JUAN BENITO FELIX CARDENAS

DBA: PARRAL TRANSPORT

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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
Review these
  • No BIPD/Primary row in our insurance history Verify live coverage on FMCSA L&I before tendering.
  • Conditional safety rating Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers Driver 3.10% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 55.7% vs peer 0.00% Details →
On file
  • 1 active operating authority
  • BOC-3 process agent on file Carrier Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — JUAN BENITO FELIX CARDENAS (USDOT 1209409)
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

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  • No BIPD/Primary row in our insurance history — Verify live coverage on FMCSA L&I before tendering.
  • Conditional safety rating — Carrier did not meet the safety fitness standard at the last compliance review.
  • OOS rate worse than size peers — Driver 3.10% vs peer 0.00% · Vehicle 55.7% vs peer 0.00%

On file:
  • 1 active operating authority
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — Carrier

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1209409/
As of: Aug 28, 2026
Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
USDOT 1209409 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Conditional rated Company officer: JUAN BENITO FELIX CARDENAS General Freight Produce Paper Products Based in NOGALES, SO

FMCSA census as of Aug 28, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · C

Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 57/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

C confidence 100% · 5/5 signals · expand
Authority / census
Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD
No BIPD history · 25/100

No BIPD/Primary row in our insurance history for this USDOT.

OOS vs peers
Riskier than peers · 15/100

Driver OOS 3.1% vs peer median 0% (worse). Vehicle OOS 55.7% vs peer median 0% (worse). n=176331 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating
Conditional · 45/100

Official FMCSA Conditional 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.

Operating authority
Insurance

No BIPD/Primary in data

BOC-3 agent

Carrier

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 1209409
In FMCSA records since Feb 10, 2004 (~22y)
MC / docket MX481107
Company officer JUAN BENITO FELIX CARDENAS
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight, Produce, Paper Products
Fleet size 4 units
Drivers 4
Annual mileage 13,000 mi
Contact & address
Physical
CARRETERA INT NO 15 NO 3
NOGALES, SO 84000
Mailing
347 W ELM ST APT 6
NOGALES, AZ 85621
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 1209409
In FMCSA records since Feb 10, 2004 (~22y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 13,000 mi
Safety Rating Conditional
vs. National Average
Vehicle OOS Rate 55.7% vs 23.4% +32.3 pts
Driver OOS Rate 3.1% vs 6.7% -3.6 pts
Violations per Inspection 8.75 vs 1.80 +6.95
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
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.

Related filings

Fleet details (MCS-150)

Vehicle type Owned Term leased Trip leased
Truck tractors 4 0 0
Trailers 1 0 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 96 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 71 71 0
OOS inspections 2 30 0
OOS percentage 2.82% 42.25%
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
4
Drivers
4
Inspections
96
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
55.7%
driver or vehicle, whichever higher
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
1
1 active
Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Conditional safety rating

FMCSA has assigned this carrier a Conditional safety rating.

Risk intelligence

PARRAL TRANSPORT had 71 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 45.1%, which is above the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 23.0.

Inspection profile

71 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in US (42) and AZ (29).

Violation profile

45.1% out-of-service rate, well above the 19.3% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (10.3% of violations); top code 393.9(a) (Inoperable required lamps) cited 15 times, 3 of them OOS.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 4 power units (small fleet) and 4 drivers; Freightliner, Utility, and International are the most-inspected makes.

Risk Signals

High OOS rate
Peak OOS rate of 55.7% is well above FMCSA MCSAP national averages (driver ~6.7%, vehicle ~23.4%).
OOS order history
1 out-of-service order issued against this carrier.

Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service

Compared against 176,331 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–6 power units (±50% of this carrier's 4 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
3.1%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 176,331 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +3.1 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
55.7%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 176,331 same-size peers
Verdict
Riskier than peers
Delta +55.7 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (26 months)

