RIO GRANDE FOOD PRODUCT INC

DOT# 476735 MC# 1425732 Laurel, MD Authorized For-Hire
(301) 362-1590 malvarez@riograndefoods.com 8610 Cherry Ln Ste 51, Laurel MD 20707-4950
26 power units · all owned 26 drivers
Not enough record
Graded once the record supports it
34 yrs history · 58 roadside inspections

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Fleet & equipment

Power units
26
Drivers · CDL
26 · 1
Annual miles
50k unreliable
Type Own Term Trip Total
Trucks 26 0 0 26
Tractors 0 0 0 0
Trailers 0 0 0 0

Registration

Organization
CORPORATION
Registered
03-31-1992 (34 yrs)
MCS-150 Update
08-07-2025 (Biennial Update)
FRED Score Date
Nov 07, 2026
Officer
Johana Hercules Romero
Officer
Josue Alvarado

Cargo

61.1
medium risk
Meat Refrigerated Food General Freight Fresh Produce Beverages Other: CANNED FOODS
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.

Mileage Unreliable

MCS-150 annual mileage appears too low for fleet size given observed activity. The per-100k-mile rate benchmarks on this page are excluded; the FRED grade does not use mileage (crash exposure is power-unit-years, violation exposure is inspection counts).

Not enough record to grade yet.

58 inspections and 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months fit anything from an Excellent fleet to a Poor one. It leans better than similar fleets (about a 60% chance), but not by enough to grade.

Similar fleets: interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks with the same kind of operation, years in business and amount of road activity. Compared using its own crash record and roadside inspections.

80% likely range 0.34×–1.65×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.MarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.6 vs 0.7 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.6
Similar fleets
0.7

A record this thin can't pin that down: about a 1-in-8 chance it runs at Poor-level crash rates.

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Loss runs for the last 3 years, and confirm the fleet is operating at its filed size (26 power units).
What the record shows
Crash history
betterworse
About typical. 1 crash on the FMCSA record in 24 months (about 0.5 a year); similar fleets have about 0.7 a year.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Better than peers. Violations 0.63× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate -5%: roadside results weigh far less than crash history. It's inspected more often than most fleets its size.

Worth a closer look

From the FMCSA record. The estimate already counts the safety items; insurance filings and links to other motor carriers are context only.

  • Drivers put out of service
    8 out-of-service violations against drivers: 4 no valid CDL, 3 hours of service, 1 English proficiency (May 2025 – Aug 2026).
    Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
  • Driver out-of-service rate
    13.8% of driver inspections end out of service vs 6.7% nationally (8 of 58), but across all its inspections out-of-service orders are 0.95× what's expected for where and how it's inspected, the measure the grade uses.
Strengths
  • 1 crash in 24 months. No injuries, no fatalities.
  • Vehicle out-of-service rate 14.0% vs 22.3% national.
  • No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
  • Dangerous driving: 1
  • Unreliable reported mileage
    The motor carrier's self-reported annual mileage (MCS-150) looks implausible, so exposure- and mileage-based figures may be distorted.
  • Estimated mileage
    No usable mileage was reported, so exposure was estimated from similar motor carriers. Mileage-based metrics here are approximate.

Track record

FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Sep 2026 · grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
1
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
58
50% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
14.0%
6 of 43
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
13.8%
8 of 58
National avg 6.7%
Violations
45
14 out-of-service

Inspected more often than interstate fleets of 20–49 trucks in Maryland (about 32 in 24 months would be typical).

Inspections per quarter With an out-of-service order
Q4 '24: 2 inspections, 1 out of service 2 Q4 '24 Q1 '25: 4 inspections, 0 out of service 4 Q1 '25 Q2 '25: 9 inspections, 2 out of service 9 Q2 '25 Q3 '25: 7 inspections, 2 out of service 7 Q3 '25 Q4 '25: 9 inspections, 2 out of service 9 Q4 '25 Q1 '26: 14 inspections, 4 out of service 14 Q1 '26 Q2 '26: 7 inspections, 1 out of service 7 Q2 '26 Q3 '26: 6 inspections, 1 out of service 6 Q3 '26
vs 10,544 peer fleets
This motor carrierPeers
Crashes 0.019 0.029
Inspections 1.54 1.11
Violations 0.87 0.77
Critical violations 0.10 0.15

Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: interstate fleets, 20–49 power units, medium-risk cargo.

What they get cited for

45 violations · 24 months
  • Vehicle maintenance No alert
    28 · 6 OOS
    Lights 10 · Brakes 6 · Tires 4 · Cargo securement 3 · Steering & suspension 1 · 4 more
  • Unsafe driving No alert
    6 · 0 OOS
    Speeding 4 · Reckless / lane 2
  • Hours of service No alert
    6 · 3 OOS
    Logbook / ELD paperwork 3 · No log 3
  • Driver fitness No alert
    5 · 5 OOS
    No valid CDL 4 · 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
  • Jun
    8
    2026
    Maryland
    Property damage only
    Daylight, two-way trafficway divided unprotected median. Citation issued.

No other reportable crashes on the FMCSA record.

Insurance filed with FMCSA

FMCSA record through Nov 2, 2026
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Liability (BIPD)
$1,000,000 · CNA Insurance Companies
on record since Jul 2, 2025 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2022
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
  • 2 liability insurers on FMCSA's record, 1 change: SENTRY INSURANCE COMPANY → CNA Insurance Companies (Jul 2025)
  • 1 cancellation notice filed by an insurer; 1 took effect (the last Jul 3, 2025, replaced the same day)
  • No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required

Operating authority active (FMCSA's new registration system, status since Aug 8, 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
  • Maryland (HQ) 28
  • Connecticut 10
  • New York 7
  • Virginia 5
  • Massachusetts 3
  • North Carolina 2
  • District of Columbia 1
  • Delaware 1

48% of inspections were in its home state.