ORTEGA EXPRESS INC

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

DBA: ORTEGA EXPRESS

ORTEGA EXPRESS INC is a small fleet, operating 4 power units and 3 drivers, based in Oklahoma City, OK. Across 8 roadside inspections in the last 24 months, the fleet's 0.0% out-of-service rate sits below the 19.4% national average, with no reportable crashes on file. An active insurance filing is on record, and no operating authority record was located.

Brokers & shippers · booking check

No hard blockers on file

Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Clear to review

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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)

TruckCodex risk summary — ORTEGA EXPRESS INC (USDOT 1988900)
Verdict: CLEAR TO REVIEW
No hard blockers on file
Authority and insurance signals look clear in our data. Still verify live on FMCSA SAFER / L&I before tendering a load.

Authority / census status: Active

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  (none)

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/1988900/
As of: Sep 21, 2026
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USDOT 1988900 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: ARMANDO ORTEGA Company officer 2: IRASEMA MATA Construction Other (SAND, GRAVEL, ROCK, ASPHALT) Based in OKLAHOMA CITY, OK

FMCSA census as of Sep 21, 2026 · Sources · Freshness

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 3/5 scored components (mean 92/100). Separate from booking triage on this page. Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.

A confidence 60% · 3/5 signals · expand

Authority / census

Active · 100/100

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

Insurance / BIPD

Insurance/BIPD signal not resolved for this carrier.

NR reason: No active policies and no uninsured flag to score against.

OOS vs peers

On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=175919 same-size ACTIVE peers.

FMCSA safety rating

Unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. We do not invent one.

NR reason: No published FMCSA 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: Clear to review.

Recent changes

Field change history → Daily change log ↓

DBA — → ORTEGA EXPRESS · Aug 18, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census

Operating authority

No authority breakdown on file.

Insurance

No active policies on file.

BOC-3 agent

No BOC-3 filing on file.

Company profile

Company details

USDOT 1988900

In FMCSA records since Jan 28, 2010 (~16y)

Company officer ARMANDO ORTEGA

Company officer 2 IRASEMA MATA

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Cargo carried

Construction, Other (SAND, GRAVEL, ROCK, ASPHALT)

Fleet size 4 units

Drivers 3

Annual mileage 100,000 mi

Contact & address

Phone: (405) 473-1882

Email: [email protected]

Physical

1600 N DOUGLAS BLVD

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 73130

Mailing address matches physical.

Registration & safety rating

USDOT 1988900

In FMCSA records since Jan 28, 2010 (~16y)

Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE

Annual mileage (MCS-150) 100,000 mi

vs. National Average

Vehicle OOS Rate 0.0% vs 23.4% -23.4 pts

Driver OOS Rate 0.0% vs 6.7% -6.7 pts

Violations per Inspection 1.13 vs 1.80 -0.67

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.

Fleet details (MCS-150)

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

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 12 inspections →

	Driver	Vehicle	Hazmat
Inspections	8	8	0
OOS inspections	0	0	0
OOS percentage	0%	0%	—
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

Drivers

Inspections

FMCSA roadside history on file

OOS Rate (peak)

—

Crashes

None in last 24 months · all-time on file

Authorities

Carrier analysis & narrative context Status notes, risk intelligence, and safety profiles

Carrier is unrated

FMCSA has not assigned this carrier a formal safety rating. Use the inspection history and BASIC scores below to assess on-road performance.

Risk intelligence

ORTEGA EXPRESS had 8 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 0.0%, which is below the national average of 19.4%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is vehicle_maint at 6.0.

Inspection profile

8 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, most heavily in OK (8 stops).

Violation profile

0.0% out-of-service rate, well below the 19.4% national average; led by Vehicle Maintenance (0.0% of violations); top code 392.2 (Violation of Local Laws) cited 2 times.