2023-10 2026-08

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
US (US) 42 23 54.8% Aug 18, 2026
Arizona (AZ) 29 9 31.0% Aug 6, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Freightliner 67
Utility 30
International 15
Wabash National 15
Great Dane 14
Alloy Trai 1
Ford 1
Mack 1
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
BASIC Inspections Serious Measure Percentile Alert As Of
Driver Fitness 22 2.02 2 Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 58 22.87 23 Aug 24, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (96 rows) View all 96 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88753338 Aug 18, 2026 US 1
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
30 396.3A1-BOS, 393.43D-B, 393.207A-STCB Yes
88642347 Aug 6, 2026 AZ 3 2 396.17C-PI, 391.11B2-Z No
88620285 Aug 4, 2026 AZ 2
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
7 393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32, 393.9A-HLLH, 393.60C No
88615663 Aug 4, 2026 US 3
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
3 396.17C-PI, 391.11B2-Z No
88579197 Jul 30, 2026 AZ 3
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
1 396.17C-PI No
88575804 Jul 30, 2026 US 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 396.17C-PI, 396.9D2-FTF No
88451564 Jul 16, 2026 AZ 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
88449333 Jul 16, 2026 AZ 3
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
2 396.17C-PI, 391.11B2-Z No
87789565 May 6, 2026 AZ 1
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 396.5B-L, 393.9A-LIL, 393.47E No
87174060 Feb 27, 2026 AZ 1 NOGALES AZ
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
1 393.9A-LSLIWR Yes
87048555 Feb 12, 2026 AZ 1 NOGALES AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
10 393.47E, 393.47C-BSAMAD, 393.48A-BLMACBD No
87039486 Feb 11, 2026 AZ 1 NOGALES AZ
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
7 393.9A-LSLIWR, 393.75A1-TEPBM, 393.9A-LIL Yes
86920260 Jan 28, 2026 AZ 1 NOGALES AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
11 393.48A-BI-SA, 396.5B-L, 393.9A-LCL Yes
86815681 Jan 16, 2026 US 1 NOGALES AZ
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
11 396.3A1-BOS, 393.75B-TFV, 393.55C1 Yes
87234005 Jan 9, 2026 US 1 NOGALES AZ
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
12 393.9A-LBL, 396.9D2-FTF, 393.11A1-LRR No
86624436 Dec 19, 2025 AZ 1 NOGALES AZ
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
9 393.75A3-TAOL, 396.3A1-ALBV, 396.3A1-ALATR Yes
86621770 Dec 18, 2025 AZ 1 NOGALES AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
12 396.5B-L, 393.60C, 393.55E-B No
87247065 Dec 12, 2025 US 3 NOGALES AZ
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
4 396.17C-PI, 387.303B4I, 391.11B2-Z No
86562322 Dec 12, 2025 AZ 1 NOGALES AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 393.55E-B, 393.11A1-LCL, 396.17C-PI No
87157409 Dec 10, 2025 US 1 NOGALES AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 396.5B-L, 393.203A-CBP, 393.201A-FRCLS No
86536005 Dec 9, 2025 AZ 1 NOGALES AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
8 392.9A2-C, 396.5B-L, 393.9A-LCL Yes
86498592 Dec 5, 2025 AZ 1 NOGALES AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
4 396.5B-L, 393.95A1, 396.3A1-BALAC No
86496757 Dec 4, 2025 AZ 1 NOGALES AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
7 396.5B-L, 393.209E-SPSLA, 393.95A4-EENA No
86624398 Nov 14, 2025 US 3 NOGALES AZ
INTERNATIONAL TRUCK TRACTOR
5 396.17C-PI, 396.9D2-FTF, 387.303B4I No
86501753 Nov 11, 2025 US 1 NOGALES AZ
FREIGHTLINER TRUCK TRACTOR
3 396.5B-L, 393.45D-B, 396.3A1-ALATR No
Authority Records (1 docket)
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. May 4, 2011
    authority
    GRANTED — FOR HIRE PROPERTY
    Details →
  2. Apr 16, 2011
    oos
    Out-of-service order — 90 day failure to pay fine
  3. Feb 18, 2004
    authority
    GRANTED — FOR HIRE PROPERTY
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
NOGALES AZ US 50 31
NOGALES AZ AZ 25 9
NOGALES PORT OF ENTRY AZ 5 1
NOGALESAZ US 3 2
NOGALES MARIPOSA PORT OF ENTRY US 1 1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code Description Category Cited OOS
393.9(a) Inoperable required lamps Vehicle Maintenance 15 3
396.5(b) Oil and/or grease leak Vehicle Maintenance 12 0
392.2 Violation of Local Laws Unsafe Driving 9 0
393.209(e) Power steering violations Vehicle Maintenance 5 0
393.45(b)(2) Brake hose or tubing chafing and/or kinking Vehicle Maintenance 4 2
393.75(c) Tire-other tread depth less than 2/32 of inch measured in a major tread groove Vehicle Maintenance 4 0
396.17(c) Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection Vehicle Maintenance 4 0
393.201(a) Frame cracked / loose / sagging / broken Vehicle Maintenance 3 1
393.47(c) Mis-matched slack adjuster effective length Vehicle Maintenance 3 1
393.48(a) Inoperative/defective brakes Vehicle Maintenance 3 0
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