CESAR MENDOZA LLC
DBA: CRICKET TRANSPORTATION
(915) 858-3610
cricket3610@yahoo.com
10900 Angus Dr, El Paso TX 79927-1253
18
tractors
18 drivers
2.2M mi/yr · ~125k per unit
Satisfactory
FRED Score 66.9 / 100
Moderate confidence
26 yrs history · 60 roadside inspections
FMCSA Live Status
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Fleet & equipment
- Power units
- 18
- Drivers · CDL
- 18 · 18
- Annual miles
- 2.2M
| Type | Own | Term | Trip | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trucks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tractors | 8 | 10 | 0 | 18 |
| Trailers | 44 | 6 | 0 | 50 |
Registration
- Organization
- INDIVIDUAL
- FMCSA Rating
- Satisfactory (07-01-2008) · 18 yr old
- Registered
- 08-17-2000 (26 yrs)
- MCS-150 Update
- 02-13-2026 (Biennial Update)
- FRED Score Date
- Nov 07, 2026
- Officer
- CESAR MENDOZA
- Officer
- ALMA P MENDOZA
Cargo
65.6
medium risk
Motor Vehicles
Metal: Sheets/Coils/Rolls
Machinery/Large Objects
Intermodal Containers
General Freight
Logs/Poles/Beams/Lumber
Building Materials
Grain/Feed/Hay
Farm Supplies
Construction
- High-Risk Cargo
- Motor Vehicles, Machinery Large, 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: for-hire 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.
This motor carrier 0.85×
ExcellentStrongSatisf.SatisfactoryMarginalPoorCritical
▲ Similar fleets 1.0×
Expected crashes, next 12 months
0.8 vs 1.0 for similar fleets
Likely 0–2 crashes
This motor carrier
0.8
Similar fleets
1.0
Chance of a fatal crash, next 12 months
~2%
About typical for 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 1 a year. The grade counts 1 crash in its 36-month scoring window, recent ones weighted most.
Roadside inspections
betterworse
Much worse than peers. Unsafe-driving and hours-of-service violations 2.89×, violations 1.84× and out-of-service orders 1.66× the rate expected for its inspections. Together they move its crash estimate +23%. 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.
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Drivers put out of service7 out-of-service violations against drivers: 6 hours of service, 1 other qualification (Mar 2025 – Apr 2026).Ask: driver supervision and dispatch practices.
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Lights and brakesLights are 42 of 156 violations (27%). Light or brake defects led to 10 out-of-service orders.Ask: the preventive-maintenance schedule and shop records.
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Vehicle out-of-service rate38.1% of vehicle inspections end out of service vs 22.3% nationally (16 of 42). Across all its inspections, out-of-service orders run 1.66× what's expected for where and how it's inspected.
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Unsafe drivingCited 1 for speeding 15+ mph over or in a work zone and 2 for phone use.Ask: telematics, speed governance and phone policy.
Strengths
- No reportable crashes in 24 months.
- No FMCSA BASIC alerts.
Data flags
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Dangerous driving: 1
Track record
FMCSA record, Oct 2024 – Aug 2026
· grade scored on Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026
Crashes
0
0 fatalities · 0 injuries · 0 tow-aways
Inspections
60
30% clean (no violations)
Vehicle out-of-service
38.1%
16 of 42
National avg 22.3%
Driver out-of-service
10.0%
6 of 60
National avg 6.7%
Violations
156
25 out-of-service
Inspections per quarter
With an out-of-service order
vs 16,659 peer fleets
| This motor carrier | Peers | |
|---|---|---|
| Crashes | 0.000 | 0.031 |
| Inspections | 2.56 | 1.11 |
| Violations | 4.33 | 0.89 |
| Critical violations | 0.36 | 0.17 |
Yearly rates from the last 24 months. Peers: 10–19 power units, medium-risk cargo.
What they get cited for
156 violations · 24 months-
Vehicle maintenance No alert120 · 18 OOSLights 42 · Brakes 36 · Cargo securement 9 · Tires 4 · Steering & suspension 2 · 27 more
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Hours of service No alert25 · 6 OOSLogbook / ELD paperwork 18 · No log 3 · Over hours limit 3 · False log 1
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Unsafe driving No alert10 · 0 OOSPhone use 2 · Speeding 2 · Seat belt 1 · Other 5
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Driver fitness No alert1 · 1 OOSOther qualification 1
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Drugs & alcohol No alert0
Out-of-service violations
“No alert” = under FMCSA's BASIC intervention threshold
Violations by quarter
Tap a category to show or hide itNo violation trend data
Crashes
24 monthsNo 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 sinceToday · live FMCSA check
Checking FMCSA…
- Last on FMCSA's record (May 14, 2026)
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$750,000 · SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYon record since Jun 23, 2023 · FMCSA minimum $750,000 · no gap on FMCSA's record since Jun 2012
- 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: TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY → SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY (Jun 2023)
- No gap in filed liability coverage while liability was required
Operating authority active (FMCSA's L&I record of May 14, 2026, status since Mar 17, 2021)
FMCSA filings only, not a policy audit. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
34 filings and 24 authority events since 2004 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Every insurance filing on the FMCSA record
34 filings and 24 authority events since 2004 · FMCSA record through May 14, 2026
Newest first. Insurer names as filed. FMCSA does not publish why a filing was cancelled.
