CARDENAL EXPRESS SA DE CV

USDOT 847349 • BLV TOMAS FERNANDEZ 9255 9A, JUAREZ, CI, 32460

ACTIVEMotor Carrier

Authority:None on file

Insurance:None on file

BOC-3:On file

Safety Rating:Not rated

MCS-150:Never updated

OOS Orders:None

Overview

Company profile from FMCSA Census File

USDOT

847,349

Status

ACTIVE

Operation

Interstate

Business Type

Motor Carrier

State

Phone

6566231313

[email protected]

Power Units (MCS-150)

Drivers (MCS-150)

MCS-150 Mileage

173,000

BOC-3 Agent

Carrier

Physical Address

BLV TOMAS FERNANDEZ 9255 9A, JUAREZ, CI, 32460

Mailing Address

6248 EDGEMERE 806, EL PASO, TX, 79925

Contact

Phone: 6566231313

Email: [email protected]

Risk Signals1 flagged

HIGH

No insurance filings on record

This for-hire carrier has no insurance filings in the FMCSA database — a critical compliance gap.

Signals are auto-detected from FMCSA public records. This is not a regulatory determination.

Authority & Insurance

Operating authority, insurance filings, and BOC-3 status

Active Authority

Revoked / Inactive

Authority Types

Insurance Policies

None on file

BOC-3 Filing

On file

Operating Authority

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Operating Authority
Authority Type	Docket #	Status	Original Date	Final Date
For-Hire	MX-370155	SUPERSEDED	Jun 27, 2003	Jun 27, 2003

No insurance filings found for this carrier in FMCSA records.

Check FMCSA SAFER for current insurance status

Authority Action History (2 events)

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Authority Action History (2 events)
Docket	Authority Type	Original Action	Served Date	Disposition	Decided Date
MX370155	FOR HIRE PROPERTY	GRANTED	Jul 2, 2003	—	Unknown
MX370155	FOR HIRE PROPERTY	GRANTED	Jan 20, 2000	REPLACED BY PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY	Jun 27, 2003

Safety & Inspections

SMS BASIC scores, inspection history, and out-of-service rates

SMS BASIC Scores

Hours of Service

N/A

Higher percentile = worse safety performance relative to peers. Scores at or above 75% trigger FMCSA alerts.

Inspections

941

Violations

169

9 OOS

Vehicle OOS %

9.0%

Driver OOS %

0.0%

Power Units (MCS-150)

Drivers (MCS-150)

Crash Records

Inspection Activity (24 months)

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Inspection Activity Map

3 states • 941 inspections

None Low Medium High🚛 Home base

Violation Summary (169 violations from latest 100 of 941 inspections)

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Violation Summary (169 violations from latest 100 of 941 inspections)
Code	Description	# Violations	# OOS	Severity Wt	BASIC
FMCSR:391.11B2-Z	Border Zone - Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance Memo MC-SEE-2025-0001.	27	0	—	Driver Fitness
FMCSR:393.45B2UV	Brake tubing/hoses inadequate	22	0	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.55E	Coupling device/towing methods defective	15	0	8	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.9	Inoperable Required Lamp	12	3	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.47A	Brake chamber - cracked/broken	11	0	8	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:396.3A1	Inspection repair and maintenance of parts and accessories	9	0	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.75C	Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles)	7	0	5	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.47E	Slack adjuster defective	7	0	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.11	Lighting devices/reflectors	5	0	3	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:396.5B	Fuel system leak	4	0	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.53B	Steering system components worn	3	0	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.78	Windshield condition defective	3	0	4	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.11UR	Lighting devices/reflectors	3	0	3	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:396.3A1B	Brakes (general) Explain:	3	0	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.45DLUV	Brake tubing/hoses inadequate	2	0	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.11TU	Lighting devices/reflectors	2	0	3	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.25A	Lamps on rear of CMV obscured by load	2	0	3	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.75A2	Tire-tread and/or sidewall separation	2	0	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.9H	Inoperable head lamps	2	0	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.203C	Hood not securely fastened	2	0	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.45DCUV	Brake tubing/hoses inadequate	2	0	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.9TS	Inoperative turn signal	2	1	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:396.3A1-BALAC	Brake - Audible air leak from a brake chamber	2	0	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.11S	Lighting devices/reflectors	1	0	3	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.75A3-TAOL	Tires - All others leaking or inflation less than 50% of the maximum inflation pressure on tire not equipped with ATIS	1	1	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32	Tire tread depth insufficient (other axles)	1	0	5	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.207F	Air suspension pressure loss	1	1	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:396.5B-L	Fuel system leak	1	0	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.95B	Emergency equipment - warning devices missing	1	0	4	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:387.303B4I	387.303B4I	1	0	—	General/Admin
FMCSR:393.55D1-B	Coupling device/towing methods defective	1	0	8	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.45B2-B-AIR	Brake tubing/hoses inadequate	1	0	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.55D3	Coupling device/towing methods defective	1	0	8	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:396.3A1BL	Brake system pressure loss	1	0	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:396.3A1BOS	BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on the vehicle or combination	1	1	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.207A	Suspension defective	1	1	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.95A	Emergency equipment - fire extinguisher missing/defective	1	0	5	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.45D-B	Brake tubing/hoses inadequate	1	0	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:396.3A1-BOS	BRAKES OUT OF SERVICE: The number of defective brakes is equal to or greater than 20 percent of the service brakes on the vehicle or combination	1	1	—	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:393.207A-SAPPCBLM	Suspension defective	1	0	7	Vehicle Maintenance
FMCSR:391.11B2-Q	Driver cannot satisfy the English language proficiency requirements of 391.11(b)(2) as per FMCSA Enforcement Guidance Memo MC-SEE-2025-0001. Driver failed the I	1	0	—	Driver Fitness