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 4 power units (small fleet) and 3 drivers; Kenworth, Vant, and Kens are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 175,919 ACTIVE carriers operating 2–6 power units (±50% of this carrier's 4 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS

Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 175,919 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

This carrier — Vehicle OOS

Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections

Peer median

Median across 175,919 same-size peers

Verdict

On par with peers

Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)

Fleet History

Field change history →

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

Record Changes

Aug 18, 2026 As-of snapshot →
- DBA — ORTEGA EXPRESS
  FMCSA Company Census

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (11 months)

2023-11 2026-04

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
Oklahoma (OK)	8	0	0.0%	Apr 28, 2026

Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections

Make	Model	Inspections
Kenworth		9
Vant		7
Kens		3
Vanta		2
Alum		1
Intt		1
Vntg		1

SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores

BASIC	Inspections	Serious	Measure	Percentile	Alert	As Of
Driver Fitness	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Hours of Service	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Unsafe Driving	0	—	0.00	0	—	Sep 21, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance	2	—	6.40	6	—	Sep 21, 2026

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

Recent Inspections (12 rows) View all 12 →

Inspection #	Date ▼	State	Level	Station	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
87712782	Apr 28, 2026	OK	3	NORMAN	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR Ticket: Kens OK 732494 · 1XKADB9X23J383432	2	2-SLLEWA2, 2-SLLEWG1	No
87215031	Mar 5, 2026	OK	2	ok-sh74/234th	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR Ticket: Kens OK 732494 · 1XKADB9X23J383432	1	393.9A-LHLI	No
87063963	Feb 13, 2026	OK	3	PURCELL	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR Ticket: Kens OK 732494 · 1XKADB9X23J383432	2	392.2-SLLEWA2, 392.2-SLLEWG1	No
86689784	Dec 31, 2025	OK	3	—	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK OK 732494 · 1XKADB9X23J383432	2	396.17C-PI	No
86664417	Dec 23, 2025	OK	3	ok-i-35-s/b-and-mm-109.5	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OK 732494 · 1XKADB9X23J383432	0	—	No
86197179	Oct 30, 2025	OK	2	ok-sh74/waterloo	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OK 732494 · 1XKADB9X23J383432	3	393.9A-LRLI, 392.2-SLLEWA3, 393.60C	No
84875497	Jun 5, 2025	OK	3	ok-i-35-n/b-and-mm112	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OK 732494 · 1XKADB9X23J383432	0	—	No
84180713	Mar 20, 2025	OK	3	SH 7	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OK 732494 · 1XKADB9X23J383432	1	392.2-SLLEWA2	No
81577214	May 9, 2024	OK	2	—	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OK 696703 · 1XKADB9X23J383432	1	393.75(a)(1)	No
80950761	Feb 27, 2024	OK	3	NORMAN	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OK 696703 · 1XKADB9X23J383432	1	392.2	No
80436382	Dec 1, 2023	OK	3	GOLDSBY	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OK 696703 · 1XKADB9X23J383432	1	392.2	No
80286784	Nov 28, 2023	OK	2	ok-sh-7--and--i-35	KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR OK 696703 · 1XKADB9X23J383432	3	396.17(c), 393.78, 393.9(a)	No

Recent Crashes (1 row)

Report #	Date ▼	State	Fatalities	Injuries	Tow	Hazmat	Severity
OK00B0112714	Jul 9, 2014	OK	0	0	Yes	No	Tow

Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station	State	Inspections
NORMAN	OK	2
GOLDSBY	OK	1
PURCELL	OK	1
SH 7	OK	1

Top Violation Codes Cited

Code	Description	Category	Cited
392.2	Violation of Local Laws	Unsafe Driving	2
393.75(a)(1)	Tire-ply or belt material exposed	Vehicle Maintenance	1
393.78	Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers.	Vehicle Maintenance	1
393.9(a)	Inoperable required lamps	Vehicle Maintenance	1
396.17(c)	Operating a CMV without proof of a periodic inspection	Vehicle Maintenance	1

Related Records

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Field change history

Field change history
History-watch change dates and as-of snapshots