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Jun 23, 2023SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · on fileL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 16, 2023TRANSVERSE SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 23, 2023 · replaced by another insurer3 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 16, 2021SENTRY SELECT INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Mar 16, 2023 · replaced by another insurer24 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 17, 2021FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Mar 17, 2021opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Mar 16, 2021)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 30, 2020TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 16, 2021 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Dec 28, 2020TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 30, 2020 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Feb 5, 2021 came after the replacementL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 16, 2020TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Dec 28, 2020 · superseded by the same policya cancellation notice effective Jan 28, 2021 came after the replacement; 9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 12, 2019PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUALLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Mar 16, 2020 · replaced by another insurera cancellation notice effective Apr 15, 2020 came after the replacement; 9 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 15, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 13, 2019opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 11, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 1, 2019TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 11, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 7, 2019FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jan 10, 2019opened after TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 1, 2019)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 11, 2018TRISURA SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 1, 2019 · cancellation notice took effect8 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 21, 2018FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 21, 2018opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 16, 2018)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 11, 2017UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Jun 16, 2018 · cancellation notice took effect12 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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May 15, 2017FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Jun 12, 2017opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Jun 11, 2017)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Nov 24, 2016UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 11, 2017 · cancellation notice took effect7 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 28, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Nov 10, 2016opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Nov 24, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Sep 27, 2016UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Nov 24, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 11, 2016UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Sep 27, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Apr 5, 2016UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Jun 11, 2016 · replaced by the same insurer (renewal)2 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Mar 9, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Apr 4, 2016opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Apr 5, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Feb 24, 2016UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $750,000 · ended Apr 5, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect1 month in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jan 28, 2016FMCSA revocation notice for the operating authority, dropped Feb 4, 2016opened after UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY filed a cancellation notice (effective Feb 24, 2016)L&I to May 14, 2026
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Oct 1, 2015UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Feb 24, 2016 · cancellation notice took effect5 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
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Jun 11, 2015UNITED SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANYLiability · $1,000,000 · ended Oct 1, 2015 · cancellation notice took effect4 months in forceL&I to May 14, 2026
What the terms mean
- Liability filing (BIPD):
- The insurer's certificate (form BMC-91 or 91X) that the motor carrier carries bodily-injury and property-damage liability at or above FMCSA's minimum. A BMC-82 is the same promise made by a surety bond.
- FMCSA minimum:
- $750,000 for general freight in vehicles of 10,001 lb or more; $300,000 under 10,001 lb; $1,000,000 for oil and some hazardous materials; $5,000,000 for bulk hazardous materials (49 CFR 387.9).
- Primary / excess:
- An excess filing sits on top of a primary one; together they make the total filed limit.
- Replaced:
- A new filing took over from this one. Replaced the same day is an ordinary change of insurer or renewal.
- Cancellation notice:
- Form BMC-35 (insurance) or BMC-36 (bond): the insurer tells FMCSA the filing ends in 30 days. The insurer files it whether the insurer or the motor carrier ended the policy; FMCSA does not publish the reason.
- Cancellation processed by FMCSA:
- FMCSA itself ended the filing, for example when the authority was revoked.
- Lapse:
- Time with no liability filing on FMCSA's record while the authority required one. A filing received later can be back-dated, which closes a lapse after the fact.
- Suspended for insurance:
- FMCSA suspended the operating authority because no filing meeting the minimum was on file. FMCSA's records state this reason only since May 14, 2026; before then they show a revocation notice without a cause.
- FMCSA notice resolved in time:
- Before May 14, 2026, FMCSA served a revocation notice when a required filing lapsed and dropped it when the filing was restored. The notice does not say which filing lapsed.
- Suspension notice:
- Since May 14, 2026, FMCSA serves a notice that the authority will be suspended on a date unless the missing filing is restored. The notice does not say which filing.
- Cargo filing:
- Form BMC-34. FMCSA has required it only of household-goods motor carriers and forwarders since 2011, so most motor carriers' cargo policies are not on FMCSA's record.
- Broker bond / trust fund:
- Form BMC-84 (surety bond) or BMC-85 (trust fund): the $75,000 security a broker or freight forwarder must keep on file.
- Self-insurance authority:
- FMCSA lets a few large motor carriers carry their own liability; it appears as a filing by "Self-Insured".
- Risk retention group:
- An insurer owned by its policyholders (often trucking groups). It is not covered by state insurance guaranty funds.
- FMCSA record through:
- The date of the FMCSA file this section was built from. Dockets FMCSA's new system has not yet published are shown from the legacy record, frozen on May 14, 2026.