Peer Context

This carrier vs national averages. Lower is better for all metrics.

Vehicle OOS Rate

9.0%vs nat'l 23.4%

-14.4 pts below avg

Driver OOS Rate

0.0%vs nat'l 6.7%

-6.7 pts below avg

Violations / Inspection

1.69vs nat'l 1.80

-0.11 below avg

National averages: vehicle OOS 23.4%, driver OOS 6.7%, violations per inspection ~1.8. Based on FMCSA MCSAP program data.

Inspection History (941 inspections)

Showing 50 of 941

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Inspection History (941 inspections)
Date	Report #	Station	State	Level	Vehicle	Violations	Top Codes	OOS
Apr 7, 2026	87539605	Roadside	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	2	Details unavailable	No
Apr 6, 2026	87514249	Roadside	TX	Level 3	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Mar 27, 2026	87432746	ON PETE V DOMENICI INTERNATION	NM	Level 3	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Mar 26, 2026	87443161	YSLETA POE	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	2	393.11S, 393.55E	No
Mar 20, 2026	87373524	BOTA POE	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	2	391.11B2-Z, 393.45DLUV	No
Mar 16, 2026	87324796	YSLETA POE	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	2	393.11, 393.11TU	No
Mar 16, 2026	87324527	YSLETA POE	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Mar 11, 2026	87276737	BOTA POE	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	4	391.11B2-Z, 393.25A, 393.75C	Yes
Mar 9, 2026	87247439	EL PASO TX	US	Level 1	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	2	393.75A3-TAOL, 391.11B2-Z	Yes
Mar 9, 2026	87247424	EL PASO TX	US	Level 1	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Mar 6, 2026	87265683	YSLETA POE	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	1	396.5B	No
Mar 4, 2026	87227650	BOTA POE	TX	Level 2	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	1	393.55E	No
Mar 3, 2026	87199716	EL PASO TX	US	Level 1	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Mar 3, 2026	87213486	EL PASO TX	US	Level 1	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	1	391.11B2-Z	No
Mar 2, 2026	87188339	EL PASO TX	US	Level 1	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	1	393.75C-TAOTD-LT2/32	No
Mar 2, 2026	87205827	YSLETA POE	TX	Level 1	UTIL SEMI-TRAILER	2	391.11B2-Z, 393.45B2UV	No
Feb 26, 2026	87167182	BOTA POE	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	5	391.11B2-Z, 393.45B2UV, 393.55E	No
Feb 25, 2026	87165288	BOTA POE	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	4	393.45B2UV, 393.75C, 396.3A1	No
Feb 19, 2026	87103441	BOTA POE	TX	Level 1	WANC SEMI-TRAILER	4	393.45B2UV, 393.11, 393.55E	No
Feb 19, 2026	87118602	YSLETA POE	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	2	391.11B2-Z, 393.47A	No
Feb 19, 2026	87103457	BOTA POE	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	5	393.45B2UV, 391.11B2-Z	No
Feb 18, 2026	87103560	YSLETA POE	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	1	393.9	No
Feb 16, 2026	87055326	EL PASO TX	US	Level 3	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Feb 13, 2026	87068749	BOTA POE	TX	Level 1	MONN SEMI-TRAILER	2	393.207F, 393.9	Yes
Feb 13, 2026	87103695	YSLETA POE	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	2	393.47A, 393.9H	No
Feb 11, 2026	87040383	EL PASO TX	US	Level 1	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	1	391.11B2-Z	No
Feb 11, 2026	87034052	BOTA POE	TX	Level 1	VNTC SEMI-TRAILER	6	393.47E, 391.11B2-Z, 393.47A	No
Feb 11, 2026	87044957	BOTA POE	TX	Level 1	WANC SEMI-TRAILER	5	393.45B2UV, 393.47E, 393.53B	No
