RUIZ HOTSHOT LLC

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
Policy effective · Jul 1, 2025
On file
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL · 91X Details →
  • BOC-3 process agent on file DOT Filer LLC Details →
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Plain-text risk summary (print / paste)
TruckCodex risk summary — RUIZ HOTSHOT LLC (USDOT 4022151)
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
Active BIPD limit: $750,000

Blockers:
  (none)

Cautions:
  (none)

On file:
  • Insurance on file · $750,000 — PROGRESSIVE COUNTY MUTUAL · 91X
  • BOC-3 process agent on file — DOT Filer LLC

Source: https://truckcodex.com/usdot/4022151/
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 4022151 Active AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE Company officer: NICOLAS RUIZ General Freight Based in FLATONIA, TX

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

TruckCodex · filing & peer scorecard

TruckCodex filing & peer scorecard · A

Composite of 4/5 scored components (mean 94/100). 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
On par with peers · 75/100

Driver OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). Vehicle OOS 0% vs peer median 0% (neutral). n=131108 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.

  • Power Units +2 (4 → 6) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
  • Drivers +2 (3 → 5) · May 25, 2026 · FMCSA Company Census
Operating authority
Insurance

1 active liability filing

BOC-3 agent

DOT Filer LLC

Company profile

Company details
USDOT 4022151
In FMCSA records since Feb 2, 2023 (~3y)
Company officer NICOLAS RUIZ
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Cargo carried
General Freight
Fleet size 6 units
Drivers 5
Annual mileage 1 mi
Contact & address
Physical
1942 SLAUGHTER HOUSE RD
FLATONIA, TX 78941
Mailing address matches physical.
Registration & safety rating
USDOT 4022151
In FMCSA records since Feb 2, 2023 (~3y)
Operation AUTHORIZED FOR HIRE
Annual mileage (MCS-150) 1 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 0.50 vs 1.80 -1.30
Peer tier (small fleets (≤10 power units)) median OOS rate: 50%
Active liability insurance
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
Trailers 1 5 0
Trucks 1 5 0

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

Inspections (24 months)

All 6 inspections →
Driver Vehicle Hazmat
Inspections 6 6 0
OOS inspections 1 0 0
OOS percentage 16.67% 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
6
Drivers
5
Inspections
6
FMCSA roadside history on file
OOS Rate (peak)
Crashes (24m)
0
Authorities
1
0 active
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

RUIZ HOTSHOT LLC had 6 roadside inspections over the past 24 months with an out-of-service rate of 16.7%, which is below the national average of 19.3%. Their highest FMCSA BASIC percentile is hos at 4.0.

Inspection profile

6 roadside inspections over the last 24 months, concentrated in MO (2) and CO (1).

Violation profile

16.7% out-of-service rate, near the 19.3% national average; led by Hours of Service (0.0% of violations).

Fleet profile

The fleet comprises 4 power units (small fleet) and 3 drivers; Dodge, Pjtm, and Pj trailer are the most-inspected makes.

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

Compared against 131,108 ACTIVE carriers operating 3–9 power units (±50% of this carrier's 6 unit fleet).

This carrier — Driver OOS
0%
Drivers placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 131,108 same-size peers
Verdict
On par with peers
Delta 0 pts vs peer median (lower is safer)
This carrier — Vehicle OOS
0%
Vehicles placed out-of-service at roadside inspections
Peer median
0%
Median across 131,108 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. 2 tracked changes on record. · 1 driver-count change

Record Changes

  1. As-of snapshot →
    • Drivers 3 5
      Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census
    • Power Units 4 6
      Seen 2 times · first May 25, 2026 · last May 25, 2026 FMCSA Company Census

Power Units Over Time

May 25, 2026 May 25, 2026

Bar height reflects reported power-unit count after each FMCSA filing update.

Inspection Analytics Monthly activity · BASIC mix · state map

Monthly Inspection Activity (4 months)

2026-02 2026-06

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
Missouri (MO) 2 0 0.0% May 21, 2026
Colorado (CO) 1 1 100.0% Jun 9, 2026
Minnesota (MN) 1 0 0.0% Feb 13, 2026
Tennessee (TN) 1 0 0.0% Mar 13, 2026
Texas (TX) 1 0 0.0% Feb 10, 2026
Vehicle Fleet Top makes and models observed in roadside inspections
Make Model Inspections
Dodge 3
Chevrolet 2
Unknown 2
Big Tex 1
Pjtm 1
Pj Trailer 1
Ram 1
Top Hat In 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 Aug 24, 2026
Controlled Substances / Alcohol 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Hours of Service 2 4.00 4 Aug 24, 2026
Unsafe Driving 0 0.00 0 Aug 24, 2026
Vehicle Maintenance 1 0.20 0 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 (6 rows) View all 6 →
Inspection # Date ▼ State Level Station Vehicle Violations Top Codes OOS
88106949 Jun 9, 2026 CO 3
CHEVROLET STRAIGHT TRUCK
5 395.8E-HOSPD, 395.24 Yes
87932381 May 21, 2026 MO 1
CHEVROLET TRUCK TRACTOR
0 No
87288461 Mar 13, 2026 TN 1 MOHAWK TN
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
0 No
87093605 Feb 13, 2026 MN 1 COSMOS MN
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
3 395.3A2-HOSPD, 393.60D, 395.3A1-HOSPD No
87053494 Feb 10, 2026 MO 1 WILLIAMSVILLE MO
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
Ticket: Dodge
0 No
87033318 Feb 10, 2026 TX 1 US59 NB QUEEN CITY SCALE
RAM STRAIGHT TRUCK
0 No
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 MC1517363 common N
MC Certificate Documents (1 PDF)

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 PDF
Jul 24, 2025 MC1517363-P CPL REVOCATION CPL →
Insurance Coverage Timeline (1 row)

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 CA999602861 91X $750,000 Jul 1, 2025 On file ACTIVE
Compliance Timeline Merged authority / insurance / enforcement events
  1. Jul 24, 2025
    authority
    GRANTED — MOTOR PROPERTY CONTRACT CARRIER
    Details →
  2. Mar 14, 2023
    authority
    DISMISSED — MOTOR PROPERTY COMMON CARRIER
    Details →
Top Stations & Violation Codes Where this carrier gets inspected and what they get cited for

Most-Inspected Stations

Station State Inspections OOS
COSMOS MN MN 1 0
WILLIAMSVILLE MO MO 1 0
MOHAWK TN TN 1 0
US59 NB QUEEN CITY SCALE TX 1 0
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