026)

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) 16
  • South Dakota 3
  • Arkansas 1
  • Illinois 1
  • Kansas 1
  • Minnesota 1
  • Nebraska 1
  • Tennessee 1

62% of inspections were in its home state.