FMCSA's record of the insurance filed for this motor carrier's operating authority (forms BMC-91/91X liability, BMC-34 cargo, BMC-84/85 broker bond or trust), not the motor carrier's full insurance program. Only for-hire motor carriers with operating authority file with FMCSA; private and intrastate-only motor carriers keep proof of insurance at their place of business, so no filing does not mean no insurance. A filed limit is the amount the insurer certified to FMCSA, which can be below the policy's full limits; cargo and bond filings are shown as on file or not because FMCSA records the federal minimum rather than the policy amount. FMCSA's new registration system (May 14, 2026) publishes a partial set of dockets; a docket not yet in it is shown from the legacy record, frozen on that date, and the live check above is today's reading. Not part of the FRED grade. Wrong or out of date?
Where it happens
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Inspections by state
- Texas (HQ) 24
- New Mexico 19
- Arizona 5
- Georgia 3
- Louisiana 2
- Federal inspectors 2
- Illinois 1
- Indiana 1
40% of inspections were in its home state.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
How this grade is calculated
The model, its inputs, the window it scored and its confidence. For actuaries and anyone checking the work.
Forward 12-Month Risk Outlook
The FRED Score predicts this motor carrier's crash risk over the next 12 months — how often they're likely to crash and how severe those crashes tend to be — versus a typical fleet of its size (20 power units: 18 filed, 20 seen roadside in 24 months).
Crash Outlook vs Peer Fleet
crashes per year · same scale
Average peer fleet
1.0
Actual, per year in window
0.3
Projected, next 12 mo
0.8
0
0.75
1.5
We'd expect a typical fleet of 20 power units this active to have about 1.0 crash a year (sized from the 20 units seen roadside; 18 filed). This motor carrier recorded 1 in its scoring window (Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026, about 0.3 a year) — fewer than a typical fleet. Factoring in its inspection and violation record inside that window and the credibility of its own experience, the model projects about 0.8 over the next 12. When this motor carrier does crash, those crashes tend to be substantially more severe than average — roughly 3.3× the injury/fatal weight of a typical crash.
Fatal-crash risk: about 2% chance in the next 12 months
Modeled fatal-crash rate is about typical for similar fleets (likelihood of at least one fatal crash, from its exposure and safety profile).
Track Record Used
Crashes Sep 1, 2023 → Aug 31, 2026 · inspections Oct 1, 2024 → Sep 30, 2026 · data as of Oct 29, 2026
Inside that window:
60 inspections
and 1 crash.
The FMCSA record tables now hold 60 inspections and 0 crashes in that window — the SMS data moved after this grade was computed.
Confidence: Moderate · Z = 0.33
Satisfactory — 0.85x its class rate (cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11). Class rate 0.048 crashes per power-unit-year for a 20-unit for-hire fleet (pu20_49). Violations 1.23x (driver behaviour 2.89x, out-of-service 1.66x, all violations 1.84x; 60 inspections). Experience 0.69x: 0.1 decayed crashes against 1.8 expected over 36 months (credibility 0.33, a 3.65). 80% range 0.35–1.45x. Fleet sized at 20 units from roadside VINs (18 filed). Last change: no change since the last run.
No change since the previous weekly run.
What Drives This Score
1.00× = this motor carrier's class rate
FRED multiplies three factors: the class rate a fleet of this size, class and activity is expected to run, a violation relativity from its roadside record, and its own crash experience over 36 months weighted by how much exposure stands behind it. The grade is the band of the resulting relativity to class, then the screens.
Class rate
4.8 crashes per 100 power-unit-years
20 power units (18 filed, 20 seen roadside) · 0.96 expected crashes a year
Violation relativity
1.23×
60 inspections in window
Crash experience
0.69×
0.1 decayed crashes vs 1.8 expected · credibility 0.33
Driver behaviour
Out-of-service rate
All violations
0×1× class2×+
Each sub-relativity is shrunk toward its cohort rate when the record is thin (Bühlmann credibility), so a short record reads close to 1.00×.
Relativity to class 0.85× (80% range 0.35–1.45×)
· band Satisfactory
· cuts: Excellent <0.60, Strong <0.76, Satisfactory <1.06, Marginal <1.57, Poor <2.11, Critical above
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA records
BASIC measures and every inspection, violation and crash, sortable and filterable.
FMCSA BASIC Scores
AB PropertyTotal Inspections
60
Driver Insp
60
Driver OOS
6
Vehicle Insp
42
Vehicle OOS
16
| BASIC | Insp w/ Viol | Measure | Alert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unsafe Driving | 9 | 3.41 | |
| HOS Compliance | 13 | 1.10 | |
| Driver Fitness | 1 | 0.18 | |
| Controlled Substances | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 32 | 11.03 |
SMS record data is sourced from FMCSA's Safety Measurement System (01-APR-26 – 31-MAR-26) and may cover a different time window than the scoring window used for the FRED grade (Sep 1, 2023 → Sep 30, 2026). Counts here may differ from the grade's in-window counts.