CANOS CORP
Book with caution — review signals below
No hard OOS / revoked / uninsured blocker, but elevated risk signals need a human look before booking.
- Prior insurance gap · 44 days May 31, 2023 → Jul 14, 2023
- Prior insurance gap · 144 days Feb 15, 2024 → Jul 8, 2024
- Common (Property) gap · 405 days Inactive Jun 6, 2023 → reinstated Jul 15, 2024
- 1 fatality on crash record 4 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. Details →
Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — CANOS CORP (USDOT 2479292) 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: $750,000 Officer(s): ADRIAN MENDOZA (Company officer) Blockers: (none) Cautions: • Prior insurance gap · 44 days — May 31, 2023 → Jul 14, 2023 • Prior insurance gap · 144 days — Feb 15, 2024 → Jul 8, 2024 • Common (Property) gap · 405 days — Inactive Jun 6, 2023 → reinstated Jul 15, 2024 • 1 fatality on crash record — 4 FMCSA-reportable crashes on file. On file: • 1 active operating authority • Insurance on file · $750,000 — SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC · 91X • BOC-3 process agent on file — PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC. • Satisfactory FMCSA safety rating Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/2479292/ As of: Jul 18, 2026 Always confirm on FMCSA SAFER and L&I before tendering — TruckCodex mirrors public filings and can lag by up to a day.
TruckCodex · compliance grade
Compliance grade A
Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 95/100). Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
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confidence 100% · 5/5 signals
Compliance grade A
Composite of 5/5 scored components (mean 95/100). Expand for per-signal evidence. Heuristic — not an FMCSA rating or legal advice.
Active census status with no OOS order or revoked authority on file.
Active BIPD/Primary-like policy on file in our insurance history.
Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=331450 same-size ACTIVE peers.
Official FMCSA Satisfactory safety rating.
No BMC-91 insurance-lapse watch classification on file for this USDOT.
TruckCodex compliance grade from authority, BIPD, peer OOS, FMCSA safety rating, and insurance-watch signals. Not legal advice. See methodology. Booking triage on this page: Caution.
Company profile
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InsuranceSOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INCPolicy effective Apr 4, 2025
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Process AgentPROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC.BOC-3 on file
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Operating AuthorityMC857906ACTIVE
Fleet details (MCS-150)
| Vehicle type | Owned | Term leased | Trip leased |
|---|---|---|---|
| Truck tractors | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Trailers | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Self-reported on the carrier’s Form MCS-150 (FMCSA Company Census).
Carrier analysis & narrative context SEO summary, status notes, AI overview, and safety profiles
CANOS CORP is a motor carrier based in HOUSTON, TX, registered with the FMCSA under USDOT 2479292. The carrier is currently active in FMCSA's records, with a safety rating of Satisfactory. MCS-150 self-reporting puts the fleet at 3 power units and 3 drivers, with 4 roadside inspections on file. Use this page to verify the carrier's authority and insurance, review its inspection and crash history, and cross-reference live data on FMCSA SAFER before booking a load or onboarding a partner.
CANOS CORP is a small fleet, operating 3 power units and 3 drivers, based in Houston, TX. FMCSA records show no inspection or crash activity in the last 24 months. Operating authority is active for contract and common.
No roadside inspections were recorded in the last 24 months, down from 4 in the prior 24-month window.
The fleet comprises 3 power units (small fleet); 3 drivers.
Risk Signals
Out-of-Service rate vs same-size peers FMCSA roadside inspections, % placed out-of-service
Compared against 331,450 ACTIVE carriers operating 1–5 power units (±50% of this carrier's 3 unit fleet).
Authority gap detected (1)
- Common (Property) authority was inactive from Jun 6, 2023 to Jul 15, 2024 (405 days)
Historical coverage gaps detected (3)
- No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Apr 10, 2021 to Apr 12, 2021 (2 days)
- No active BIPD/Primary insurance from May 31, 2023 to Jul 14, 2023 (44 days)
- No active BIPD/Primary insurance from Feb 15, 2024 to Jul 8, 2024 (144 days)
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
| Make | Model | Inspections |
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| Kenworth | 3 | |
| Utility | 3 |
SMS BASIC Scores FMCSA Safety Measurement System per-BASIC scores
| BASIC | Inspections | Serious | Measure | Percentile | Alert | As Of |
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| Driver Fitness | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Controlled Substances / Alcohol | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Hours of Service | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Unsafe Driving | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Jul 13, 2026 |
| Vehicle Maintenance | 0 | — | 0.00 | 0 | — | Jul 13, 2026 |
Higher percentiles indicate worse performance relative to peer carriers. Carriers at or above the FMCSA intervention threshold are marked ALERT.