Feb 11, 2026	87033504	BOTA POE	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	1	393.11	No
Feb 10, 2026	87034058	YSLETA POE	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	3	393.203C, 393.55E, 393.9	Yes
Feb 10, 2026	87116598	400 BILL BURNETT DR	TX	Level 2	WANC SEMI-TRAILER	0	—	No
Feb 10, 2026	87020604	BOTA POE	TX	Level 1	STOU SEMI-TRAILER	2	393.11, 393.55E	No
Feb 6, 2026	86996232	BOTA POE	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	1	393.55E	No
Feb 5, 2026	86975059	EL PASO TX	US	Level 1	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	2	391.11B2-Z, 396.5B-L	No
Feb 5, 2026	86974124	EL PASO TX	US	Level 1	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Feb 5, 2026	86974527	SANTA TERESA NM	US	Level 3	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Feb 3, 2026	86958075	YSLETA POE	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	1	396.5B	No
Feb 3, 2026	86957827	YSLETA POE	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	5	391.11B2-Z, 393.11, 393.11TU	No
Feb 3, 2026	86953944	EL PASO TX	US	Level 1	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	2	387.303B4I, 393.55D1-B	No
Jan 29, 2026	86958687	YSLETA POE	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	1	393.45B2UV	No
Jan 29, 2026	86939453	YSLETA POE	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Jan 29, 2026	86921230	EL PASO TX	US	Level 1	PETERBILT STRAIGHT TRUCK	2	393.45B2-B-AIR, 391.11B2-Z	No
Jan 28, 2026	86916258	BOTA POE	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	4	393.45B2UV, 393.55D3, 393.75A2	No
Jan 28, 2026	86925206	YSLETA POE	TX	Level 2	WANC SEMI-TRAILER	1	393.9	Yes
Jan 27, 2026	86907649	YSLETA POE	TX	Level 1	FRUE SEMI-TRAILER	1	393.55E	No
Jan 27, 2026	86903707	EL PASO TX	US	Level 3	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Jan 26, 2026	86896499	EL PASO TX	US	Level 1	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No
Jan 23, 2026	86889982	EL PASO TX	US	Level 3	KENWORTH STRAIGHT TRUCK	0	—	No
Jan 22, 2026	86892282	LAT:31¿¿ 45' 57.24N	TX	Level 1	FRHT TRUCK TRACTOR	3	393.11UR, 393.45B2UV, 393.47A	No
Jan 21, 2026	86859850	EL PASO TX	US	Level 3	FREIGHTLIN TRUCK TRACTOR	0	—	No

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Inspection analytics

Monthly cadence, frequent stations, and violation mix

Inspections per month (24 mo)

578 total · 13.3% OOS

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InspectionsOOS

Most frequent inspection stations

EL PASO TX224 · 40 OOS

YSLETA POE158 · 21 OOS

BOTA POE124 · 12 OOS

SANTA TERESA PORT OF ENTRY102 · 4 OOS

LAT:31 45' 57.24N59 · 9 OOS

LAT:31 39' 52.98N58 · 10 OOS

EL PASOTX41 · 7 OOS

SANTA TERESA NM35 · 12 OOS

Violations by BASIC category

Vehicle Maintenance1469 · 152 OOS

Driver Fitness67 · 2 OOS

Unsafe Driving24

General/Admin15

Recent Crashes

1 crash record from FMCSA Crash File

Total Crashes

Fatalities

Injuries

Across 1 crash

Tow-Aways

Crash History (1 records)

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Crash History (1 records)
Date	State	Severity	Fatalities	Injuries	City	Location	VIN	Carrier Name at Crash
Nov 13, 2012	TX	INJURY	0	1	—	—	—	—

Enforcement Actions

3 closed cases — FMCSA civil penalties

3 Enforcement Cases

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3 Enforcement Cases
Case Number	Closed Date	Violation Code(s)	Settlement	Subject Type
TX-2024-0238-US1626	Jul 29, 2024	396.7(a)	$4,510	Carrier
TX-2023-0053-US1526	Feb 22, 2023	396.7(a)	$4,050	Carrier
TX-2022-0112-US1109	Sep 27, 2022	396.7(a)	$2,850	Carrier