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RIO GRANDE CARTAGE COMPANY

Joins 24 roadside inspections (24 mo), 1 authority docket, BIPD on file (PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL) from FMCSA public filings. Data as of Oct 19, 2026. Booking triage is above; confirm on SAFER before tendering.

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Book with caution — review signals below

No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Caution
Policy effective · Sep 29, 2025
Review these
  • Violations per Inspection above national average 2.75 vs 1.80 national (+0.95).
On file
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Truck Process Agents of America, Inc. Details →
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — RIO GRANDE CARTAGE COMPANY (USDOT 1195012)
Verdict: CAUTION
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.

Authority / census status: Active
Active BIPD limit: $1,000,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • Violations per Inspection above national average — 2.75 vs 1.80 national (+0.95).

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $1,000,000 — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Truck Process Agents of America, Inc.
  • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1195012/
As of: Oct 19, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 1195012 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Hazmat Satisfactory rated Company officer: MIKE HINOJOSA Company officer 2: MIKE HINOJOSA General Freight Chemicals Based in LAREDO, TX

FMCSA census as of Oct 19, 2026 · Sources · Freshness · Methodology · Disclaimer

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 100/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 80% · 4/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.

Insurance / BIPD
BIPD active · 100/100

Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.

OOS vs peers
NR

Peer OOS benchmark unavailable (missing power units, OOS rates, or fewer than 5 same-size peers).

NR reason: Peer OOS benchmark not available for this carrier.

FMCSA safety rating
Satisfactory · 100/100

Official FMCSA Satisfactory safety rating.

Insurance-watch tier
Not on watch · 100/100

No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not a booking verdict and not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.

  • Legal Name RIO GRANDE CARTAGE CO → RIO GRANDE CARTAGE COMPANY · Aug 19, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
common
Insurance

PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL · BMC-91X · $1,000,000

1 active liability filing

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1195012
In FMCSA records since Dec 17, 2003 (~22y)
Company officer MIKE HINOJOSA
Company officer 2 MIKE HINOJOSA
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
Cargo carried
General Freight, Chemicals
Fleet size 7 units
Drivers 5
Annual mileage 250,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
8800 SAN MATEO DR
LAREDO, TX 78045
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1195012
In FMCSA records since Dec 17, 2003 (~22y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 250,000 mi
Safety Rating Satisfactory
Hazmat Yes (MCS-150)
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 14.3% vs 23.4% -9.1 pts
Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts
Violations per Inspection 2.75 vs 1.80 +0.95
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
BMC-91X · $1,000,000 · CA863601812
Effective Sep 29, 2025
FMCSA cargo filing (BMC-34/83)

No active FMCSA cargo filing on file.

FMCSA L&I filing evidence — not a shipper certificate of insurance (COI). Cargo (BMC-34) is primarily an HHG / household-goods requirement; general freight carriers often have none.

Broker bond / trust (BMC-84/85)

No active broker surety bond or trust fund on file.

BMC-84 is a surety bond; BMC-85 is a trust-fund agreement. Required for property brokers / freight forwarders — not motor-carrier BIPD liability insurance.

Broker setup by MC age
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Based on FMCSA authority grant of 2008-01-18 (2,000+ days). Published gates only — not a guarantee they will accept. Confirm with the broker.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 5 0 0
Trucks 2 0 0

Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).

Inspections (24 months)

All 26 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 24 24 0
OOS inspections 1 4 0
OOS percentage 4.17% 16.67% —
National average 6.7% 23.4% 4.4%

Roadside inspections in the last 24 months. National averages are FMCSA MCSAP reference rates (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%, hazmat ~4.4%).

Power Units
7
Drivers
5
Inspections
26
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
14.3%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes
6
None in last 24 months · all-time on file
Authorities
1
0 active

Risk Signals

Elevated OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 14.3% is above the driver national average (~6.7%); vehicle national average is ~23.4%.

Fleet History

Field change history →

Sourced from FMCSA daily imports; field-level change log. 1 tracked change on record.

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Legal Name RIO GRANDE CARTAGE CO RIO GRANDE CARTAGE COMPANY
      FMCSA Company Census
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (17 months)

2024-07 2026-10

Violations by BASIC Category

Federal BASIC buckets for every citation issued against this carrier over the past 24 months.

Activity by State

States this carrier has been inspected in over the past 24 months.
State Inspections OOS OOS % Last Inspection
Texas (TX) 19 3 15.8% Feb 27, 2026
US (US) 5 1 20.0% Oct 8, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 25
Wabash National 3
Great Dane 2
Utility 2
CIMC 1
Hyundai Translead 1
Other 1
Vanguard 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 1 — 0.66 1 — Oct 19, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Hours of Service 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 — 0.00 0 — Oct 19, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 19 — 9.48 9 — Oct 19, 2026

Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.