Recent Inspections (4 rows) View all 4 →
| Inspection # | Date ▼ | State | Level | Station | Vehicle | Violations | Top Codes | OOS |
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| 83849305 | Feb 22, 2024 | NM | 2 | ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY |
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | 392.9AA1 | Yes |
| 80855840 | Feb 7, 2024 | FL | 2 | BELLEVIEW FL |
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | 393.75A3-TAOL | Yes |
| 80629885 | Jan 12, 2024 | TX | 2 | US 77 RIVIERA |
KENWORTH TRUCK TRACTOR
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6 | 393.9(a), 393.78, 393.45(d) | No |
| 78540288 | Apr 29, 2023 | FL | 3 | SR 91 N |
VOLVO TRUCK TRUCK TRACTOR
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1 | 392.2 | No |
Recent Crashes (4 rows)
| Report # | Date ▼ | State | Fatalities | Injuries | Tow | Hazmat | Severity |
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| ILX002459456 | Nov 30, 2021 | IL | 0 | 0 | Yes | No | Tow |
| TN0102702913 | May 6, 2020 | TN | 1 | 2 | Yes | No | Fatal |
| FL8733072308 | May 17, 2018 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes | No | Tow |
| FL8486683005 | Apr 22, 2015 | FL | 0 | 0 | Yes | No | Tow |
Authority Records (1 docket)
MC Certificate Documents (3 PDFs)
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.
Click a row to open that specific letter. Multiple letters per docket are listed separately by action type and date.
| Date | Docket | Action | Authority | |
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| Jul 15, 2024 | MC857906-P | REI | REINSTATEMENT | REI → |
| Jul 17, 2023 | MC857906-C | REI | REINSTATEMENT | REI → |
| May 12, 2014 | MC857906-P | CPL | PERMIT | CPL → |
Insurance Coverage Timeline (47 rows)
Every insurance policy on file, newest effective date first. Amber rows mark BIPD/Primary coverage gaps.
| Insurer | Policy # | Type | Limit | Effective | Cancel | Status |
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| SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC | SWR-TX-0003421-24 | 91X | $750,000 | Apr 4, 2025 | On file | ACTIVE |
| SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC | SWR-TX-0003421-24 | BIPD/Primary | — | Apr 4, 2025 | Apr 4, 2025 | REPLACED |
| SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC | SWR-TX-0003421-24 | BIPD/Primary | — | Apr 4, 2025 | Jul 8, 2025 | CANCELLED |
| SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC | SWR-TX-0003421-24 | BIPD/Primary | — | Mar 7, 2025 | Apr 4, 2025 | CANCELLED |
| SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC | SWR-TX-0003421-24 | BIPD/Primary | — | Feb 8, 2025 | Mar 7, 2025 | CANCELLED |
| SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC | SWR-TX-0003421-24 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jul 8, 2024 | Feb 8, 2025 | CANCELLED |
| Coverage gap — 144 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Feb 15, 2024 to Jul 8, 2024 | ||||||
| ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. | 1BWHTX1901288989-00 | BIPD/Primary | — | Nov 6, 2023 | Feb 15, 2024 | CANCELLED |
| ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. | 1BWHTX1901288989-00 | BIPD/Primary | — | Oct 10, 2023 | Nov 6, 2023 | REPLACED |
| ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. | 1BWHTX1901288989-00 | BIPD/Primary | — | Oct 10, 2023 | Nov 29, 2023 | CANCELLED |
| ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. | 1BWHTX1901288989-00 | BIPD/Primary | — | Sep 19, 2023 | Nov 1, 2023 | CANCELLED |
| ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. | 1BWHTX1901288989-00 | BIPD/Primary | — | Sep 19, 2023 | Oct 10, 2023 | REPLACED |
| ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. | 1BWHTX1901288989-00 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jul 14, 2023 | Sep 19, 2023 | REPLACED |
| ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC. | 1BWHTX1901288989-00 | BIPD/Primary | — | Jul 14, 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | CANCELLED |
| Coverage gap — 44 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from May 31, 2023 to Jul 14, 2023 | ||||||
| SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO | WHI01000000624-00 | BIPD/Primary | — | Apr 21, 2023 | May 31, 2023 | CANCELLED |
| SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO | WHI01000000624-00 | BIPD/Primary | — | May 31, 2022 | May 14, 2023 | CANCELLED |
| SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO | WHI01000000624-00 | BIPD/Primary | — | May 31, 2022 | Apr 21, 2023 | REPLACED |
| KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | KSCW1838112-00 | BIPD/Primary | — | Apr 12, 2021 | May 31, 2022 | REPLACED |
| KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | KSCW1838112-00 | BIPD/Primary | — | Apr 12, 2021 | Apr 12, 2021 | REPLACED |
| KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | KSCW1838112-00 | BIPD/Primary | — | Apr 12, 2021 | Apr 12, 2021 | REPLACED |
| KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | KSCW1838112-00 | BIPD/Primary | — | Apr 12, 2021 | Apr 12, 2022 | CANCELLED |
| KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY | KSCW1838112-00 | BIPD/Primary | — | Apr 12, 2021 | May 11, 2022 | CANCELLED |
| Coverage gap — 2 days without BIPD/Primary coverage from Apr 10, 2021 to Apr 12, 2021 | ||||||
| UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY | UWPGD1259-01 | BIPD/Primary | — | Apr 10, 2020 | Apr 10, 2021 | CANCELLED |
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
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Jul 8, 2025insuranceTERM/CANCL — SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC
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Jun 18, 2025
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Apr 4, 2025insuranceTERM/REPL — SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC
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Apr 4, 2025insuranceCANCEL — SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC
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Mar 12, 2025
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Mar 7, 2025insuranceCANCEL — SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC
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Feb 8, 2025insuranceCANCEL — SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC
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Jan 15, 2025
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Jul 15, 2024
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Feb 21, 2024
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Feb 21, 2024authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
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Feb 21, 2024authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
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Feb 15, 2024insuranceCANCEL — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
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Feb 15, 2024insurance gapCoverage gap: 144 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jul 8, 2024)
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Nov 29, 2023insuranceTERM/CANCL — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
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Nov 7, 2023
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Nov 6, 2023insuranceTERM/REPL — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
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Nov 1, 2023insuranceTERM/CANCL — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
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Oct 11, 2023
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Oct 10, 2023insuranceTERM/REPL — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
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Sep 30, 2023insuranceTERM/CANCL — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
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Sep 20, 2023
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Sep 19, 2023insuranceTERM/REPL — ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
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Jun 6, 2023
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Jun 6, 2023authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
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Jun 6, 2023authorityAuthority revoked — INVOLUNTARY REVOCATION
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Jun 6, 2023authority gapCommon (Property) authority inactive: 405 days (through Jul 15, 2024)
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May 31, 2023insuranceCANCEL — SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO
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May 31, 2023insurance gapCoverage gap: 44 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Jul 14, 2023)
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May 14, 2023insuranceTERM/CANCL — SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO
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Apr 24, 2023
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Apr 21, 2023insuranceTERM/REPL — SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO
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May 31, 2022insuranceTERM/REPL — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
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May 11, 2022insuranceTERM/CANCL — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
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Apr 12, 2022insuranceTERM/CANCL — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
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Mar 31, 2022
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Apr 13, 2021
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Apr 12, 2021insuranceTERM/REPL — KNIGHT SPECIALTY INSURANCE COMPANY
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Apr 10, 2021insuranceCANCEL — UNITED WISCONSIN INSURANCE COMPANY
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Apr 10, 2021insurance gapCoverage gap: 2 days without BIPD/Primary insurance (through Apr 12, 2021)
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for
Most-Inspected Stations
| Station | State | Inspections | OOS |
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| BELLEVIEW FL | FL | 1 | 1 |
| SR 91 N | FL | 1 | 0 |
| ANTHONY PORT OF ENTRY | NM | 1 | 1 |
| US 77 RIVIERA | TX | 1 | 0 |
Top Violation Codes Cited
| Code | Description | Category | Cited | OOS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 393.9(a) | Inoperable required lamps | Vehicle Maintenance | 4 | 0 |
| 392.2 | Violation of Local Laws - Explain: | Unsafe Driving | 1 | 0 |
| 393.45(d) | Brake connections with leaks or constrictions | Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 0 |
| 393.78 | Wipers - Inoperative / missing / damaged wipers. | Vehicle Maintenance | 1 | 0 |
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Docket MC857906
common · ACTIVE · MC
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SOUTHWIND RISK RETENTION GROUP INC
91X policy on file
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ACCREDITED SURETY AND CASUALTY COMPANY, INC.
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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SUTTON SPECIALTY INSURANCE CO
BIPD/Primary policy on file
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PROCESS AGENT SERVICE COMPANY, INC.
BOC-3 process agent · 123,521 carriers served
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4 inspections
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4 reportable crashes
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How to verify CANOS CORP
- Verify USDOT and MC numbers match the carrier's documents. Compare the USDOT number and MC docket on this page to the numbers on the carrier's invoice, rate confirmation, or load-board listing. A mismatch between the carrier's claimed numbers and the registered legal name is the single most common red flag.
- Check active operating authority and insurance status. Confirm the Authority Records show at least one ACTIVE docket for the type of operation you're booking, and that the Active Insurance card lists a current BIPD/Primary policy. A revoked authority or uninsured carrier cannot legally operate.
- Review safety rating and SMS BASIC scores. Check the carrier's FMCSA safety rating (if any) and the SMS BASIC table. A high percentile in any BASIC category — especially Unsafe Driving, HOS, or Vehicle Maintenance — is worth investigating before tendering a load.
- Examine inspection and crash history. Open the Inspection History and Crash History subpages for the full record. Look for patterns: repeat OOS findings on the same unit, multiple crashes in a short window, or violations clustered in one BASIC category.
- Cross-reference real-time data with FMCSA SAFER. For the most current snapshot — within 24 hours of any insurer filing or authority change — click through to the FMCSA SAFER lookup. TruckCodex mirrors SAFER and L&I daily; SAFER itself reflects filings within 24 hours.
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