Recent Inspections (26 rows) View all 26 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
89268764 Oct 8, 2026 US 1 LAREDO TX
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
5 393.9A-LRLI, 393.55E-B, 393.9A-LSLI No
87320888 Mar 17, 2026 US 1 LAREDO TX
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 383.23A2-LCDLN, 393.75A3-TAOL, 393.55D1-B Yes
87205665 Feb 27, 2026 TX 1 COLUMBIA POE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.45B2UV No
86980652 Jan 29, 2026 TX 1 COLUMBIA POE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
5 393.75A3, 393.75A2, 396.5B Yes
86493334 Dec 2, 2025 TX 1 COLUMBIA POE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 396.5B-HLIW No
86438855 Nov 27, 2025 US 2 LAREDO TX
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
86127513 Oct 22, 2025 US 1 LAREDO TX
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 396.5B-L, 393.209E-SPSLA No
85994343 Oct 6, 2025 TX 2 IH35 NB DEVINE SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.2W, 393.60E-WS No
85657156 Aug 21, 2025 TX 2 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
5 393.9, 393.11, 393.45DLPC Yes
85455038 Aug 9, 2025 US 1 LAREDO TX
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.9A-LHWS, 393.9A-LFTSI No
85143624 Jul 2, 2025 TX 3 —
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 392.2RG, 396.17C No
85103878 Jun 30, 2025 TX 1 IH35 NB DEVINE SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.11TU, 393.45B2UV, 396.5B No
84886862 Jun 2, 2025 TX 2 I-35 NB MILE MARKER
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.9, 393.9T No
84804791 May 20, 2025 TX 1 COLUMBIA POE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
5 393.75A2, 393.75A3-ATIS, 392.2RG No
84719670 May 13, 2025 TX 2 TX44 AT US59
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
84645206 May 7, 2025 TX 1 COLUMBIA POE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 396.3A1, 393.95B, 396.5B No
84457891 Apr 14, 2025 TX 1 IH35 NB DEVINE SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
5 393.11TU, 393.47E, 393.45B2UV No
84366674 Apr 2, 2025 TX 1 COLUMBIA POE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.48A No
84149394 Mar 5, 2025 TX 2 IH 35 N MILE POST 59
FREIGHTLINER OTHER
5 393.75A3, 393.11, 393.205C Yes
83932676 Feb 19, 2025 TX 1 COLUMBIA POE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 396.5B, 396.3A1B No
83932184 Feb 18, 2025 TX 1 COLUMBIA POE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
7 396.5B, 396.3A1B, 393.78 No
83692994 Jan 23, 2025 TX 2 IH 35 NB MM 59
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 — No
83718108 Jan 22, 2025 TX 1 COLUMBIA POE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.78 No
83196236 Nov 6, 2024 TX 1 COLUMBIA POE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
7 393.78, 393.75A2, 396.3A1B No
82085054 Jul 8, 2024 TX 2 IH35 SB DEVINE SCALE
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 393.11, 393.95(a) No
Recent Crashes (6 rows)
Report # Date ▼ State Fatalities Injuries Tow Hazmat Severity
ILX002227833 Apr 29, 2021 IL 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX5Z57HQE19A Mar 8, 2021 TX 0 1 No No Injury
TX5XFAHQE1FC Jan 8, 2021 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX4FZDHQE1F3 Sep 21, 2015 TX 0 0 Yes No Tow
TX2453789006 Dec 14, 2005 TX 0 1 No No Injury
TN0008164247 Feb 16, 2005 TN 0 1 Yes No Injury
Authority Records (1 docket)

Revocations & Inactive Status

Authority actions other than active status — revocations, voluntary surrenders, and dormant dockets.

Date Docket Authority Status Applied
Unknown MC490310 common N —
MC Certificate Documents (2 letters, 1 PDF available)

Authority Records (above) are FMCSA docket status and lifecycle events. MC Certificate Documents here are the archived PDF letters for each action — grants, reinstatements, revocations, name changes, and transfers. They are related but not the same dataset: one row per PDF letter, not one file per docket.

Each row is a distinct FMCSA letter (grant, reinstatement, revocation, name change, transfer, etc.). When a PDF is archived, click the link to open that letter. Rows without a link still show the action type and date from our index. FMCSA stopped publishing new daily certificate PDFs after the May 2026 Motus cutover — rows below are historical archive only.

Some letters share the same legacy archived file path — we show one PDF link for the primary document and list the other actions as metadata (type + date) until per-letter PDFs are re-extracted.

Date Docket Action Authority PDF
Jan 18, 2008 MC490310-P Original MC Certificate Revocation Original MC Certificate →
Jun 10, 2004 MC490310-P Original MC Certificate Revocation Metadata only
Insurance Coverage Timeline (21 rows)

Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.

Insurer Policy # Type Limit Effective Cancel Status
PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL CA863601812 91X $1,000,000 Sep 29, 2025 On file ACTIVE
KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY BAP1520027-24 BIPD/Primary — Sep 28, 2024 Sep 28, 2025 CANCELLED
KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY BAP1520027-23 BIPD/Primary — Sep 28, 2023 Sep 28, 2024 REPLACED
KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY BAP1520027-22 BIPD/Primary — Sep 28, 2022 Sep 28, 2023 REPLACED
KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY BAP1520027-21 BIPD/Primary — Sep 28, 2021 Sep 28, 2022 REPLACED
KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY BAP1520027-20 BIPD/Primary — Sep 28, 2020 Sep 28, 2021 REPLACED
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY BAP1520027-19 BIPD/Primary — Sep 28, 2019 Sep 28, 2020 REPLACED
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY BAP1520027-18 BIPD/Primary — Sep 28, 2018 Sep 28, 2019 REPLACED
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY BAP1520027-17 BIPD/Primary — Sep 28, 2017 Sep 28, 2018 REPLACED
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY BAP15200027-16 BIPD/Primary — Sep 28, 2016 Sep 28, 2017 CANCELLED
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY BAP15200027-15 BIPD/Primary — Sep 28, 2015 Sep 28, 2016 REPLACED
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY BAP1520026-14 BIPD/Primary — Sep 28, 2014 Sep 28, 2015 REPLACED
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY BAP1520027-13 BIPD/Primary — Sep 28, 2013 Sep 28, 2014 REPLACED
GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY BAP1520027-10 BIPD/Primary — Sep 28, 2010 Sep 28, 2013 REPLACED
ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY TRK 6553864 BIPD/Primary — Sep 28, 2009 Sep 28, 2010 CANCELLED
ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY FBCAT0068502 BIPD/Primary — Sep 28, 2007 Sep 28, 2009 REPLACED
OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY Z35726 BIPD/Primary — Sep 6, 2005 Sep 28, 2007 REPLACED
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO. GTR421944 BIPD/Primary — Dec 14, 2004 Sep 6, 2005 REPLACED
HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO. GTR421944 BIPD/Primary — Dec 14, 2004 Sep 28, 2005 CANCELLED
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY STC538757-4 BIPD/Primary — May 18, 2004 May 18, 2004 REPLACED
SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY STC538757-4 BIPD/Primary — May 18, 2004 Dec 14, 2004 REPLACED
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Sep 30, 2025
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  2. Sep 28, 2025
    insurance
    CANCEL — KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY
  3. Sep 28, 2024
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY
  4. Sep 28, 2023
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY
  5. Sep 28, 2022
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY
  6. Sep 28, 2021
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — KEY RISK INSURANCE COMPANY
  7. Sep 28, 2020
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  8. Sep 28, 2019
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  9. Sep 28, 2018
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  10. Sep 28, 2017
    insurance
    CANCEL — GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  11. Sep 25, 2017
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  12. Sep 28, 2016
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  13. Sep 28, 2015
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  14. Sep 28, 2014
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  15. Sep 28, 2013
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — GREAT DIVIDE INSURANCE COMPANY
  16. Sep 28, 2010
    insurance
    CANCEL — ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANY
  17. Sep 22, 2010
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  18. Sep 28, 2009
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — ARCH INSURANCE COMPANY
  19. Jan 18, 2008
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  20. Sep 28, 2007
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY
  21. Sep 28, 2005
    insurance
    TERM/CANCL — HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.
  22. Sep 7, 2005
    authority
    DISCONTINUED REVOCATION — CONTRACT
    Details →
  23. Sep 6, 2005
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — HOME STATE COUNTY MUTUAL INS. CO.
  24. Dec 14, 2004
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
  25. Jun 10, 2004
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  26. May 18, 2004
    insurance
    TERM/REPL — SOUTHERN INSURANCE COMPANY
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.11 No or defective lighting devices or reflective material as required Vehicle Maintenance 4 0
393.78 Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
393.9 Inoperable Required Lamp Vehicle Maintenance 3 1
393.83(g) Exhaust - Discharging at a point forward or directly below the driver or sleeper compartment. Vehicle Maintenance 1 0
393.95(a) No/discharged/unsecured fire extinguisher Vehicle Maintenance 1 0

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